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01-28-2008, 10:27 PM
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SOTD Mon Jan. 28 - Sun Feb. 3, 2008
This week is dedicated to my Wade & Butcher's.
MUSIC:
Teaser and the Firecat – (Cat Stevens Vinyl)
Castle Forbes Cedarwood & sandalwood SC
B&B Ltd. Ed. ’06 in Finest
Wade & Butcher “Celebrated” 5/8 Square Point
QED Texas Cedarwood ASB
Floris Vetiver EdT
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Deus vobiscum Memento vivere
B&B-LE #8
SRP-LE #160
TIPTLE #260
My Shaving Stuff
“There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey.
When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that's all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do."
John Ruskin
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01-28-2008, 10:31 PM
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Proraso Pre SC
TSD Avalanche SS/Proraso SC
Mühle No. 181
SFK Wapienica 5/8
Proraso AS
Now, todays shave is something that is starting to get close to at least half decent! Smooth face, but the neck area isn't satisfactory.
100 rounds on the strop makes wonders! It's nothing you didn't know before, but it's new to me!
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01-29-2008, 09:44 AM
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Monday Night
Merkur, Futur Silvertip Badger Shave Brush, in Satin
QED Violetta SS
6/8 Genesee, The Bonheur Co, Square Point
"Tony Miller" Heirloom Latigo Starter Strop, (30)
WWR
Alum
CWR
Geo. F. Trumper Coral Skin Food
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Trust is always earned, never given. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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The Boker Brotherhood
The Cathouse
The *Clauss*et
'Jolly Rodgers'
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01-29-2008, 11:47 PM
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Proraso Pre SC
TSD Patchouli SS/Tabac Original SC
Mühle No. 181
SFK Wapienica 5/8
Weleda ASB
Getting there, slowly! Todays straight shave was ceratinly an improvement from yesterday. A closer shave indeed! I'm still not content with the result on the neck. I need to find another angle or a slight variance to the direction, I'm missing something...
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01-30-2008, 12:48 AM
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Tuesday
MUSIC:
Two Lane Blacktop. – James Taylor (Vinyl)
Castle Forbes Lime EO SC
Savile Row SR3824 in Finest
Wade & Butcher “Celebrated” 5/8 Spanish Point
Castle Forbes Lime EO ASB
Castle Forbes Lime EdT
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Jay
Deus vobiscum Memento vivere
B&B-LE #8
SRP-LE #160
TIPTLE #260
My Shaving Stuff
“There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey.
When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that's all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do."
John Ruskin
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01-30-2008, 03:16 AM
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01-30-2008, 05:12 AM
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Tuesday Night
6/8 Dovo Red "Bismarck" Round Point
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Trust is always earned, never given. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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The Boker Brotherhood
The Cathouse
The *Clauss*et
'Jolly Rodgers'
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01-30-2008, 05:12 PM
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A testing day: 9/16 wb and a 9/16 morley both are farily stiff in their grinds (wb is on edge, morley laying down)
30/40 TM #1 horse hide for each of them
hot towel
tabac soap
forum shavemac
lather with hot towel
relather
wb with the grain on the left cheek, morley on the right
against the grain morley on the left, wb on the right
cold water rinse
dickensons witch hazel
pretty smooth shavers and a nice shave but i wish i had done an across the grain pass like i normally do
these blades were fresh off the 8k norton and are nice. I'll try them on a hunsrueck tonight and see how they shave again tomorrow... then they are off to their new homes!
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In whatever house you be,
Steal not, and live honestly.
-- Cellini, Autobiography
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01-30-2008, 07:20 PM
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Music: Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue.
Sharps Face Scrub
Soak with hot towel sprinkled with Florida Water
Shavemac 944 in Pure Badger
Mama Bear America Shave soap
Victorian Scuttle
Home made Bay Rum
Penholigons Endymion
My new Filarmonica Double Temple in 7/8"
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Though your chin be smooth as satin
You will need me soon I know
For the Lord protects his barbers
And He makes the stubble grow.
-Man of La Mancha
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01-30-2008, 08:43 PM
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Wednesday
Best badger shaving brush
T&H Luxury shaving soap
2 1/2" Illinois #361 strop
6/8 Dovo Bone Handle "Bismarck" razor
Trumper's Coral Skin Food
Viktor
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Quidquid discis, tibi discis.
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01-30-2008, 10:19 PM
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Wednesday
MUSIC:
Ancient Echoes – Russian Military Men’s Choir (7” Open Reel)
Castle Forbes Lavender EO SC
Vulfix 2233 in Super
Wade & Butcher “Diamond Edge” 6/8 Barber’s Point
SCS Lavender ASM
SCS Lavender EdT
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Jay
Deus vobiscum Memento vivere
B&B-LE #8
SRP-LE #160
TIPTLE #260
My Shaving Stuff
“There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey.
