Thread: Sun - January 27th - Sat February 02th

Location: 36° 0'5"N - 115° 15' 21"W
Razor: Hans Otto Deutsch
Brush: Simpson Polo 10
Lather: Cyril L Salter - Vetiver
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
ASB: QCS - Vetiver
EDT: Guerlain Vetiver
Result: BBS!


Great job for last week's SOTD. Looking forward to the new week. Max

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 27mm SIMPSON Polo PL10 Best Badger
SOAP/CREAM: Acqua Di Parma Collezione Shaving Cream
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: 7/8" J.A. Henckels Friodur, stainless steel, square point,
w/Worked back and White Ebony scales
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #60000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: Acqua Di Parma Collezione After Shave Balm
COLOGNE: Acqua Di Parma Colonia Intensa
RESULT: First-class, BBS shave!



Have a nice week,
Béla

Prep DR Organics Manuka Honey Soap
Razors Vintage Merkur Stainless steel 6/8
Strop Kanayama Cordovan #8000
Brush Simpson Chubby 1 in Super
GFT Coconut Oil Shaving Cream
Alum & Witch Hazel
Una Brennan Neroli Moisturiser
Penhaligon's Castile Edt

Jamie


What a great shave very smooth, and the very first shave for this NOS Merkur stainless steel razor.

Sunday

The shave is actually from Friday...

I returned from camping today after being away since Thursday. I went to Deep Creek Conservation park all by myself, which was rather invigorating but also a little boring. Thursday was a hot day and after setting up camp I went straight away to the beach and lay on my back in the water with arms out to the side and closed my eyes for as long as I could; which was about a minute. It was a hot quiet night; a really special night.

Friday morning I shaved with the Jernbolaget and Proraso after breakfasting on Kippers. I found you can use the Proraso lid as a bowl. The shave was rubbish; I had no mirror or strop, I used the car windows as a mirror. I then went for a three hour hike to Boat Harbour beach, during the hike I saw no-one, but I did see five Shingleback lizards. I said hello to each. Later that evening I went for a walk and chanced upon a Short Billed Echidna, who I said hello to, and who I praised for his neatly folded spines.

On Saturday I went to the beach again and also found some rocks to climb. I returned to the campsite for a snack and returned to the beach to read 'Shame' by Salman Rushdie. After returning from the beach and having a shower I took off into the bush with a Heineken, headphones and The Brian Jonestown Massacre (Spacegirl and Other Favourites) and just following animal paths (I love following animal paths in the bush) through the bush until I found a nice little glade. I sat there for maybe an hour just watching the light on the hills. On the return journey I came across a flock of Sulphur Crested Cockatoos who screamed and shouted at me until I went away. I did not say hello to the Cockatoos, I swore at them and laughed at them.

This morning I again went to the beach and then returned home. It was a really nice time; the first time I'd been all by myself for this long in maybe 20 years or more.

Writing Letters to Mick and Nathan Using a Dip Pen (and feeling like an explorer)


Blowhole Beach, my favourite place on earth


The Shave (yes, I take a tea cup and saucer camping for my Mocca Pot Coffee)


On the way to Boat Harbour Beach


My First bouldering 'problem' near Blowhole Beach (which I named 'You're My Sunshine' from a Brian Jonestown Massacre song I was listening to), it's very easy, but after doing it ten times you start to get a good workout happening; it's about 12 to 15 feet to the top. You can see my chalk marks on the holds.


My Second 'bouldering 'Problem' which I named 'Crushed' (A BJM song). I wanted this one to hook up with 'You're My Sunshine' and traverse without placing my feet in the hollow. I almost got it and then got fearful. Even at this height if I'd fallen I would have hurt myself on the rocks below. I wasn't able to do what I wanted to do on this. Maybe next time.

