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Old 08-17-2008, 10:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Lavender Uberlather:
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Let this sit in the bowl in hot water until after a nice long hot shower
Hot water rinse
Steamed towel
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Strop Illinois #827 Russian
20 laps linen
50 laps leather
Steaming hot towel over the lather
Re-lather
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Hot water rinse
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XTG on the cheeks
ATG on the neck
Touch up on beard lines
Hot water rinse
Alum Block pass
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Simpson Polo #8
Trumpers Violets sc (old)
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Fernando Esser 5/8
Custom silvertip
Tabac
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new balsa chrome ox paddle strop

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Build the Uberlather using a 28mm Silvertip Ebony Shavemac

Bay Oil Uberlather:
The Body Shop shave crème
Ratliff's Bay Oil shave soap
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Steamed towel
Hot water rinse
Lather up
Razor: 5/8 Dubl Duck "Grim Reaper" Lifetime
Strop Illinois #827 Russian
20 laps linen
50 laps leather
Steaming hot towel over the lather
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
WTG pass
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
20 laps leather
XTG on the cheeks
ATG on the neck
Touch up on beard lines
Hot water rinse
Alum Block pass
Clean up the Shave Den
Cold water rinse
Aftershave: Capt Smith's Bay Rum

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Ogallala Bay Rum soap
EverReady Pure Badger brush
Keen Kutter 5/8 spike
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Ogallala Bay Rum a/s

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Simpson Polo #8
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Wednesday

Thiers Issard Super "Gnome" Extra 5/8
Plisson #12 HMW in Genuine Horn
TABAC Shaving Soap
Old Spice Aftershave
Old Spice Cologne

Hardley ever use any other razor except the Gnome... I am looking for another one as it's TWIN to have rescaled and use alternatively as a working set. Anybody have one for sale? 5/8 TI Gnome wanted.
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Hardley ever use any other razor except the Gnome... I am looking for another one as it's TWIN to have rescaled and use alternatively as a working set. Anybody have one for sale? 5/8 TI Gnome wanted.
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Bringing the Dubl Duck s out to swim in the shave pond this week or so....

Almond Uberlather:
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Steamed towel
Hot water rinse
Lather up
Razor: Duble Duck 5/8 Spike Point Wonderedge
Strop Illinois #827 Russian
20 laps linen
50 laps leather
Steaming hot towel over the lather
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
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XTG on the cheeks
ATG on the neck
Touch up on beard lines
Hot water rinse
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Aftershave: Pusser's Bay Rum

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