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- Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:33 pm
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Quarter hollow or full hollow?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 23295
- Fri May 13, 2011 7:55 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Williams soap revisited 2011
- Replies: 45
- Views: 9594
Williams was my only soap for years. It fits precisely in the bottom of a plastic rubbermaid mug that I've probably had for twenty years. I like the smell or at lest I don't mind it and it's always lathered well for me. I've found better soaps but never a better value and I imagine I'll always have ...
- Fri May 13, 2011 6:29 pm
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Face Latherers - qualties you look for?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8419
I face lather most of the time and use soaps more than creams. So I like a brush with some backbone and a bulb shape best. I love my commodore x1. Picks up soap beautifully. The small brush is just the right size and stiffness to massage my face without putting lather in my ear and I have relatively...
- Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:22 am
- Forum: Shopping
- Topic: I hate to reference an ebay auction, but if you a a bidder
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4979
- Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:26 pm
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: March Madness - Let The Games Begin
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6799
My bracket blew up day one. Big East bias. Good win by the cuse. Too many turnovers . More Canadian intrigue with Cuse-Gonzaga. http://blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2010/03/leftovers_from_syracuse_vs_ver.html I think Cornell continue to cause problems. Awe Princeton offense. Pass, Weave, back ...
- Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:41 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Suggestions?...Need a cheap/good razor.
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6571
Tim, I'm glad that it worked out, but I'm bound to say that I think you will be even more pleased if/when you get around to trying a good vintage Gillette DE or one of those new Muehle-Pinsel/Edwin Jagger models. Regards, Gordon Gordon I may soon find out. The longer I use the Parker the more I thi...
- Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:25 pm
- Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
- Topic: SOTD: March 15 thru March 21 2010
- Replies: 207
- Views: 28514
Proraso pre shave Williams shave soap Parker 60R Derby Extra Alum block Nivea post shave balm This is almost the end of my fourth week with a DE and the second day for the Derby blade. This was a closer shave than I got with the Sharks that came with the razor. The Alum is a big improvement over wit...
- Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:44 pm
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Best Coffee Maker I Have Tried Is the Aerobie AeroPress
- Replies: 35
- Views: 11332
I've never tried the aeropress but it seems similar to an upside down french press. I've used a french press for many years. The only thing that approaches it for quality is a manual drip. The bodum french press is excellent as is the melitta manual drIp system. But even better IMO is a is to use a ...
- Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:52 am
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: March Madness - Let The Games Begin
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6799
- Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:39 am
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: I need coffee
- Replies: 108
- Views: 16851
I'm very lucky to have a coffee shop in my town http://www.laveggiocoffee.com/ that roasts their own coffees. The owner is an absolute freak on the subject of coffee and their brews are amazing. They make the best espresso I've ever had. Right now at home I've got a pound of Rwanda Coopac (city roas...
- Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:12 am
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: What are we reading?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 8898
I should add the book I just finished, Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky. This is a fascinating overview of the role salt has played in the development of Western and Eastern societies. None of this got covered in high school or college history classes yet salt played a major role in the poli...
- Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:50 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Suggestions?...Need a cheap/good razor.
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6571
- Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:57 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Suggestions?...Need a cheap/good razor.
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6571
I bought the Parker 60R a couple weeks ago. It came with 10 Shark blades. It's the first DE razor I've ever owned. It was a little cheaper than any of the merkurs and I'd read some reviews from people who bought parkers and seemed to like them. Since the move to DE was an experiment for me, it seeme...