Good morning friends.
After a "flu-week" today an unspectacular shave with Thiers Issard

Prep - None
Strop - Paciccella (by paciccio)
Razor - Fontana Nr. 10 11/16
Soap - Proraso
Brush - Omega Badger
Post - Alum block followed with "Sul Filo del Rasoio" by Proraso Balsam

Originally Posted by eTom

...Good morning friends.
After a "flu-week" today an unspectacular shave with Thiers Issard
...

I hope you get well soon, Tom.

Strop: MickR's Roo Hide
Brush: Comoy Badger
Soap: SRD Vanilla Bourbon
Razor: Joseph Rodgers & Sons 6/8
Astringent: Thayer's
Balm: Nivea
A/S: Wahl Bay Rum
The Rodgers is one of those razors that I could always get a good edge on but not a great one.
I took it to the new Norton 4/8 and Naniwa 12K, now its great.
These stones are really impressing me, seems they can put a sweet edge on anything.
I like the SRD Vanilla Bourbon more every time I use it.
An awesome Sunday shave.

The Rodgers is such a good lookin' razor IMO, I love taking photos of the tang.
Have a great week boys, thanks for the posts and pics
Grant

[QUOTE=carlmaloschneider;1099235]Sunday

" Later that evening I went for a walk and chanced upon a Short Billed Echidna, who I said hello to, and who I praised for his neatly folded spines. "

Carl,

I'm envious of your adventure!! I'll have to tell my brother that you saw an Echidna!! He was over a couple days ago and mentioned that the Echidna was his favorite Monotreme!! I'm not kidding, that's what he said only a couple days ago. Your coast looks like some of mine down towards Half Moon Bay. It's a good thing you didn't fall off a rock!! A little injury can turn ugly when nobody expects you back for a day or so. You have inspired me to take shave tools with me next time I camp. I usually just forgo the shaving if I'm roughing it!

Thanks for sharing your trip with us!!
Donv

Originally Posted by donv

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Sunday

" Later that evening I went for a walk and chanced upon a Short Billed Echidna, who I said hello to, and who I praised for his neatly folded spines. "

Carl,

I'm envious of your adventure!! I'll have to tell my brother that you saw an Echidna!! He was over a couple days ago and mentioned that the Echidna was his favorite Monotreme!! I'm not kidding, that's what he said only a couple days ago. Your coast looks like some of mine down towards Half Moon Bay. It's a good thing you didn't fall off a rock!! A little injury can turn ugly when nobody expects you back for a day or so. You have inspired me to take shave tools with me next time I camp. I usually just forgo the shaving if I'm roughing it!

Thanks for sharing your trip with us!!
Donv

That's great. It's very interesting that your brother should say that; considering that there are only, I think, four monotremes, three being echidnas and also the platypus. I've never seen a platypus in the wild.

I'll Google Half Moon bay to see what it looks like. Yes, I did consider my foolhardiness, but I'm 50, one gets foolhardy at 50...

Originally Posted by MichaelS

As our melting snow threatens to turn to black ice, we central Europeans can only gaze with envy

Yes, I do realise I'm rubbing it in a bit. I know we all feel where we live is the best, but I do honestly feel where I live (South Australia) is quite adequate for me...

Originally Posted by BobH

...there is not much to complain about considering what is happening in OZ at the moment. Have a quiet Sunday...

Bob

Do you mean me getting around the place annoying the wildlife or the fires and floods and stuff?

It seems that 1/2 the country is ablaze and the other half is under water at the moment. I wonder when the pestilence will start?

Next thing you know there'll be hoards of drunk rampaging zombie wombats tearing all over the country riding Harley Davidson motorcycles and scaring the children...

Originally Posted by sharptonn

...He then admonished me for having such a dangerous thing. THEN, an old woman came up and started giving him the what-for in Korean! (I honestly could not tell if they were arguing or discussing, but it did not sound good!) I slowly backed out of the store, smiling and waving! I give up!

Must of been those ones from the North, you've probably got a cruise missile headed for your house as I type...

Just joking, Kim, you really are a Great and Glorious leader, very fine and manly, esp when you're riding horses, and I'm sure you're looking after your people like a loving father...