SOTD: Saturday 7th July -Friday 13th July 2018.

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Extro Tabacco ~ Semogue Owners Club ~ Merkur Mergress ~ Gillette Nacet ~ Extro Tabacco

...terrific picture...Megress looks great...
 
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Gentlemen - to avoid disappointment - and potential injury from your badger knot - consult an artisan brush maker first - make sure you have it mounted on a handle before attempting lathering - granted this may just annoy the badger more than it was annoyed already.

Sotd - Tuesday 10/7/18 -

Razor - Schick O Type clone
blade - Schick Twin modern
brush - Semogue HD silver tip
soap - SV Tundra Artica
post - witch hazel
a/s - Vitos Tabacco
balm - BBA.

Result - sweet.

Praise be to - insert the deity of your choice - it has been a bit cooler today - still muggy and humid though. I'm Scottish - I can't deal with this much longer. I look across the room and see my - very expensive - Goretex jacket - unloved and unused for weeks if not months - it is not natural. A great mix and match shave for me. SV soaps appear - and are - pricey - at point of sale - but given how long they last are actually very good value for money. It would take me a while to think of a better performing non-tallow soap. I very much enjoyed reading @Palmolive fox description of his first use of the 1912 razor. It was exactly the same experience for me - something that looks like a medieval torture implement on first glance. Once you get over that - what an incredibly good shave it gives. I enjoy the 'deafening' feed back - lets you know where you have been on your face already. It turned out to be my 'gateway drug' for vintage single edges - I was gifted the American version by a fellow member - and have added the British variant and a Gem MMOC brass since to the rotation. All of them faultless in use. It is a slippery slope - the vintage Schicks came next. It makes you think - why re-invent the wheel? I have been intrigued by people mounting the ER heads on other handles - to change the weight or balance. How does that work? It might appear to involve the use of 'grub screws.' I have no idea what they are. Can anyone explain this to me? So - job done - bbs - excellent face feel still - enjoy yours - I.

Oh - there is no follow up on the picture tonight. I had intended to do a piece on the etymology of the modern English use of the word 'badger' - and its cognates in other European languages but I just ended up bogged down in proto Indo-European roots. Most of which go back to the idea of tunneling or digging - which I suppose is fair enough. Sett and setting - ha ha ha ha - nobody should ever laugh at their own jokes. Especially that obscure.
 
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Gentlemen - to avoid disappointment - and potential injury from your badger knot - consult an artisan brush maker first - make sure you have it mounted on a handle before attempting lathering - granted this may just annoy it more than it was annoyed already.

Sotd - Tuesday 10/7/18 -

Razor - Schick O Type clone
blade - Schick Twin modern
brush - Semogue HD silver tip
soap - SV Tundra Artica
post - witch hazel
a/s - Vitos Tabacco
balm - BBA.

Result - sweet.

Praise be to - insert the deity of your choice - it has been a bit cooler today - still muggy and humid though. I'm Scottish - I can't deal with this much longer. I look across the room and see my - very expensive - Goretex jacket - unloved and unused for weeks if not months - it is not natural. A great mix and match shave for me. SV soaps appear - and are - pricey - at point of sale - but given how long they last are actually very good value for money. It would take me a while to think of a better performing non-tallow soap. I very much enjoyed reading @Palmolive fox description of his first use of the 1912 razor. It was exactly the same experience for me - something that looks like a medieval torture implement on first glance. Once you get over that - what an incredibly good shave it gives. I enjoy the 'deafening' feed back - lets you know where you have been on your face already. It turned out to be my 'gateway drug' for vintage single edges - I was gifted the American version by a fellow member - and have added the British variant and a Gem MMOC brass since to the rotation. All of them faultless in use. It is a slippery slope - the vintage Schicks came next. It makes you think - why re-invent the wheel? I have been intrigued by people mounting the ER heads on other handles - to change the weight or balance. How does that work? It might appear to involve the use of 'grub screws.' I have no idea what they are. Can anyone explain this to me? So - job done - bbs - excellent face feel still - enjoy yours - I.

Oh - there is no follow up on the picture tonight. I had intended to do a piece on the etymology of the modern English use of the word 'badger' - and its cognates in other European languages but I just ended up bogged down in proto Indo-European roots. Most of which go back to the idea of tunneling or digging - which I suppose is fair enough. Sett and setting - ha ha ha ha - nobody should ever laugh at their own jokes. Especially that obscure.

