SOTD: March 22 thru March 28 2010
- L. Martino
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After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:
old Fields brush
Executive/Feather
Muhle Sea Buckthorne SS
Lumene AS balm
St Johns 'Bay Rum' cologne
Worst shave in quite a while. Couple scrapes on my neck and a few small weepers on my chin. Not sure why that happened....only thing I changed from yesterday was the soap. I sorta doubt that was the problem though, since I've used it many times with good success. I'd guess it to be user error, rather than my shaving arsenal of the day.
Oh well, the good news is I get to try again tomorrow.
Martin
old Fields brush
Executive/Feather
Muhle Sea Buckthorne SS
Lumene AS balm
St Johns 'Bay Rum' cologne
Worst shave in quite a while. Couple scrapes on my neck and a few small weepers on my chin. Not sure why that happened....only thing I changed from yesterday was the soap. I sorta doubt that was the problem though, since I've used it many times with good success. I'd guess it to be user error, rather than my shaving arsenal of the day.
Oh well, the good news is I get to try again tomorrow.
Martin
- woodsrider
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- Location: Colorado
Classic Trout Split Bamboo
Some people restore vintage razors; others restore vintage split bamboo fly rods. Restored cane rods are a less costly alternative to customs or original condition vintage split cane rods. There are many parallels between using split bamboo fly rods and using straight razors, and I choose to use a restored vintage split bamboo fly rod for many of the same reasons I choose a straight razor over more modern gear.
This rod fills the middle of my fly fishing arsenal. The beautiful classic style reel is “The Indian Catskill” by Bill Ballan. The reel is mounted on a two piece single tip split bamboo rod 6’ 10” long for five weight line. The original maker is unknown, but it was a high-end 7’ rod that needed the ferrules reset and this reduced the length by 2 inches. Hardware includes a nickel silver uplocking reel seat with a burl maple insert. The cane is finished with three coats of spar varnish and wrapped in orange and black jasper.
Tonight’s razor is a 6/8ths Frederick’s Celebrated restored and rescaled in desert ironwood by Bill Ellis.
This rod fills the middle of my fly fishing arsenal. The beautiful classic style reel is “The Indian Catskill” by Bill Ballan. The reel is mounted on a two piece single tip split bamboo rod 6’ 10” long for five weight line. The original maker is unknown, but it was a high-end 7’ rod that needed the ferrules reset and this reduced the length by 2 inches. Hardware includes a nickel silver uplocking reel seat with a burl maple insert. The cane is finished with three coats of spar varnish and wrapped in orange and black jasper.
Tonight’s razor is a 6/8ths Frederick’s Celebrated restored and rescaled in desert ironwood by Bill Ellis.
John
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- Duke of Silvertip!
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Wednesday:
Gillette Model #58 & LB Wilkinson blade
Omega boar ( wooden handle )
Trumpers Sandalwood hard shave soap
D R Harris's Pink A/S
Floris's Original Gentlemen's Cologne
Same old story with me and boar brushes I'm afraid; clumping together, lather too thin/wet, too little of it...especially on the third pass, and that weird 'loose' sort of feeling that tells one that this is not a high quality implement. Some might claim that any problems are because it isn't broken-in yet, but I always experianced boar brushes this way, even ones that I'd used for months/years. As much as I'd like to keep that Plisson that came with it, there is no way I could use this brush for a month unless I was willing to put up with my skin being at least mildly irritated for that length of time. If I used a straight, or only did one pass, maybe....but with my skin, my kit, and the way I shave, it's a no-go. Ah, well....
Gordon
Gillette Model #58 & LB Wilkinson blade
Omega boar ( wooden handle )
Trumpers Sandalwood hard shave soap
D R Harris's Pink A/S
Floris's Original Gentlemen's Cologne
Same old story with me and boar brushes I'm afraid; clumping together, lather too thin/wet, too little of it...especially on the third pass, and that weird 'loose' sort of feeling that tells one that this is not a high quality implement. Some might claim that any problems are because it isn't broken-in yet, but I always experianced boar brushes this way, even ones that I'd used for months/years. As much as I'd like to keep that Plisson that came with it, there is no way I could use this brush for a month unless I was willing to put up with my skin being at least mildly irritated for that length of time. If I used a straight, or only did one pass, maybe....but with my skin, my kit, and the way I shave, it's a no-go. Ah, well....