When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that's all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do."
John Ruskin
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01-31-2008, 01:19 PM
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5/8 wapi with wood scales
TM latigo paddle
QED Violetta shave soap-This stuff is great!
Simpson PJ2
Moss scuttle
MB Mint summer ASB
HWR and conditoner
Hot towel
HWR
Lather and lather massage
hot towel
re-lather
shave one down and one up and a little touch up
Couldn't feel better@!
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01-31-2008, 03:52 PM
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Sappo Hill almond soap + dash of bentonite clay -> fantastic lather!
Levering Razor "The Artist" 11/16, newspaper stropped 50x (passed HHT and treetopped with ease)
1x WTG
1x ATG
little cleanup + goatee edging (1st time w/ straight... wow, what a great tool!)
homemade lime AS
This was my first straight shave on back to back days, I thought I'd have awful razor burn, but surprisingly, none! And I was very, *very* careful to shave around the 2 slices I got 2 days ago... kept me honest, and I only got a couple of weeping spots that went away with cold water splash
Can't wait to get my Wapi's... "The Artist" is rapidly becoming my favorite, I want to see how it fairs against the Wapi
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01-31-2008, 04:09 PM
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Thur.
Muehle ST brush
TM RL strop
Speick SC
Challenge 5/8 SP
vintage Old Spice a/s
vintage Old Spice cologne
Not bad.
Jordan
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01-31-2008, 09:23 PM
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Thursday:
5/8 Crown and Sword (thanks drfred!)
Simpson's Polo#8
Coates Rose sc
DR Harris a/s milk
C&S 88 (decant)
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"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." -- Clarence Darrow
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01-31-2008, 10:23 PM
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Thursday
MUSIC:
Trail of Memories – Randy Travis (CD)
QED Sandalwood SS
Simpson CH1 “Chubby #1” in Best
Wade & Butcher 5/8 Wedge
Floris Santal ASB
Floris Sandalwood EdT
__________________
Jay
Deus vobiscum Memento vivere
B&B-LE #8
SRP-LE #160
TIPTLE #260
My Shaving Stuff
“There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey.
When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that's all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do."
John Ruskin
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02-01-2008, 04:08 AM
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Shave of the Night
The favorite day in my rotation has arrived, been humming my song all day long.. Haven't been at work for a few days since I had to get ahead of this snow storm, so I haven't had time to even shave... Tonight I have been looking forward to since Tuesday when I saw what razor was peeking out... This is by far my best shaving razor and I love when it comes up in the rotation, This is "Mac the Knife" a 4/8 L.H.Mack of Columbus Ohio that makes me hum the old Bobby Darrin song every time I shave with it....
Steaming hot towels
Hot water prep
Build a Rose Filled Uberlather
Cyril R Salter Rose shave creme (1 perfect snurdle from the Dipper)
Classic rose shave soap
Pure Glycerin
Gently mixed to perfection with a 28mm Shavemac Silvertip
Hot water rinse
Lather up
30 laps linen 40 laps leather
Steaming hot towel on the lather
Re-lather
Singing "When the shark bites"
WTG pass
Singing "Macky's back in town"
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
20 laps leather
Touch up and straighten up beard lines
Hot water rinse
Cold water rinse
Thayers rose WH
Watch the premier of 'Lost'
Hit the hay
I have the Pinaud's Clubman Bay Rum set aside for tomorrow....
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02-01-2008, 06:12 AM
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Thursday
Omega, 6215 Silver Tip Badger in Green and Gold
SCS Savory Rose SC
5/8 Bismarck Round Point
"Tony Miller" Heirloom Latigo Starter Strop, (30)
WWR
Alum
CWR
SCS Savory Rose ASM
SCS Savory Rose EDT
__________________
Mark
Trust is always earned, never given. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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The Boker Brotherhood
The Cathouse
The *Clauss*et
'Jolly Rodgers'
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02-01-2008, 05:10 PM
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Fri
Rooney 1/1 Finest
TM RL strop
Trumper Rose soap
Revisor 5/8
DR Harris Sandalwood a/s
Guerlain Vetiver
The DR Harris is outstanding. I hadn't used it in a while and forgot how good it is. One of my top 3.
Jordan
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02-01-2008, 06:47 PM
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Friday
Savile Row, Ebony, in Finest Silver Tip Badger, B&B group buy
SCS Bulgarian Rose, SCS Limited Edition SC
5/8 Clauss #27, "Gold Nugget", Spike Point
"Tony Miller" Heirloom Latigo Starter Strop, (30)
WWR
Alum
CWR
SCS Savory Rose ASM
SCS Savory Rose EDT
__________________
Mark
Trust is always earned, never given. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
______________________________________________
The Boker Brotherhood
The Cathouse
The *Clauss*et
'Jolly Rodgers'
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