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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:17 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Heritage & Style Adjustable?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1214
Heritage & Style Adjustable?
I thought I'd pass this on in case anyone was interested: https://leisureguy.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/valiant1.jpg?w=700 https://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2015/05/12/shaving-with-a-prototype-of-the-heritage-style-adjustable-de-razor/ https://www.reddit.com/r/wicked_edge/comments/35qb5q/new_adjusta...
- Wed Dec 31, 2014 10:46 am
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Duffle Bags
- Replies: 38
- Views: 9501
Re: Duffle Bags
This is late, but I wanted to mention this company's duffles because I think good small businesses need more attention sometimes: http://www.nomaralaska.com/round.htm I've been looking for a duffle the last year, was recently in Homer, and was really impressed by their seatarp duffles. They also wil...
- Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:17 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Fitjar soaps discontinued
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2876
Re: Fitjar soaps discontinued
So, so sad. I will cherish my remaining Fitjar soap all that much more.
- Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:14 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: New Gillette cartridge razor
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7791
Re: New Gillette cartridge razor
I use DEs most of the time, but have to use cartridges occasionally because of travel or other miscellaneous reasons. This is what I've concluded: I get better shaves with a DE than with a cartridge, but they're riskier and take more time. Cartridges are really close in terms of the quality of the s...
- Tue May 06, 2014 8:43 am
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: How I Dislike Windows 8.1
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2491
Re: How I Dislike Windows 8.1
I don't know... I just bought a Macbook Air, in part (although not entirely) because of my detest for Windows 8. I like it, but do think it's sort of overrated, and I think OS X has its own usability problems. For me, though I think the choice was more of an Air versus putting linux on a windows lap...
- Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:05 am
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: A Gadget Guy's Confession
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2269
Re: A Gadget Guy's Confession
I love streaming video services like Netflix and AppleTV, but I really can't handle the quality, to be honest. Sometimes it's tolerable to me, like with certain television shows, but much of the time it's unacceptable. Having said that, I'd cut my cable if it weren't for my wife, who likes it quite ...
- Sun Jul 28, 2013 4:59 pm
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Linux
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3488
Re: Linux
I've gotten all of my new hardware together, upgraded the tower, and installed Arch, which uses Pacman. Pacman is nice because all you need to do to install a program, as long as it is within the official Arch repository, is run: sudo pacman -S [package] I've heard good things about Arch--I'm curio...
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:22 am
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Linux
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3488
Re: Linux
This is a bit late because I've been traveling and such.
I usually run Kubuntu. I like KDE+debian package management. There's probably something else I could use to do this, but they usually do a good job.
I usually run Kubuntu. I like KDE+debian package management. There's probably something else I could use to do this, but they usually do a good job.
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:08 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Gibbs Adjustable Safety Razor
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15505
Re: Gibbs Adjustable Safety Razor
I feel the need to give this thread a bump, just to keep the hope alive.
- Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:19 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: For Me Its Brushless Creams
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5628
- Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:03 pm
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Good affordable soap brush recommendations
- Replies: 39
- Views: 7299
I feel obliged to put in a plug for the Muhle synthetic brushes, which can be really nice and are in the affordable range. E.g., http://www.muehle-shaving.com/shop/intro/vivo/shaving_brushes/1/vivo___shaving_brush/259/260/21_M_337 There are lots of other handle styles, though, and they have a less e...
- Mon Jan 14, 2013 4:31 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Atlas stainless
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2646
another interesting thing about those razors is the way the blades seats to the head of the razor the center post is normal but the two outer pins that keep the blade aligned is very interesting, i hope all the different de blades work with this system marc My guess is they will--a lot of razors ha...
- Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:13 am
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Hi Fi: Waving Bye Bye to the Optical Disc
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5545
- Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:19 pm
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Hi Fi: Waving Bye Bye to the Optical Disc
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5545
I'm not sure what to say about all of this. I love digital, but feel strongly that my purchases be FLAC quality. I also like the focus a CD commands. E.g., it's physically separate, often with physical extras (e.g., booklets, photos, artwork, etc.). I think I focus more on the music, pause to consid...
- Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:36 pm
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Let's Talk Tablets
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6757
FWIW, I've used a number of Android tablets and iPads (gifts and hand-me-downs), and although I find all of them extremely useful for niche tasks, there's something incomplete about all of them for me. At some point I always end up needing a fuller-featured laptop or desktop. I keep having this nagg...
- Tue Oct 16, 2012 4:38 pm
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Bow Ties - A New AD for Me
- Replies: 83
- Views: 11178
- Tue Oct 16, 2012 4:33 pm
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Interesting Political Quiz
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3740
- Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:58 pm
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Triclosan
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2050
I've been trying to eliminate triclosan products for some time, mainly because I don't want antibacterials around all the time when I don't really need them. It's harder than it sounds. I was surprised to read about this study in some ways -- I didn't think it might be directly harmful. My wife had ...
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:31 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Homemade Razor/Brush Display Stand
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5466
- Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:54 am
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Another Ever-Ready Restore
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2915
I have that same knot, and really like it. It doesn't hold water quite as well as a natural knot, but I do think it lathers well and after you get the lather it's nice. It also cleans and dries well. It's very soft, as you mention. I eventually learned that I like to face lather with that knot, as i...