Thread: Sun December 16th - December 22th

Good morning,

I start the week with Thiers Issard

An almost all French Shave:

Le Grelot | MdC | Semogue | Rancé Le Vainqueur

Lukewarm Shower, Wm. Elliot and Co., VDH Boar, Mitchell's Wool Fat, Skin Bracer, Lapidus Pour Homme

Nice shave, not much more than a touch up required after yesterday's wonderful shave. I really dig this new finish Lapidus is indeed a good quality stink be gone.

Pre - Alum block
Strop - 3 inch bridle leather/hard felt
Razor - W&B almost wedge with Fat Boy assist/save
Brush - Vulfix 660 med super silver tip
Soap - Arko in a bowl
Post - Alum block followed with Thayers witch hazel

Well, it's official, I give up on the W&B near wedge. Not worth the agro playing with honing it on the limited skill set I have. I am thinking letter opener, maybe. Hope your shave goes better than mine did.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Well, it's official, I give up on the W&B near wedge. Not worth the agro playing with honing it on the limited skill set I have. I am thinking letter opener, maybe. Hope your shave goes better than mine did.

Bob

Wedges are notoriously hard to hone. These old razors were all hand made and not one was the same as the next. It takes careful inspection of the blade and secure taping of the spine to get the edge to flatness well enough for a good bevel and edge. Tell me about it! I've spent (intermittently) literally weeks on perfecting the edge on my GB. Its spine even varies in thickness across the whole length, so I have to use several different sized layers of tape to make it flat enough on the hone. I worked it out in the end and have a great shaver now. Don't give up, that's the motto.

Pre: Hot Shower
Soap: Harris Arlington
Brush: Zenith Badger
Razor: Quo Vadis
Post: Arlington Cologne

Only the hand that erases can write the true thing.

Meister Eckhart

Monday afternoon
Hot water prep
Wade & Butcher FBU spike point razor - Barbershop best badger brush - Sanders & Co shaving soap - cold water splash - T&H 1805 asb - Pinaud Clubman Bay Rum as

A welcome distraction from the events going on in my parents' house this shave was. Since Friday I'm here and I'm supporting them in any way I can and I find that "just being around" at this point is actually the best way to go. The polar bear is my friend "Bud" who helps me stay sane... The W&B surely still performs, but the edge needs a small trip to the coti. It will get it once I get back home. For now it's shuteye's for me, as I'm pretty exhausted from the emotions.

Hot Shower
Cade Soap, Boar Brush
1959 Fatboy
Pinaud Clubman
Vaseline for men

Shaved in the shower today. Nice.

16 DECEMBER 2012

* Weber DLC with one shim + UFO U2V1 SS Handle
* Super Iridiums
* Frank Shaving synthetic 24/48mm
* Mike's Lemongrass + Eucalyptus
* Thayers
* Unrefined Shea Butter