Thread: Sun March 25th - Sat March 31st

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Hey! We're the same model. '62 was a good year! I remember dragster bikes, spinning tops, Roaming over the hills without fear of, well, anything, summers that lasted a million years, no such thing as sun screen, buying 'single' records, Led Zep's last album (after John Bonham's death; just as I was getting into them), Video Killed the Radio Star music video, the advent of calculators (and the outgoing of slide rules), logarithm tables, walking up the road to the phone booth, those rich kids that had colour TV, street cricket, 'flower power' board shorts, the moon landing!, Elvis dying!, 'video' games that weren't video games (mechanical), space invaders, seeing my first Mustang car, taking a carton of beer to a drive-in theatre (and thinking nothing of it), surfing every single weekend (interspersed with large amounts of dope, beer, no sleep, hamburgers and porn magazines), an "I don't care" attitude to my job, seriously thinking I could buy a '67 Camaro and 'live' in it, digital watches where you needed two hands (one to press the button to read the time), I could go on, but I'll probably start to cry...

Funny isn't it? I never thought I'd ever live in a different world than the one I grew up in but here I am. From what you describe, you'd never know we grew up in different countries. My summers lasted forever too. I spent them camping in the mangroves, drinking beer at the beach, canoe trips up this river or that (my brother and I once floated the Peace River clean up into Georgia). The Gulf of Mexico was a fixture in my childhood and I'd give everything I have for one more lazy hot summer spent bobbing in the tepid, green water and listening to Led Zeppelin, Lynrd Skynrd, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffett and Bob Marley. Indeed nowhere to go and all day to get there, not one bill to worry about and not a care in the world, those were indeed the days. If it wasn't fun, we just didn't bother. Come home from the beach, shower, eat, re-beer and fish all night. Sleep late the next day and do it all over again.

Happy Belated Birthday Rene!

Originally Posted by baldy

After 2000 posts I'm finally trying to make my own razor. These 2 are my first and they are being made from an old file.
Fingers crosses I dont destroy them in the grinding process.

Congrats on the 2K posts Grant. I must say that I've been waiting quite a while for you to start making blades. Your keen eye for detail and radical design will lend to some truly amazing creations.
Glenn

Originally Posted by sharp

Happy Belated Birthday Rene!


Congrats on the 2K posts Grant. I must say that I've been waiting quite a while for you to start making blades. Your keen eye for detail and radical design will lend to some truly amazing creations.
Glenn

Thank you Glenn. Glad to see you poping in. How are you and your wife feeling?

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Thank you Glenn. Glad to see you poping in. How are you and your wife feeling?

Just taking it day by day, today was a good day thanks for asking.

I was craving my fatboy today...dunno why, cant tell you the last time he popped over to play a full game, but today was his.

Received a bunch of pinaud products today. Lilac Vegetal, Private Reserve, Lime Sec and Citrus musk. Already have the original so all I am missing is the bay rum I believe. Anyway since I accidentally squirted the Lilac in my nose while sniffing it, I decided that would be my scent this evening.


Set up
Hot shower (really hot)
Cella
Semogue 1305
Gillette Fatboy 1958 (D4)
Astra Platinum
Alum
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal

So I took the 1305 for a spin on the old Cella tonight. Seriously guys I can not figure out why more online stores dont sell these, for that matter I cant figure out why more people aren't using them! It was a touch on the smelly side, but no more than my last super badger! it washed out in seconds, where as my Omega 48 still stinks of pig when wet (roughly 50 uses plus random shampoo's later). The lather was some of the best Cella lather I have ever had. No added glycerin no added creams, just pure Cella. The shave was fantastic! Not C-Mon, Schulze or TI fantastic, but every bit as good as most of my other blades. I kept the Fatboy dialed to 9 the entire shave. A couple of weepers but no irritation or nicks. The Lilac left me feeling and smelling pretty. Tonight was a good night Gentlemen! I hope all of your shaves were as good, if not better!!

Till tomorrow my brothers!

Good morning Gentlemens!

Today was:
Prep: hot towel + glycerin soap
Scuttle: homemade
Brush: Homemade with silvertip badger knot
Shaving soap: Proraso
Razor: 6/8" T. R. Cadman & Son wedge (restored by Salmo)
AS: Malizia Uomo Vetyver After Shave

Originally Posted by sharp

Congrats on the 2K posts Grant. I must say that I've been waiting quite a while for you to start making blades. Your keen eye for detail and radical design will lend to some truly amazing creations.

Thanks mate. I've still got all the hollow grinding to do though. Thats what I'm worried about.
Great to see you drop in Glenn. hope you guys are all OK.
G.