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Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:33 am
Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
Topic: Thriftiness
Replies: 20
Views: 4370

Re: Thriftiness

Maybe you just had the sense to buy a good pair of shoes . . .
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Tue Aug 26, 2014 1:14 pm
Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
Topic: 5 Best-Value Ryes
Replies: 28
Views: 5004

Re: 5 Best-Value Ryes

There are home distilling websites though and many people seen to believe they can fly under the radar. And several years later those websites and discussion forums are served subpoenas and are forced to reveal names and contact info of all members/contributors. Said members get letters from the FB...
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Tue Aug 26, 2014 5:52 am
Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
Topic: 5 Best-Value Ryes
Replies: 28
Views: 5004

Re: 5 Best-Value Ryes

On the topic of micro-distillers, if a friend were to find some old distillation equipment in the basement of his grandmother in law's house would you recommend he: A: take that copper to the scrapyard B: call the cops, advise the homeowner is decreased, and ask how they wish to have the equipment d...
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Sun Aug 24, 2014 6:48 pm
Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
Topic: DVD copying
Replies: 4
Views: 1743

Re: DVD copying

Been using handbrake if I felt the need to make a backup of a DVD I own. Works quite well on PC.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 6:22 am
Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
Topic: 5 Best-Value Ryes
Replies: 28
Views: 5004

Re: 5 Best-Value Ryes

Great rundown Squire. Knowing the master producers of American whiskeys can really help to find some good stuff for reasonable prices. When you accept that almost all of the whiskey is made by five distillers(with the exception of local distillers that only sell locally) you can then trace what has ...
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Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:29 am
Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
Topic: What's today's soap or cream?
Replies: 4029
Views: 367002

Re: What's today's soap or cream?

Coate's Rose - first tube almost gone
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Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:21 am
Forum: General
Topic: I'm back
Replies: 18
Views: 5817

Re: I'm back

Welcome back
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Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:16 am
Forum: Colognes & Aftershaves
Topic: Fine Accoutrements Aftershave
Replies: 13
Views: 5537

Re: Fine Accoutrements Aftershave

Liked the two I bought enough to buy two more and give a third as a gift. A friend, that I recently introduced to the DE and a badger brush, received a bottle of American Blend a few days before his wedding. Myself I picked up a bottle of American Blend and Fresh Vetiver. I am a huge fan of the ment...
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Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:51 am
Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
Topic: What's today's soap or cream?
Replies: 4029
Views: 367002

Re: What's today's soap or cream?

Coate's Rose
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Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:55 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD June 30th - July 6th
Replies: 92
Views: 17292

Re: SOTD June 30th - July 6th

Rooney 3/1
Castle Forbes Lime
late 40s Aristocrat
Astra - Green
vintage Aqua Velva Ice Blue - in the glass bottle
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Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:53 am
Forum: Colognes & Aftershaves
Topic: Fine Accoutrements Aftershave
Replies: 13
Views: 5537

Re: Fine Accoutrements Aftershave

I am quite happy with the bottles of L'Orange Noir and Platinum I purchased. The wife is as well. I found the L'Orange to have quite a lot of staying power, close to cologne strength, still catching sandalwood notes all day. My sniffer isn't quite educated enough to describe the top notes, but I wil...
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Mon Jun 30, 2014 6:06 am
Forum: Shopping
Topic: Super Smooth -An Introductory Offer
Replies: 4
Views: 1436

Re: Super Smooth -An Introductory Offer

Squire wrote:Phil how would you describe the Lavender scent?
What he said ^^^^


Similar to TOBS lavender might grab my attention . . . .
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Mon Jun 23, 2014 6:11 am
Forum: General
Topic: Sometimes you remember what just works for you
Replies: 3
Views: 2055

Sometimes you remember what just works for you

I gove my razors a month or so of use at a time, using one type of blade for one or two weeks and switching through my stash. Three weeks of less than stellar shaves with different blades in my 34c and I was annoyed. Out comes an old reliable combination Astra Blade(green) and Gillette TTO razor, in...
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Mon Jun 23, 2014 6:04 am
Forum: Colognes & Aftershaves
Topic: Fine Accoutrements Aftershave
Replies: 13
Views: 5537

Re: Fine Accoutrements Aftershave

Ugh, this thread has made my acquisition disorder flare up again. Two bottles headed two me now.

Thanks for the effort on the writeup
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Wed May 07, 2014 6:06 am
Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
Topic: Coates Rose cream
Replies: 32
Views: 7814

Re: Coates Rose cream

Used the Almond again today. This stuff is just fantastic . . . though I have to say the Real Shave Co creams are not too far behind in spite of the lack of parabens. I actually gifted one of my tubes of Rose to a friend along with a very old Tech and he has officially come over to the dark(and by d...
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Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:02 am
Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
Topic: What's today's soap or cream?
Replies: 4029
Views: 367002

Re: What's today's soap or cream?

Coate's Lime
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Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:14 pm
Forum: Straight Razors
Topic: since it was so gently requested
Replies: 9
Views: 4279

Re: since it was so gently requested

It is an antique dealer, so that may just have been what was popular in a certain geographical area. There are actually MORE razors there, I just didn't have the time or patience to take more pics. The Red Imp razor frustrated me with the broken blade just because it looked cool and I would have wan...
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Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:24 pm
Forum: Straight Razors
Topic: since it was so gently requested
Replies: 9
Views: 4279

Re: since it was so gently requested

a follow up, I took a bunch of pics at the shop today on my same carp phone, but hopefully they are better

http://s289.photobucket.com/user/nrsobo/library/str8s
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Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:16 pm
Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
Topic: TOBS is announcing new shaving cream!
Replies: 9
Views: 2043

Re: TOBS is announcing new shaving cream!

If only they could announce a "new" shaving cream where they would put the parabens back in and go to their formula from the early part of the century.

sigh