SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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Monday

Brush: Made Rite Pure Bristle #5
Cream: Waleda
Razor: '52 Super Speed
Blade: Super-Max Platinum
A/S: Family Dollar Old Spice clone
Cologne / Fragrance: Canoe

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Re: SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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Tuesday

Brush: Made Rite Pure Bristle #5
Cream: Arko Regular
Razor: '52 Super Speed
Blade: Super-Max Platinum
A/S: Family Dollar Brut clone
Cologne / Fragrance: Brut

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Re: SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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Another TI Eagle from the set, C&E Sandalwood soap, Somerset PJ2, Taylor's Sandalwood cologne.
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Re: SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 2021

I’ll kick off today’s shave with an honest admission. I’m a 74 yr old Vic Creazzi (Bluesman blades) and Howard Schechter (The Perfect Edge) fanboy! Vic’s razors and Howard’s “Constroption” are both apex products. There's been a fair bit of controversy in straight razor circles around honing techniques. 98% of us use flat hones but a select few are now touting the benefits of convex hones. A core part of their argument is to point to the Feather Super AC blades and how no existing user of flat hones can achieve a comparable edge on a straight razor. I respectfully call bushwah! How anyone wants to hone their razors is their business! They’ll have to shave with whatever edge they create. All I know is that Victor Creazzi’s razors arrive with a Feather super level edge and that Howard Schlecter’s “Constroption” maintains them magnificently.

I own two of Howard’s razors, and find them both to be superb shaving tools. Today’s mug shave features my Victor Creazzi Shorty. I love shorties because they seem to work best with the swirling whiskers on either side of my Adam’s apple. The blade size makes getting at those problematic areas easier than with a longer blade. In any case, three slow comfortable passes and I’m porcelain smooth. One of the best kept secrets in safety razor shaving is the Ronson razor. Developed in the thirties with a built in leather stropper for the thicker carbon steel blades of that era, it nevertheless delivers an awesome shave when equipped with a Schick B-20 Proline Injector blade. Two ATG passes left your very contented narrator cool, clean, and oh-so-smooth.

RAZOR: Victor Creazzi Damascus Shorty (Mug), Ronson Safety Razor (Noggin)
BLADE: Schick B-20 Proline Injector
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JR Cashmere Synthetic #343
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature Scent
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Nancy Boy Signature Scent AS Gel.
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Re: SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021 - Slim & Henson

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SOTN - Tuesday, July 27, in the 2nd year of the COVID-19

prep - shower with Caprina Fresh Goat’s Milk Original Formula bar soap
razors - Henson AL13 Mild & Gillette L4 Slim Adjustable
blade - Wilkinson Sword (7) - my second-least favourite blade.
brush - APShaveCo SynBad
soap - Stirling Noir
post - warm water rinse, DSA “Pure & Natural” alum, cold water rinse
aftershave - Old Spice Classic (because somebody has to use it up)
music - streaming the CBC Listen "Chill Out" playlist
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Elsewhere, in the Acquisitions thread, I thought I should attempt to find an aggression setting on the Slim that is most like the Henson. I started with the Slim at 1, made a few strokes, then moved the blade to the Henson, made a few strokes, moved it back to the Slim and bumped it up to 2, back and forth etc. I was mostly paying attention to how much it dragged.

I thought it would match at 1 or 2, but I actually got to 4. Make it 3.5-ish.
[later] The blade gap of .68 mm (Henson FAQ) places it between the .66 mm of a Gillette adjustable at 3 and the .74 mm of the Gillette at 4 (B&B wiki), so I guess my "3.5-ish" comparison was not far off.