Gordon
- woodsrider
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- Location: Colorado
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- Duke of Silvertip!
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Thursday's Shave
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Gillete 7 O’Clock SharpEdge (Shave #5)
Brush: Shavemac #177
Cream/Soap: Erasmic Lather Shave Cream
A/S: Nivea for Men Sensitive Extra Soothing A/S Balm
Blade: Gillete 7 O’Clock SharpEdge (Shave #5)
Brush: Shavemac #177
Cream/Soap: Erasmic Lather Shave Cream
A/S: Nivea for Men Sensitive Extra Soothing A/S Balm
-Neal (DE user since 1998)
I shave therefore I am
I shave therefore I am
- Bargepole
- Beam me up Scotty
- Posts: 2350
- Joined: Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:07 pm
- Location: Cambridge, England
Might as well post one, just to prove I'm still aware of my surroundings...
Rooney Finest brush, can't remember its name but it's the big one.
Tabac shaving soap
Merkur Progress with a made-in-England Wilkinson blade
Coral Skin Food
Fumerie Turque (the original formula)
Trumper's Hair Pomade
Triple ristretto (Nespresso "Cosí" blend)
Flatt & Scruggs's version of Foggy Mountain Breakdown, on loop.
And a swagger in my step.
Rooney Finest brush, can't remember its name but it's the big one.
Tabac shaving soap
Merkur Progress with a made-in-England Wilkinson blade
Coral Skin Food
Fumerie Turque (the original formula)
Trumper's Hair Pomade
Triple ristretto (Nespresso "Cosí" blend)
Flatt & Scruggs's version of Foggy Mountain Breakdown, on loop.
And a swagger in my step.
Michael
People say it's never too late. How wrong they are. --Felix Dennis
People say it's never too late. How wrong they are. --Felix Dennis
Good Thursday morning all...
'51 Gillette Black Tip w/ Israeli Personna
re-knotted brush w/ Golden Nib Finest badger
C.O. Bigelow sc
Dickinson's WH
Floid Vigoroso a/s
MK Men a/s gel
GFT Spanish Leather Edt
Three passes and a terrific shave with the always dependable Bigelow (Poraso) shave cream. The Israeli Personna is holding up well and works well in the birth year razor. The Floid is a classic and seems to be a perfect lead-in for the Trumper's Spanish Leather.
'51 Gillette Black Tip w/ Israeli Personna
re-knotted brush w/ Golden Nib Finest badger
C.O. Bigelow sc
Dickinson's WH
Floid Vigoroso a/s
MK Men a/s gel
GFT Spanish Leather Edt
Three passes and a terrific shave with the always dependable Bigelow (Poraso) shave cream. The Israeli Personna is holding up well and works well in the birth year razor. The Floid is a classic and seems to be a perfect lead-in for the Trumper's Spanish Leather.
Nathan
A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.----Yogi Berra
A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.----Yogi Berra
- L. Martino
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- Nick Freeh
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- Location: Chicago, IL
Omega 11137 brush
GFT Sandalwood sc
Merkur '04 DE razor
Dorco ST301 day 5
D.R. Harris Pink a/s
Floris Santal sample
Regards,
GFT Sandalwood sc
Merkur '04 DE razor
Dorco ST301 day 5
D.R. Harris Pink a/s
Floris Santal sample
Regards,
Regards,
Tim
Why should we not meet, not always as dyspeptics, to tell our bad dreams, but sometimes as eupeptics, to congratulate each other on the ever-glorious morning? - Henry David Thoreau
Tim
Why should we not meet, not always as dyspeptics, to tell our bad dreams, but sometimes as eupeptics, to congratulate each other on the ever-glorious morning? - Henry David Thoreau