Thread: Sun - May 05th - Sat May 11th

Ivy Super "Magestic"
Custom Badger
CS Bay rum
VS Vertical

Sunday
Hot water prep
Ali's Blade Raptor razor - Thuringian stone - Barbershop badger brush - Proraso red sc - cold water splash - hot jasmin bath - Pitralon NOS 60's after shave

A great day of garden work was finished with a small honing session, taking three blades to the Thuri. I wanted to see if I could get the edge from Cedric a tad bit smoother. In the end I did, but only just. I forgot that this thing is HRC 63 or so, so I'm going to need just a couple more laps. Like a hundred or so...
Great shave all in all. Ueberclean in two.
Thanks for the inspiration Gents. Have an awesome week.
I know I will.

And the three razors. For your viewing pleasure.

Gillette Slim
Merkur Blades
Castle Forbes Cream and ASB

Sunday
L'Ocitane Verdon Face wash, Molton Brown black pepper oil
GFT Eucris über lather
Coates Fitzwilliam badger
Dovo Flowing razor (new RAD pacifier)
GFT Coral skin food
Great 2pass shave

Originally Posted by Geezer

.bits of snow remaining; like rabbits running upon the green.

I like that

Originally Posted by NOVARazor

AOS Silvertip
SRD West Indies Bay
5/8 Vintage Solingen full hollow
Burberry Summer Eau de Toilette

I totally like that picture! The whole GREENness about it. The way the light comes in through the Burberry bottle. The way the razor is pointing at you saying:" yeah, go ahead, try me...".
And is that west indies resting on your iPad?!
Wicked!
Totally, totally love it.

Originally Posted by sashimi

I totally like that picture! The whole GREENness about it. The way the light comes in through the Burberry bottle. The way the razor is pointing at you saying:" yeah, go ahead, try me...".
And is that west indies resting on your iPad?!
Wicked!
Totally, totally love it.

Thanks, Sashimi I had to play with the exposure to get that Burberry bottle to come out the way I wanted. Glad you like it!

The West Indies is in fact sitting on my Kindle, which has been my reading apparatus as of late.

Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Razor: 17/16 Wade & Butcher For Barber's Use
Strop: Cangooner Enterprises #3
Brush: Cangooner Enterprises #2
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum
Shave: 3 passes, WTG/XTG/ATG
Astringent: Thayer's Witch Hazel
A/S: Ogallala Bay Rum

A friend of mine at work upgraded to a metal lathe and was kind enough to pass on his old wood lathe to me. Naturally the first thing I made was a brush handle.

I wanted it to have a handle that was a bit longer than usual as my scuttle is pretty deep, and I added some grooves for grip (and a bit of decoration) that were burned in, and I think it turned put pretty well although the spacing of the grooves is a bit wonky. It lathered beautifully (24mm silvertip knot from Whippeddog) and I didn't end up knuckles-deep in lather. The only downside is I can see how turning might become a bit addictive...



It was also a good reminder of one of the many things I like about all this. Rather than the overpriced garbage I used to shave with, I lathered with a brush whose handle I made earlier today, stropped on a strop I made, and shaved with a razor that I brought back to life and whose scales I made. I can't wait until my nephews are old enough to teach about all this. There are many lessons to be learned. Not only about the shave itself, but about craftsmanship, self-sufficiency, and the joy of working with one's hands.

Have a wonderful week, everybody!

Originally Posted by sashimi

I totally like that picture! The whole GREENness about it. The way the light comes in through the Burberry bottle. The way the razor is pointing at you saying:" yeah, go ahead, try me...".
And is that west indies resting on your iPad?!
Wicked!
Totally, totally love it.

Yeah, I liked all the greens as well, and the greens matched the mental imagery of Limes...

Monday morning:



Klar Kabinett Shaving Soap
Shavemac D01 2Band
Carl Rader Solingen 14
Dr. Harris Pink Aftershave

Have a nice day!