Here you go good sir: http://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/com...-handles-for-old-se-razors.43374/#post-643045
 
Brush: Razorock Bruce Synth
Bowl: Executive Shaving Handmade
Razor: EJ Black Chrome 3D Diamond
Blade: Super Max Blue Diamond Titanium
Cream: GFCC Caribbean Lime
Post: Barts Balm ASB Lime Oil

Sorry, too tired for a pic! 2 & a half days growth, about the longest I can stand stubble on my face for. Feel nice & refreshed by the Barts Balm to finish it off. Toying with the idea of trying another razor, seems to take ages with the DE89, 3 passes and touch ups. Thinking of ordering a head only to try on my handle. Perhaps an R41 though this is probably going from one extreme to the other . . .
 
Yes I think I know what you mean. I tend to make shorter strokes with this razor. The weight/balance is excellent imo.
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Gentlemen - to avoid disappointment - and potential injury from your badger knot - consult an artisan brush maker first - make sure you have it mounted on a handle before attempting lathering - granted this may just annoy the badger more than it was annoyed already.

Sotd - Tuesday 10/7/18 -

Razor - Schick O Type clone
blade - Schick Twin modern
brush - Semogue HD silver tip
soap - SV Tundra Artica
post - witch hazel
a/s - Vitos Tabacco
balm - BBA.

Result - sweet.

Praise be to - insert the deity of your choice - it has been a bit cooler today - still muggy and humid though. I'm Scottish - I can't deal with this much longer. I look across the room and see my - very expensive - Goretex jacket - unloved and unused for weeks if not months - it is not natural. A great mix and match shave for me. SV soaps appear - and are - pricey - at point of sale - but given how long they last are actually very good value for money. It would take me a while to think of a better performing non-tallow soap. I very much enjoyed reading @Palmolive fox description of his first use of the 1912 razor. It was exactly the same experience for me - something that looks like a medieval torture implement on first glance. Once you get over that - what an incredibly good shave it gives. I enjoy the 'deafening' feed back - lets you know where you have been on your face already. It turned out to be my 'gateway drug' for vintage single edges - I was gifted the American version by a fellow member - and have added the British variant and a Gem MMOC brass since to the rotation. All of them faultless in use. It is a slippery slope - the vintage Schicks came next. It makes you think - why re-invent the wheel? I have been intrigued by people mounting the ER heads on other handles - to change the weight or balance. How does that work? It might appear to involve the use of 'grub screws.' I have no idea what they are. Can anyone explain this to me? So - job done - bbs - excellent face feel still - enjoy yours - I.

Oh - there is no follow up on the picture tonight. I had intended to do a piece on the etymology of the modern English use of the word 'badger' - and its cognates in other European languages but I just ended up bogged down in proto Indo-European roots. Most of which go back to the idea of tunneling or digging - which I suppose is fair enough. Sett and setting - ha ha ha ha - nobody should ever laugh at their own jokes. Especially that obscure.
Thanks for the tag, the 1912 was an amazing maiden shave. Regards B
PS: love the photo.
 
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~SOTD~

Up with the sunrise this morning.

Prep ~ warm shower, Valobra Glicerlanolina soap
Razor ~ Blackland ~ Sabre L2
Blade ~ Gem Blue Star ( carbon Steel )
Soap ~ Old Spice - Shulton
Brush ~ Brad Sears - Gonzo, Silvertip
Post ~ Old Spice Aftershave - Shulton
Scent ~ Spicebomb Extreme ~ Viktor&Rolf

It's been a while since I had an Old Spice morning and I'm pleased I did, a sumptuous creamy lather was whipped up with the aid of Gonzo, my Brad Sears Silvertip.
It's also been a while since I've laid hands on my sabre, it felt good to be holding such a wepon of beard distruction, this time fitted with a Gem Blue Star blade, I like these blades even though they don't give as many shaves as a Gem Stainless.
Three passes later I was smooth skinned and very happy with the shave that had just taken place.
I'm still shaving with cold water and I'm not missing my hot water, I find it quite refreshing but not as refreshing as a splash of Old Spice Aftershave, a great smell and for me it's like being in a time machine and I've been taken back to the 70s and I can smell my Dads Old Spice everywhere!
I thought to complement the OS I would give myself a good body spray of Spicebomb exterme, just the ticket! Looking good and smelling fantastic! :) P

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Well thank f*** for that. I've been in Paris since Sunday, but my bag (with my razor) didn't arrive until twenty-to five last night. You can see in the background the crappy little disposable and gel that the hotel supplied to help me in my hour of need. But anyway, back to this morning...

Wilkinson Sword Classic/Rapira Platinum Lux (1)
Omega S10083/Palmolive stick

I think I used one of these sticks back when I was about 18, but I'm not sure (it was a long time ago). By god it's slick! These blades seem very good, too, but we'll have to see how long they last.

Happy shaving.
 
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