Thread: SOTD - 'HOBBY THEME' - Sun June 03rd - June 09th

Gentlemen, here is today's shave den playbill:

Razor: Clauss 5/8 square point — shave test
Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: U.S. made Personna
Brush: Vie-Long horse hair
Soap: I Coloniali
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Face lather
Scuttle: Moss
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Institute Karite
Aftershave: Coldinava

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

.................NIИ?....................

Sure, NIИ, but also KMFDM, Pig, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Lords of Acid, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Excessive Force, Chemlab, Pigface, Psychic TV, etc., etc., etc.

KMFDM has probably been my favorite band for 15 years.

Ok don't fall outta no chairs, I am not switching to DE's I happened upon this one yesterday at a very out of the way Antique shop after the Gun Club yesterday morning...
The price I got it for is almost embarassing, so I slapped in a blade and gave it a run, not bad

Razor: Gillette (Made in Canada) open comb
Blade: Tiger (Czech)
Shave Cream: Devon and Spencer "Spice" sample (Thanks Garrit)
Brush: Dubl Duck restrored w/24 mm Silvertip
Scuttle: Georgetown
Aftershave: Brut


Yes Carl I have a few Gun hobbies, that was a good guess

This believe it or not is my around the ranch CCW or just open carry weapon, my only real concern out here is walking out, and into a Bear or Moose so I want something with a bit of snap behind it... S&W Model 629-3 .44 mag and yes I do still have Black Talons in most of my carry weapons.. this is 1of 4 of my favorite set of handguns.. Smith made this configuration in .44 mag .44 Special .41 mag and .357 mag it took me 10 years to aquire all 4, the 2 in the middle were rather rare and hard to find...





Great pics so far gents, I have always loved the "Hobby Themed" weeks, it lets everyone get to know each other a bit better...

Originally Posted by Scheel

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is my very first post to this forum! Welcome to the brotherhood. Hope to see many shaves. Here's to your first SOTD

I don't know whether you have to follow the theme or not. You don't have to follow the theme. We just organize it a few times a year to bring some excitement, fun and spice up the SOTD. It's also a great way to bond even more with our members and friends.

Today it's my mother's birthday and we're going out for dinner. Wish her a happy birthday from the whole team ar SRP.

cut myself! :-( Happens to everyone at some point. Give it time to heal.

[QUOTE=carlmaloschneider



Have you been on any elephant rides yet? I once hopped on a camel at the Ettamogah Pub ('92)...

Yes,rode the elephants at the sanctuary,the Missus,daughter and me.Pics of elephants too big to be posted here,would put it somewhere later.
(Moonbeam

Originally Posted by gssixgun

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That's a beaut, Glen. I look forward to the day I add a wheel gun to my stables.

Straight Shave #100 (Sunday)

W&B Barber's Use in Bocote
Bocote 24mm TGN Finest
RazoRock King Louis Lavender Full Lineup
RazoRock Lavender EDT

I finally reached the century! And Sunday was a beautiful day for it. Now I can stop putting it off waiting for the occasion and lay aside the DE to get back to the straight. I'll be posting the updated Noob Chronicle in a while. Cheers, SOTD Brothers!

Originally Posted by Otto

Another one of my hobbies: Cooking.

One of mine is eating. Uhm Do you think fed ex would send some this way???

Originally Posted by Scheel

Dear Gentlemen,

this, I believe, is my very first post to this forum! I couldn't figure out a better way or my first post to be "shave of the day".

Luckily I've something called "Den Standser Blodet" translated into something like "this stops the blood". It's just aluminium chloride. And it hurts like hell, haha!

Yup it should translate to This hurts like hell!!!! Welcome!!!!

Originally Posted by Crzylizard

Daniel Defense M4 V5
Mossberg 590 A1
Springfield XDm 9mm
Kimber Custom II 1911
Kimber Custom II Ultra Carry 1911 (my daily companion)

Nice home defense setups!! Love the Ultra carry II. Very reliable 3" after it's broken in!

Shave prep: Face wash
Brush: Omega boar
Soap: Crabtree & Evelyn Nomad
Scuttle: Robert Becker large
Razor: Frugier Annonay, 6/8 hollow round point
Strop: nun2sharp's hanging leather strop
After Shave Splash: Herbal Chypre home made splash
Notes: Lovely 2-pass shave, smooth and comfortable. Great suds, smooth razor and a great splash. Which leads into today's hobby theme:



Today's hobby was directly influenced by wet shaving: Perfume making. In my case it is more about making after shave splashes than perfumes, although I do dabble a little in perfumes as well. The creation of perfumes is all about mixing essential oils and absolutes, and commercial actors also use a lot of chemicals. I wanted to get away from the chemicals, so I decided to make my own. It has all the requirements for a good hobby; loads to learn, easy to get going and very hard to get "just right".
In the picture are some of the oils needed to make my after shave splash of the day, a herbal chypre. It is a classic fragrance, developed originally for women but has expanded over the last century. Today it is used by both men and women, men's choices often are leather chypres, woody chypres or herbal chypres, whereas women often will wear floral or green chypres. Examples of men's chypres would be Esencia Loewe by Loewe (herbal chypre), YSL pour Homme Haute Concentration by Yves Saint Laurent (leather chypre), or Antaeus by Chanel (woody chypre).

Originally Posted by fonthunter

Scheel,
Welcome to the brotherhood and Happy Birthday to your Mother.

Cheers,
Béla

Thank you very much!

Originally Posted by Maximilian

is my very first post to this forum! Welcome to the brotherhood. Hope to see many shaves. Here's to your first SOTD

I don't know whether you have to follow the theme or not. You don't have to follow the theme. We just organize it a few times a year to bring some excitement, fun and spice up the SOTD. It's also a great way to bond even more with our members and friends.

Today it's my mother's birthday and we're going out for dinner. Wish her a happy birthday from the whole team ar SRP.

cut myself! :-( Happens to everyone at some point. Give it time to heal.

I bet that's record! The very first post gets to be the featured shave of the day! I can imagine. I'll try to follow the theme the next time!

Originally Posted by Str8Shooter

Yup it should translate to This hurts like hell!!!! Welcome!!!!

Indeed!



Thank you all for a very warm welcome! :-)