Thread: Sun September 30th - Sat October 06th

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your mom Tom! Great story. I see your profile has changed to a willys jeep.

Thanks Rene and all the others sent greetings.
It is no Willys, it is a JK we saw in Ft. Lauderdale (boatshow) in 2009 or 2010.

Originally Posted by baldy

Happy Birthday to your other Tom, and thanks for sharing some of your history with us.
Grant

Thanks Grant.
It is important to know a little bit more than the shaving gear about the people in this forum.
Most of us are friends already, some of my friends I met already somewhere in the world. It is a get together I think.
Yes, maybe some members think, writing about our thoughts is off-topic. But I like it.
Thanks again friends!

Originally Posted by baldy

Happy Birthday to your other Tom, and thanks for sharing some of your history with us.
Grant

I'll second this!

Prep: 10 minutes of Proraso
Cream: even more Proraso
Blade: fifth use of a generic from Martymart
DE: Weishi Chrome
Aftershave: Stephan's Alpine Menthol

Now it's even worse. Thirty nine degrees out with a good wind. The water fountain in the park has been shut off, forcing me to fill my modest rice bowl from my own water bottle. If I don't remember to bring all my gear and the full water I'll end up looking like a homeless person. Wet the ragged antique boar brush in all it's permanently splayed out splendor, applied the lather. It's not that bad because my hands aren't wet, yet. Ten minutes I huddled in a doorway to escape the cold wind. Leaves and dust could be blown into my tiny lathering/washing bowl. Didn't find any, however. I think I found a wind-null void, a valuable wetshaver survival tactic! Shave went okay-ish, fifth shave but guaranteed no nicks if I do it right. I'm getting more natural at shaving one-handed, holding a tiny Weishi travel case with teeny tiny mirror for shaving. It's the washing off the lather after the shave which was the most chilling event. Getting my hands wet and dripping water down my forearm, necessitating that I take off my jacket and roll up my sleeves. Brrrrrrrrr!! The menthol in the Proraso and the Alpine menthol is wasted on a morning like this, I could hardly feel the sensation separate from the bitter, hard, cruel, coldness of an early October Minnesotan morning. It's darker, too. Luckily my wind-void spot is next to the building's exterior light. I'm just glad I had enough water to thoroughly wash off the soap before the aftershave. If I can successfully shave in 39 degree weather with a wind like today's, I can probably go down to 32. I don't know how far I can go.

Prep: hot shower
Brush: Semogue SOC 2 band
Razor: Dubble Duck made by PUMA
Soap: Castle Forbes Limes
AS: Dr Harris Sandalwood
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean indeed
... and Max Sprecher made these scales as a DD special

FRIDAY

Hot shower prep
Razor: COSMO Germany 1900-1920
Soap: Van der Hagen
Mug: Coffee mug
Brush: HESS #2 Germany
Aftershock: Alum block
Splash: TARR Romania

'Tis a pleasant sunshiny day and 41ºF / 5ºC here WI. Good for storage of food but a bit of a surprise to the human body. I didn't close the windows before bed last night! The wind is blowing and leaves are flying by horizontally. Oh yes; the shave..A very comfortable and close shave with a razor newly acquired from an antique store. The quality is good; and after honing it suits me just fine. No polish yet nor special attentions given.

Cosmo was a firm registered in Germany, USA, and Japan. It lasted till 1940 in Japan. I have seen fancy and workman's class razors of that manufacture. A good buy if found in fair condition.

The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!

~Richard

Originally Posted by eTom

I need a clean face today. It is my mothers 85th birthday.
..snip..Thanks Mom!

I appreciate the story and also send my best wishes to for her!
~Richard

Gentlemen, here it today's shave menu:

Razor: Rudi Schaaf 6/8 round point
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 best badger
Soap: Tabac
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Scuttle: Moss
Face lather
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Intitute Karite
Aftershave: Old Spice

לכבוד שבת קודש

Blade: Fiedler's Supplies (Springfield, MO) "Spear No. 7" 11/16
Brush: "John Bull" (Rooney Style 1 Size 1) in Super Badger
Suds: Castle Forbes Lime
Scent: Floris Summer Limes EDT

John Bull? They make shaving brushes too. I thought they only made cigars