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

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Congrats on the anniversary shave!

Nice photo taken with the Rolleiflex. I reckon the lens is probably pretty much the same as on my Rolleicord. ONE day I'll give developing a go, after all, otherwise it's like needed to have someone hone your razor for you... :-)

Thank you Carl.
The lens on your Rolleicord is similar, but not as sharp shooting wide open. The Rolleicords were the economy model, but in reality they are almost just as good. I had one a few years back and it was awesome. And yes, you need to develop yourself, it's really easy.

Dovo BQ 5/8
MWF


After taking my blades over a newly aquired 3" paddle strop, the edges have never been smoother. Between that and getting a better handle on the Fat, the Dovo cleared up a three day beard with one pass and touch ups. Best part about the recent activities post paddle is that threre's rarely been any irritation, razor burn or AS Face Fire.

So I got that going for me...

Strop: MickR's Roo Hide
Brush: Comoy Badger
Soap: MWF
Razor: Royal Invicta 6/8
Astringent: Thayer's Witch Hazel
Balm: Nivea Replenishing
A/S: Wahl Bay Rum
Like many of us, razor restoration is a passion of mine.
I've finally gone down the road of making a couple of my own custom razors.
These two are made from a Nicholson file, and are only half done at the moment. As I dont have a lot of spare time on my hands lately, its taken months to get them to this point. So dont expect them to be finished any time soon.

A great 2 pass shave tonight with the Invicta, my first razor BTW.
Thanks for the great posts and pics fellas, I'm loving the themed week
Grant

Originally Posted by fonthunter

and Cicero, my parrot as a "hobby" animal, who live with us 12 years ago

That's a beautiful grey jaco! I used to have a huge male! I had him for six years.. Unfortunately I had to give him away when I joined the army.. I simply couldn't give him the time he needed... :-(

Cicero looks cute and intelligent!

Carl, Rammstein certainly fits in that conversation as well. And unless I'm missing something implied in German, the lyrics aren't so bad, are they? At least on that song!

Razor: Cattaraugus Double Hollow
Prep: hot water, Barbasol
Brush: no name Boar
Soap: local goat milk shave soap
A/S: witch hazel, Joop Homme
Result: A decent shave

Today's hobbies: recreational shooting, CCW practice, reloading!

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: New Forest, high mountain badger hair
Razor: Boker
Superlather: Nannys Lemon + Muhle cream
As/edt: Paco Rabanne, Ultraviolet
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean, close to Uberclean
Well, I've been away for a while and for a good reason too, I've had a shaving bud over for a couple of days (all the way form Australia, our own Frankenstein ). He happens to be a very gifted violin player as well and I got the rare treat of shaving to classical music this weekend . Today's pic has a small hobby of mine included, even though no longer an "active" one, but I've got more than a few crystal stones from India at home.


Rob:


... and some coffee of course, hobby and a must every day

... ohh, women aren't my hobby, it's a way of life, so there can be no pics of Swedish women, I'm sorry.

Originally Posted by Scheel

...Cicero looks cute and intelligent!

Thanks!
He say Buddhist mantras and talk dirty...

Cheers,
Béla

Originally Posted by DFriedl

...Carl, Rammstein certainly fits in that conversation as well. And unless I'm missing something implied in German, the lyrics aren't so bad, are they? At least on that song!...

Second song on the album... :-)

Rammstein Lyrics and Translations: Reise, Reise | Herzeleid.com | The number one source for Rammstein