Damn Fine Shave

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03-22-2010, 02:28 PM
Alembic

Damn Fine Shave

:D
Friends,

This morning I shaved with a Wade and Butcher Spike Point that I restored while at Lynn's house. Did 60 laps on my Latigo strop. Showered and used a wash cloth soaked in hot water to soften my beard. Cream was Proraso in my G5 Scuttle.

I made WTG, XTG and ATG passes with a light clean-up with an EJ DE89L and Derby blade. Finished with Alum Block, Cold Water, Dominica Bay Rum, and finally Barclay & Crocker Bay Rum VitE balm.

The result was the best shave I have ever had in my life. No weepers, no burning, no stinging upon applying the Alum. And, just the smoothest shave ever.

After three months, I think my techniques combined with my skin breaking in are all coming together nicely.

I wish I had a son to pass this down to.

David
03-22-2010, 02:35 PM
Stubear

Congrats! Its really great when you get those sweet shaves..! :)

Sounds like it was a good one..! I love that feeling on your face, when all the elements come together, and you run your finger over your face afterwards and theres not a whisker to be found and your skin feels like velvet. Brilliant...!

Heres to many more! :beer2:
03-22-2010, 02:43 PM
Alembic

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Originally Posted by Stubear

Congrats! Its really great when you get those sweet shaves..! :)

Sounds like it was a good one..! I love that feeling on your face, when all the elements come together, and you run your finger over your face afterwards and theres not a whisker to be found and your skin feels like velvet. Brilliant...!

Heres to many more! :beer2:

Thanks Stubear. Yeah, that's exactly it! Usually there is at least one whisker that kind of stings a little as a left over from an agressive pass or a bad angle. This time - nothin! Perfect! This is my new benchmark.

And you know, nobody does this all by themselves - you need a community of people willing to share like SRP to get to this point.
03-22-2010, 03:02 PM
Lazarus

Nice work. It is rewarding on many levels to take something like an old razor and bring it all the way back to optimal functioning. Those W&Bs will sneak up on you. I didn't realize what a W&B fan I had become until I noticed that 4 of the top 6 in my current rotation are W&Bs.