Fatboy February - 2016 Edition

[nelsonic21]

2/29 SOTD
Fatboy at 8 w/Personna red
Proraso white
Virginia Sheng best badger
Corn huskers for AS

Nice shave to finish out Fatboy February. All the fuss about this razor is that it shaves great (especially on higher settings) and so beautifully made. It's going in my rotation, but I recently got a Super adjustable in my birth year. So it'll be Black beauty March for me.

 

[troy]

Day 29 head shave 27
E-1 Fatboy wide open Gillette Silver Blue (27)
Omega S
VDH Deluxe
WSP Tobacco beard oil
Avon Spicy

I haven't used my Fatboy so much in one month since it was my only DE. It has been fun. If I had to use just one razor for the rest of my life a Fatboy could easily be that razor, but since I don't it will be nice to start switching it up again. I really hope to see some of you on the Fatboy Friday thread in the Clubs and brotherhoods section of the forum when you need a Fatboy fix throughout the rest of the year. http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/442475-Fatboy-Friday

 

[jerrylee101]

Feb 29. 28th and final shave of Fatboy Feb 2016.
F1 The Gift on 5.
Gillette Silver Blue blade.
VDH Deluxe soap.
VDH Badger brush.
Aqua Velva blue ice AS.
This was my first Fatboy Feb. It has been a lot of fun. Thank you Garrett for hosting. After tonights shave going to give the gift a rest. Picked up a Slim a few weeks back, and have been chomping at the bit to try it out.

 

[SteveWY]

Closing out the month and putting away my E1 Fatboy for awhile. Thanks old friend for the great shaves in February!

 

[deezle]

Closing it out here as well, shaved on 3 again, two pass plus cleanup, proraso green, skin bracer aftershave. Astra SP on 7th shave. Great shave to close out the month.

 

[BMblB]

Day 29, shave 21 - head and throat.

Fatboy set at 6, Personna 74 (21) and La Toja Stick (grated into a bowl).

Great shave for the last day of the month. I never fail to get an amazing slick and cushiony lather from La Toja - and the smell! The shave should have been a challenge for the blade, which is on shave 21, 4 days growth and no prep other than a rub of the face and head with cold tap water. The Fatboy and the P74 sailed through the stubble like a warm knife through room temperature butter.

This is my first time going an entire month using a single item (blade and/or razor). I tend to jump around between razors, blades, soaps and brushes. I might try to use one soap for March, probably a Col Conk, until I either figure out a way to make it work for me, or trash (or PIF) because it just doesn't work for me.

 

[Funky 34s]

Feb 29 Final Shave.

Shower and exfoliation
2 Hot Towels before shave and 1 between each pass
1959 E2 FatBoy aka Stiffy 7 for pass 1, 8 for 2 and 9 for 3
Voskhod blade
Larry's Own pre shave oil
Omega boar brush wet with distilled water
Col Conk Bay Rum Soap
Witch Hazel and Aloe post
Finished with Jergens Shea Butta skin cream.

The whole deal took 53 minutes and I loved every one of them. My farging face feels great. I really got to know Stiffy this month with each shave being different. Stiffy's now cleaned and oiled and resting comfortably.

Now it's time for Merker March!

 

[Desi]

One last shave for FFF.

My F2 with a Voskhod on it's 4th four pass. It's the end of the road for the blade. Had a tuggy time. Ended up with a so so almost bbs or rather a meh dfs. Time for a new blade.
Thanks for hosting.

 

[Mbg75]

OL' DIRTY on 9
Gillette Wilkinson Sword
Proshave brushless as a preshave
Razorock bay rum for CC
Omega 10049
Alum block
VIBR A/s

Squeezed in the last shave tonight. New wilkinson sword blade. OL' Dirty on 9! Great shave. Great month.
Thank you to gwsmallwood!

Time to drop OL' Dirty in the ultrasonic. Got a bunch of new vintage razors to try.

