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

Today's Shave:
Preparation: Hot Shower/Jojoba Oil
Razor: E.M. Dickinson Invicta with Purple Heart Scales
Brush: Semoque 830
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post: Old Spice
Today I shaved with my first custom restored razor. I have messed around with some others for practice but this one I felt was worth the effort. I purchased purple heart for the scales. I have a simple 'shop' which was located on my back porch. I used a dremel, a coping saw and some elbow grease to finish up the scales. I went from 60 all the way to 2000 grit sand paper. You cannot tell from the pics but it does have a nice finish. I applied some Howard's Feed-n-Wax as a final step. I honed it on my Norton 4k/8k combo this morning. I only thing I did to the blade is apply some MAAS. I think in this case the blade was in good condition and did not warrant any aggressive treatments. There are some stains on it but I think it gives it a little soul. The shave went fairly well. I still have trouble spots around the bottom of my neck and around my chin but I am still learning.

Mitchell's Wool Fat : Vielong Extreme Flat Top : Eclipse Res Ring + Feather : Geo.F.Trumper Spanish Leather



A hobby I had neglected a few years ago, coins. This is a rather large coin..
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Originally Posted by Arioch

A hobby I had neglected a few years ago, coins. This is a rather large coin..
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My son (now will be 7 years old) is now starting to collect the coins and the old paper money...like him your coin, too!

Originally Posted by jrabi

My son (now will be 7 years old) is now starting to collect the coins and the old paper money...like him your coin, too!

Collecting coins is fun, especially at first when all worth and there are many different. Then over time you want the perfection and cost much, but encourages you to visit many markets and discover straights and razors too.

• Pre: Proraso Pre
• Shaving brush: TGN 2-band
• Shaving cream: Castle Forbes Lime
• Razor: Burell Cutlery Top Flight 6/8
• Strop: Illinois 827, Kanayama
• Hones: Chosera 1k, 2-30k Shapton GS
• Post: Osage Rub, Mandom aftershave

By blix72 at 2012-06-07

Rune came over with this razor he restored and rescaled for me, looks beautiful.
This razor is very hollow, and with great steel that took a Shapton 30k edge very well.
Jumped right into the top list of my best shavers.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

...The wife and I enjoy "Casual" 4 wheeling we get out into the mountains here quite a bit and just explore ...

That's incredible scenery!

Originally Posted by Mephisto

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Very cool razor, I love the scales and think the blade looks just fine. Some soul is definitely nice. I'd leave it just as it is.

In regards to trouble spots, I found only a month or so ago that I hadn't REALLY paid as much attention to how the hairs on my neck actually lay. I found this while contemplating something, after not shaving for a few days, and sort of rubbing my neck and chin in a contemplative 'The Thinker' kind of way. I realised some parts of my neck had hairs definitely going almost completely E to W. It's difficult to go completely ATG on these hairs, I find, but when I DO, I get the best shave ever...

That's been my experience, anyway, just thought I'd share... :-)