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JarmoP wrote:Dosco, since you are new to DE shaving terminology:

Indeed ... thanks for being gentle.

So, for me ... 2 strokes, 1 rinse.

The OC Bigelow/Proraso is great. I made an improvised scuttle, so the soap "cream" was nice and warm.

Got my 7th shave today with a Feather blade. Still getting exceptionally close shaves.

Also got some Personna HU blades from brothers, that is next on the Lord razor.

Have read since the beginning of the year: Trigger Men: Shadow Team, Spider-Man, the Magnificent Bastards, and the American Combat Sniper , by Hans Halberstadt Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen , by Christopher McDougall In my pile of books th...

Make a pass with one side of the blade.

Flip.

Make a pass with the other side of the blade.

Rinse.

Repeat.

Welcome to the forum!

Oddly, a few minutes ago I was just thinking how strange it is that I now look forward to shaving.

Enjoy.

Gary was also nice enough to share a few Personna HU blades with me ... I think I have 1 more shave left in my current Feather blade. Next up will be the Personna.

The local hardware store sells a wide variety of stainless nuts, washers, and bolts. They work for me, and there's no galling, even though I fully understand what you are talking about. Maybe there's a certain alloy or coating that makes the difference? What about this? Hard to say, could be a numb...

FYI on "stainless on stainless." Stainless is one metal where similar metal contact (i.e. stainless nut on a stainless bolt) will result in utter disaster. In these situations, stainless is prone to "galling," which can be described as metal smearing/grabbing/tearing when the sur...

As a side note, today's automobile batteries give no warning when they fail: they run absolutely fine one minute, you drive to the store, come out and your car won't start. In mild climates (most of the United States) IME batteries last about 4 years. In hot places (Phoenix, for example) batteries ...

Good topic. When I was younger I was more into Stouts and Porters, since then I've (oddly enough) become a hop-head. IPA is now my favorite style. Sierra Nevada IPA, Torpedo, and Wet Hop ... all great, their regular IPA is probably my favorite everyday beer. Stone IPA and Ruination: both are great, ...

Bumping an old thread ... Reading through this made me think. There are 2 that are inexorably linked. When I was little, maybe 4 or 5, my I would shave my grandfather's face (of course under my father's supervision). Grandad was mostly laid up, tired after a life of farming. Sometime shortly after t...

Sam:
Sorry to hear about it.

The wife and I have 2 dogs, we had 2 previously since we've been married.

Don't beat yourself up over it.

-Dave

Used the OC Bigelow (by Proraso) this morning. Not sure if it was the key to a great shave...but I have to say that in all my 20+ years using cartridges, I have never gotten as smooth and comfortable a shave on a Friday as I have this morning. Never ever. Fridays are usually an unpleasant shave due ...

Guys, where are you ordering your Personna Prep hospital use blades? Here's where I got mine http://www.robbinsinstruments.com/instruments/blades/personnadouble.html How are these distinguished from other Personna blades? The box (and blades) do not have a stamp/logo indicating "Hosptial Use&q...

I dissolve menthol in alcohol (vodka will do) until it begins to form a "liquid layer" above the alcohol. Then it's saturated. Good info, thanks. Or you could add some menthol crystals to witch hazel. Hmmm. Menthol+witch hazel+camphor+splash of alcohol ... ... might be on to something the...

Williams can be a difficult soap to use, but lots of folks use it, and I'm one. Thanks for the advice on the Williams soap. I'm going to give the Bigelow a try tomorrow but I will very likely end up using Williams again in the future. I will check around for the others you mentioned as well. If you...

Thanks for the warm welcome, gents.

Am eager to use the OC Bigelow tomorrow ...!

On the way to work I picked up some CO Bigelow at the local Bath and Body Works.

4th DE shave under the belt today, 2nd on the Feather blade I first used yesterday. Nice shave.

Gents: I'm new to the forum, I have to say that I'm glad there is such a forum for the exchange of ideas, methods, and products for better shaving. Beware, long post. I'm sure my shaving experience is similar to others'. I began shaving seriously in college as I was involved in a ROTC (military) pro...