 

[troy]

Ever Ready 1914 "Little Later Catcher" GEM SS (New)
Omega S
WSP Rustic Black Amber Vanille
Avon Deep Woods

Nice very near BBS Shave with a few hiccups . This was only my third run with the 1914 (1st with a new blade). After a month with the wide open Fatboy and the same GSB I must have forgot what a truly aggressive razor and a new sharp blade is like. (I really do find the Fatboy to be very forgiving even at 9) I wound up with 2 weepers on the side of my head and 1 nick on the back not terrible, but this was the first time I had to get the styptic pencil out in months. It stopped quickly once I found my pencil it had fallen behind some other things in the medicine cabinet as I said it has been a while since I used it. This has been a fun month and it really confirms how well the Fatboy works for me, but it will be nice to get back to honing my skills on some really old razors. IMHO the Fatboy (and Slim) is (are) one (2) of the last of the really great razors made. I really can't speak for the new stuff though I really am a vintage guy, and still have a lot of old ones to try before I get to any of the new stuff.

 

[Mike1911]

This morning i woke up, had my first cup of coffee and started my day.

hot shower... slapped on some preshave gel and stood looking at my razors... knowing i could pick anyone because fatboy feb is over.

picked up my Gillette new open comb, then i picked up my Redtip oh man do i love my Redtip.... then i saw my 34C sitting there all alone, i picked it up and thought i have not used it in a long time... but no, no sorry you go back too.

and i pick up my fatboy and boy it just feels right...

Mmmm Hmm it was a nice shave

Proraso red cream in my bowl
Rooney BeeHive 2 super badger
fatty with a shark blade, set to #5 , #7 and #9
alum block and then CF Sherlock after shave

thanks to gwsmallwood for hosting this thread and keeping track of everything this month! it was fun

 

[Ad Astra]

What am I going to do; take a used blade out of the Fatboy and put it in some other razor? NO! Keep shaving!

SOTD 3/1
Fatboy Lazy Dog on 5
Used Polisilver
Maggard's London Barbershop
Bootlegger's Bay Rum

Keeping the FB front and center!

and thanks for the inspiration gwsmallwood!


AA

 

[dexutter]

I just got it! I can't stop shaving with it yet!

SOTD 3/1
Preshave shower and oil
Fatboy E2 on 2
Derby Extra (2)
TOBS Mr. Taylor (with a little William's)
Cold water
Pinaud Clubman AS

I believe that she is my new go-to razor! (Except for super speed saturdays)

 

[gwsmallwood]

This is the final tally based on the information from the thread. I'll give everyone a few days to take a look at it and submit corrections.

It looks like we had a few go 28 shaves this month, but unless I missed some counts or we had some fail to report in, nobody quite made it to 29 this year. The exception could be @skeezix, who hasn't checked in for a couple of days. Hope everything is ok.

Glad to see a few head shavers join me this year. I hope everyone was able to get to know their Fatboys a little better this month, and maybe got the chance to experiment a little with some different settings that they normally wouldn't bother with.

Thanks for joining me everyone.

Number	Username	Date Code(s)	Razor Call Sign	Shave Tally
01	Ad Astra	E3 G1	Cue Stick / Lazy Dog	11
02	beamon	F2	Garden Variety
03	Batman9402	E1	Batarang
04	Billski
05	bkatbamna			2
06	BmblB	F2	Freebie	21 Head
07	brahym	E3		1
08	ChefJohnBoy-ardee	G3 G2	Priceless
09	corshave	E2	Scarface
10	darfoo		McDreamy
11	DCRIII	E3	Brush Handle Envy	21
12	deezle	E4	John Doe	6
13	Desi	F2 E4	Keeper / Giddy	13
14	dexutter	E2	Wild Thing	1
15	dreadpirate		Buttercup
16	FatboyFan	G1		1
17	FoolishMortal	E2	Sneaky	27
18	FrontlineFodder	G1	The Virgin	10
19	Funky 34s	E2	Stiffy	11
20	Graydog		Bi-Weekly
21	gwsmallwood	F2	Jolly Green Giant	24 (14 Head / 10 Face)
22	HighSpeedLane		The Addict
23	Inari7	E4	The Test Subject	20
24	jcoguer	E3	Sawbuck	6
25	jerrylee101	F1	The Gift	28
26	jrock	D3
27	kkelly	E2 G1	Step Children
28	MacedonianHero	E1 E2	The Favorite / The Backup	2
29	MarkD51	E1	The Monkey
30	Mbg75	E2	Ol' Dirty	18
31	Metal4all6	G4	Stiff Upper Lip	5
32	MichWR	F4	Patience	11
33	Mike1	E2		28
34	Mike1911	E3	Boxcars	17
35	mikewood	G2	Flea Bite	25
36	Mouser	F2	The Gateway
37	Mudruck	F1
38	muiriddin	F3	Nearmint	8
39	nelamvr6	E3	Weeper Wiper	7
40	nelsonic21	E4	The Fuss	17
41	NesOne	E4	Light Duty	8 Head
42	Nick 55		Daily Driver
43	Nsgators	E3
44	PaneledZero	F4	Wild Bottom
45	Penknight	E3	The Equalizer	10
46	Rasputin	E4 F3	Giggles / ?	19
47	Ray Guy	F1	V	28
48	Red Rider	E2	The Exec	1
49	Skeezixx	F2	The Legendary Katrina Razor	26
50	Skypsyd	G1	Cecil's Tribute	1
51	Space_Cadet	E3 E4 F1 F2 F4 G3	Pride
52	Spanish Flea	E1	Pappy's KISS	6
53	SteveWY	E1	Minty	5
54	TexFlood	E1	Dad's Labor of Love
55	thumper4524	G3	Over Under	17
56	tonzo	F1	Better than a Zippo	4
57	troy	E1 E1 F1 G3	The Quadruplets	27 Head
58	Venkat	E1	Latecomer	7
59	wawmd	E1
60	zooby	D4	Delta Echo Sierra Bravo (Silver and Black)	3

