ADJUSTABLE APRIL 2024

[JAHE]

Day 11, back to Merkur Progress

Another nice shave, effortless and smooth. The BIC CP has smoothed out (outing no. 4), the blade cut well today.
Two passes, setting 5 (WTG) and 2 (ATG). An almost BBS result. Nice

Tomorrow's Friday, so no surprises are to be expected in terms of my razor

I hope everyone's enjoying the event.
Crank 'em up

 

[megamac]

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Texchappy...that aftershave is a perfect match for the Razor.

 

[Texchappy]

Texchappy...that aftershave is a perfect match for the Razor.

I do enjoy both. Don’t usually color coordinate aftershave to razor though.

 

[Clouds]

Adjustable April Shave 11 Yaqi Ultima Wizamet SI Grizzly Bay - 2Band Finest River Valley trading - Frosty Bay Rum Master Soap's - Dylan Polished Stailess Steel, Gibbs Adjustment system and an excellent shaver at a low price - Whats not to like!! This is another razor that sits amongst my top shavers. I turned a new dial for this, which overclocks and although I very seldom use it there. Other than that, I've left it as it. I have not had any issues with the smooth handle.

 

[SmokedStanley]

Hitting Vintage and Adjustable April with a 1963 I2 Slim @ 7. Rubberset 400 reknotted in boar, VDH soap. Nice smooth shave with no drama or worries.

 

[GlazedBoker]

AA ’24

The SS Osprey with a Schick blade. How do you say and spell it? S-m-o-o-o-o-v-v-e-e! Just a great shave without a single issue. This combo shows one the pedigree of the razor and the quality of the blade. Of course just from my personal experience. The ONLY PannaCrema that I have kept in my soap collection because it is simply superb and is the original with Tallow. Love it.

Great shaves to all…

 

[ewk]

Adjustable April 2024

Making Progress, one adjustable shave at a time.

 

[Clouds]

Adjustable April 12 Davis Rythmic Razor Wizamet SI Wild West - Synthetic Tux Master Soap Creations - Zeus God of Thunder Master Soap - Sample Splash I present the Uber Awesome Davis Rythmic. It dates back to the late 1930's. Its pretty aggressive and the audio feedback is LOUD. Great shave to guide me towards the weekend.

 

[Iridian]

Now that's a super rare odd bird of a razor! I would probably have tried to open a wine bottle with it!

 

[ChrisPL68]

 

[Tirvine]

Covering Vintage & Adjustable April with a 1966 L2 Slim (set at 4) along with some Yardley and a shaveforge.com Badger on a Rubberset handle.
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That Yardley soap takes me back to the sixties. I loved it.

 

[JAHE]

Day 12, Fatboy Friday!

A flawless shave with one of my favourite soap/AS/balm combo.
Three passes on the lower settings (4/3/2) was all I needed today to get ready for a day at the office. The shave was all about smoothness and "enjoying the moment".
Mrs Jahe confirmed I was smelling devine.

Hang in there, it's almost the weekend!

 

[Texchappy]

 

[SmokedStanley]

That Yardley soap takes me back to the sixties. I loved it.

I love it too. This soap is amazing. I want to use it all the time, but I only have so much and it is really hard to find at reasonable prices.

Covering Vintage and Adjustable April with a 1959 E4 Fatboy at 7, Erskine Badger, Captains Choice soap and some Old Spice Aftershave. Nasty weather outside, but a wonderful shave.

 

[Tirvine]

I love it too. This soap is amazing. I want to use it all the time, but I only have so much and it is really hard to find at reasonable prices.

Covering Vintage and Adjustable April with a 1959 E4 Fatboy at 7, Erskine Badger, Captains Choice soap and some Old Spice Aftershave. Nasty weather outside, but a wonderful shave.
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I miss Yardley's men's shaving products, not just their lavender soap and aftershave but also Black label. It was a scent ahead of its time.

 

[Iridian]

SNMIRN / Dorco Prime

The SNMIRN cannot be as easily "overclocked" as other Futur clones and even at max setting of 8.3ish it is more equivalent to the mid range of the Futur clone settings. I used an alcohol free balm, Nivea Sensitive. Already a few years old it is still as good as new.

 

[Clouds]

The SNMIRN cannot be as easily "overclocked" as other Futur clones and even at max setting of 8.3ish it is more equivalent to the mid range of the Futur clone settings. I used an alcohol free balm, Nivea Sensitive. Already a few years old it is still as good as new.

The Snmirn as easy to overclock as any of the Futur/Futur clones. They all work on the same mechanism.
Like all of them - take them to the max, squeeze the TopCap and Base Plate together and twist the handle.

 

[Iridian]

Yes, that worked. This is a bit exaggerated. Might even go higher than worth the classic Futur cap.

Apologies, most not have been thinking and remembering right!

 

[Obetron Rex]

1961 G-2 Fatboy / GSB / RR 400 / Brito lime / Tallow Tabac / Aqua Velva

 

[barn_iom]

Gillette Aristocrat Adjustable L4 • Perma-Sharp
Proraso Green • Yaqi Cavern Lake brush

A Slim by any other name...

Just a nice relaxed Saturday morning shave for Adjustable April.

For me, neither the Slim, Super or 195 offer the "perfect" shave. I find them harsher at the higher settings, so there's always a trade off between comfort and efficiency. Set at my usual 5 however - I'll go up or down a notch depending on how I feel on the day - this gave me a fantastic, comfortable, drama free start to the day. Utterly reliable and a pleasure to use.