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12-10-2012, 08:42 PM #51
MONDAY
Hot shower prep and shave,
14”+or 360+mm of partly cloudy! Didn’t know when the plow would arrive. 5 hours later I’m cleared. but the roads are terrible till tomorrow.
The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard
SeYa real soon!
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12-10-2012, 08:55 PM #52Senior Member
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Santa Maria Novella Shaving Cream : Simpson Polo 10 Two Bands : Wade & Butcher Celebrated Fine India Steel 13/16 : Bálsamo Proraso
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12-10-2012, 09:04 PM #53Senior Member
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It feels like all year around, but we have summers too, even though way too short
Originally Posted by LegalBeagle
FTFY, Mikael!
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12-10-2012, 10:43 PM #54Senior Member
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Monday evening
Hot water prep
Ed Wusthof razor - Allegro Flexible 50 strop - L'Occitane CADE SC - Barbershop pure badger brush - cold water splash - Floid ASB - hot towel - Pitralon original NOS 1960's AS
A very, very nice shave. The Wusthof was originally honed by Lynn. I have only done a light touch-up on the cot once and today a couple of laps on red and a few more on bare leather. The Pitralon is holding up well. For an old 1960's bottle the smell is still great and the alcohol content is ridiculous. However, hardly any sting from it, which means that the Wusty delivered a smooth shave again. Had a nice "hobby evening" today, but more on that in a different topic.
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12-11-2012, 12:26 AM #55Senior Member
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You're making it very difficult to complain about the harsh Central Florida Winters with two overcast days a week with intermittent sprinkles and lows dipping down into the low 70's. Funny, I always thought I was missing something really neat growing up here. I went in the Air Force and after multiple tours in the northwest CONUS, 6 years in Fairbanks, AK, two and a half years in Iceland, I got more than my fill of snow and very cold weather. Needless to say it didn't take long before the bloom was off the rose. I'm quite sure that I could live the rest of my days only seeing snow on TV and in pictures. Originally Posted by Geezer
The older I get, the better I was
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12-11-2012, 02:42 AM #56Plausibly implausible
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Tuesday
Yesterday I went to work and then was sent home (I have a touch of gastro). Today I got up, showered, shaved got ready to leave for work and then decided to vomit, so back to bed it was. I’m really annoyed because it means a break in my workouts. I hate being sick. Anyway, at least the shave with the J A Hellberg frameback was excellent…
For all you people with snow; it's 34 degrees here today; 36 for the rest of the week...
Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
Walt Whitman
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12-11-2012, 04:09 AM #57Junior Member
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Pre- Long hot shower with "borrowed" wife's facial cleanser
Strop- 3'' bridle leather board
Brush- Pure Badger Classic Edge
Soap- Col. Conk Almond in the Classic Edge "Union Jack" Scuttle
Razor- C-mon "Cadillac" straight by Dovo
Post- Alum block and cold towel
Was my first straight razor shave at home, was a great experience right before I headed out to the range.
Range- 1943 Long Branch Lee Enfield No4 MkI*Last edited by MajorSights; 12-11-2012 at 05:09 AM.
Family motto:
"Nunquam non paratus" - Never unprepared.
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12-11-2012, 04:32 AM #58Senior Member
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Razor: the Bossing round point
AS: Osage Rub
Brush: Smouge special edition
Soap: English Soap (Tallow)
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12-11-2012, 04:42 AM #59Incidere in dimidium
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Razor: Wade & Butcher For Barbers Use
Hone: Zulu Grey
Brush: Whippeddog Silvertip
Cream: RazoRock XXX
Scuttle: Robert Baker 002 in Lava Slate
Shave: 3 passes, WTG/XTG/ATG
Astringent: Delon Canadian Cool
A/S: Proraso
It has been a crazy few weeks chez Cangooner which has meant two things: not being able to test drive my new Zulu Grey hone, and not having time to post SOTDs. I finally had a chance to do something about that tonight.
The hone worked beautifully. I'd describe the feel as soft although it is obviously not a soft stone. My FBU has been telling me for a few days now that a touch-up was in order, so I figured if I'm going to test the hone, I might as well use my best shaver. And it didn't disappoint! Started with a pretty good slurry worked up with a credit-card sized DMT 1200 (thanks for the suggestions guys!), and worked through circles and X-strokes with gradually diluted slurry until it was down to just water and stone.
Going straight from the stone, I had the best shave I have had for quite some time. I'm still learning this honing gig, so my hopefully increasing skill may have played at least some part, but to give credit where it's due: this is one hell of a finisher!
It was in original condition, faded red, well-worn, but nice.
This was and still is my favorite combination; beautiful, original, and worn.
-Neil Young
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12-11-2012, 06:44 AM #60OlllllllO
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Today:
Thiers Issard
Muehle travel brush