 

[gwsmallwood]

3/1/2016 Face SOTD

My first post February shave went to my Fatip Grande. I got a Gunmetal version for Christmas that wouldn't align a blade. The return ended up being gold, and finally came in last week. This one does seem to allow proper blade alignment, but it takes a little work. This thing allows a ton of blade movement before tightening. The shave was pretty good, though it seems to like a much shallower angle than I'm used to.

 

[thumper4524]

3/1/2016 Face SOTD

My first post February shave went to my Fatip Grande. I got a Gunmetal version for Christmas that wouldn't align a blade. The return ended up being gold, and finally came in last week. This one does seem to allow proper blade alignment, but it takes a little work. This thing allows a ton of blade movement before tightening. The shave was pretty good, though it seems to like a much shallower angle than I'm used to.

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I've been thinking of getting a Fatip Grande or Piccolo. But the quality horror stories that I keep hearing have kept me away. Chris Bailey ranted about razor manufacturers making razors with undersized posts on the cap allowing the blade to not line up every time. But the allure of a modern three piece razor that's also affordable keeps me hoping that Fatip has sorted out their quality issues.

 

[gwsmallwood]

I've been thinking of getting a Fatip Grande or Piccolo. But the quality horror stories that I keep hearing have kept me away. Chris Bailey ranted about razor manufacturers making razors with undersized posts on the cap allowing the blade to not line up every time. But the allure of a modern three piece razor that's also affordable keeps me hoping that Fatip has sorted out their quality issues.

It's not terrible, but it does take a minute or two of making sure it's straight with even exposure on both sides. The first one I got wouldn't allow me to get even exposure, no matter what I tried. If you're interested, I'll let you know in a week or so whether it's worth it or not.

 

[Inari7]

1st post-Fatboy February shave.
Picked up a Gillette Milord last November, and cleaned it up last week. I'm pretty sure it's a 1946-'47.
It's a very mild razor, you really have to watch your angle or it will not cut. Like a mild Super Speed or Tech.
She gave me a DFS.
Cella Shave Creme/Soap?, I really like this creme or is it a soap?
Old Spice AS
Tomorrow I'll probably use a Type I injector I got two weeks ago, then a Schick '66 I got last month.

 

[jerrylee101]

First post Fatboy February shave.
M4 Slim adjustable on 6
Gillette Silver Blue blade.
Proraso Green.
VDH Badger Brush.
Clubman original AS.

Had to wait almost two weeks to shavewith it. But now I feel like I'm cheating on my Fatboy.

 

[Rasputin]

SOTD

Back to the good old Blue Tip which is my daily driver.

56 Blue Tip
Personna Blue (works great in the BT)
Omega boar brush
Arko soap
Sea Breeze and a cotton ball to clean the pores
Avon AS No idea what this one is actually called, but it works great and smells wonderful.