There was one weeper, but I blame that on the blade (because of my anti-WS bias :wink: ). It went away on its own without the use of the styptic pencil. There was also more negative feedback from the alum than usual. The Henson alone was giving me almost no alum feedback.
Nevertheless, I still ended up with a BBS
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Re: SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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Third TI Eagle 6/8, Trumper Eucris soap (poor non-tallow stuff), Apothecary Shop brush, Trumper Eucris cologne:

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Re: SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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Another TI Eagle 6/8, Taylor's Lavender soap, Rooney Finest, Taylor's Lavender Water (not shown):

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Re: SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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Wednesday

Brush: Omega 13522 Pure
Cream: Williams + Leftovers
Razor: '52 Super Speed
Blade: Super-Max Platinum
A/S: vintage Old Spice
Cologne / Fragrance: vintage Old Spice

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Re: SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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Friday

Brush: Omega 13522 Pure
Cream / Soap: Williams + Leftovers
Razor: '52 Super Speed
Blade: Indian Wilkinson
A/S: Stetson Cooling Moisture
Cologne / Fragrance: Stetson Caliber

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Re: SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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Ach Brito Mogno soap
Omega 80097 boar brush
Rockwell 6C razor- plate 5
Gillette Silver Blue blade
Royal Copenhagen aftershave
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Re: SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 2021

Today marks the first meeting of the 30DC Pennsyltucky Chapter. As I write, my friend, Bill, is wending his southeast to the western suburbs of Philly. I've been speaking to Bill online for three or four years off and on, but this breakfast will be our first face-to-face. It should be interesting! Given our joint Pennsyltucky venue and backgrounds, I’ve picked a neutral, scrapple-enriched restaurant. As the Habersett ad says, “scrapple contains everything good about the pig, but the oink!”

The Genco 35 was my third straight razor acquisition, notice I didn’t say purchase. It was a straight up barter deal. I traded a 1908 Gillette Single Ring along with a Milord, both of which were not being used and were missing from my friend’s den collection. They were in decent shape, but really benefitted from the cleaning and replating he gave them. A well-known honemeister friend had been telling me about the great fine grained central NY/PA steel in these blades. He wasn’t exaggerating.

My son, Ben, reset the bevel - I wasn’t honing yet in those days - on his jnat progression and built a very sweet edge. I’ve since touched it up on a new slate that Glen Mercurio recommended, and was surprised at the beautiful result. Howard Schlecter’s constroption put the icing on the cake. The mug shave was everything it could be. My usual three passes resulted in one of those effortless shaves that felt like I was just sweeping the whiskers away.

The noggin shave featured my favorite artisan DE, the Colonial Silversmith! Loaded with one of my vanishing hoard of Polsilvers, it cleared away my dome stubble with aplomb. Colonial Razor is one of those artisan makers that tends to fly under the radar, but the Evans twins, Kyle and Kirk, have a real passion for their work. I’ve only met Kirk online, he’s a very committed straight shaver with an impressive collection of stones and razors. It’s Kyle the razor designer, who I know. His design esthetic is highly refined as the Colonial Silversmith indicates. Two ATG passes, and I’m again as smooth as my great-grandaughter’s butt!

RAZOR: GENCO 35 5/8 (Mug), Colonial Silversmith (Dome)
BLADE: Polsilver
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Knurled Aluminum Handle #007 w/ Hybrid Knot
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Bergamot & Thyme AS Balm.
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Re: SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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TI Eagle 6/8 #5, Taylor's Arlington soap, Somerset E3 Super, Penhaligon's Douro:

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Re: SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1, 2021

In keeping with the theme of adjustable August, I’ll kick off my first dome shave with the Rex Ambassador and the C-Mon Special 11/16. Glen Mercurio recommended this Italian slate as a touch up/finisher and I really like the edge it delivered to the C-Mon Special. The gold wash has maintained nicely on the tang and heel of the blade on this grand old lady, and with her refinished edge, refined beautifully on Howard Schecter’s pasted “Constroption”, she swept away the mug stubble in the normal three passes. The Rex Ambassador followed up in grand fashion on the noggin in two ATG passes leaving yours truly velveteen smooth.

RAZOR: C-Mon Special 11/16 (Mug), Rex Ambassador (Dome)
BLADE: Kai DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Old Spice Fresh Lime (Indian Version)
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Re: SOTD July 26 - August 1, 2021

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Sunday's shave was outstanding. 3 day rough beard.
DR Harris Marlborough soap
SilkSmoke synthetic brush
General razor
Kai Captain Original blade
Superior 70 Mentolado aftershave splash
Gary

SOTD 99%: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, soaps & creams, synthetic / badger brushes, Colonial General razor, Kai & Schick blades, straight razors any time, Superior 70 aftershave splash + menthol + 444
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