2023 Shave Purchase Sabbatical - The Year of The Prisoner

[APBinNCA]

Gunna send a Bat signal out to the one and only @rbscebu for his input, I'm sure he can help.

I have use a little rubber pad for my carts but thats pretty much all the stropping I personally do.

Here is one video showing holding the blade, still looking for the POV one

 

[bartje-p]

No 55 still in, second shave in February

sotd 3-2

Blackland razors Vector SS SB
Schick Proline P (6)
Mühle Silver Tip Fibre M
Stirling Sheep
Balea Sensitive ASB
Calvin Klein Man edt

 

[cryhavoc]

Still in and a great shave, Happy Friday folks!

Razor: Schick Type L2 Stick Schick
Blade: Schick Injector blade (21)
Soap: Wickham Soap Co. 1912 Scottish Heather
Brush: Vie-Long BGS 2012 Butterscotch Beehive Horse
AS: Pinaud Clubman

 

[Berwick12]

I was wooed for the first time yesterday. An Olaf Rasmussen came up for sale on ebay at an ASTRONOMICAL price. Easy to say no at that price. Then I saw someone on B&B sold an Olaf for $55 FiFtY fIvE dollars last July. It pays to look at the BST. I'm not ashamed to say that if I saw that this year, for $55, I'd be out.

 

[cantujm]

Still in!!

Yesterday I learned that my one exception for the GRUYERE has shipped. I was on the waiting list for a Wolfman WR2 razor head and it should arrive here next week.

Enjoy your weekend my friends!

 

[KQY61]

Still in!! One month done, 11 to go! I even survived Friday Jan 13th!

Last year my exit coincided with a Friday the 13th. The next one is October!

Hi,

So, I should add this to your line in the list?

30. Balin - "The Duke" Exception - Shaving brush - Survived Friday the 13th in January, next up: October!



Stan - Still In

 

[tjsgarden]

Gunna send a Bat signal out to the one and only @rbscebu for his input, I'm sure he can help.

I have use a little rubber pad for my carts but thats pretty much all the stropping I personally do.

Here is one video showing holding the blade, still looking for the POV one

OK, now you guys did it!
Now I AM interested in stropping with a real strop!
Question: would a "real" leather strop work good for the Feather DX (The DX has more blade exposure than the SS model)

With that said, I would have to make a trade with someone in order to stay in restraint-which I intend to do.

 

[tjsgarden]

STILL IN!

GRUME, GROYERE, SWS, 365 Shaves, Fruity February and OBIF


Feather DX
Feather AC Pro (3)
Castle Forbes Lime
Simpson Trafalgar T3

ORANGE you interested in the fruity soap I'll choose tomorrow for the SWS?

Please take care of yourself and each other.

 

[APBinNCA]

Question: would a "real" leather strop work good for the Feather DX (The DX has more blade exposure than the SS model)

Work yes, benefit maybe. Even with experience, I would worry about how the blade would land during the flip. This is why I recommended making a denim strop, I know that I have used it on one before. Now what you can do that is recommended is get somebody to donate a dull straight to you and you can practice the stropping process on the spine. Since it’s not usable for shaving, it shouldn’t count against you? If you want to go this route, you should make an introductory post over on the straight razor forum. I am trying to be really careful that I don’t share anything with you that wasn’t shared from there in the past.

 

[tjsgarden]

I would have to make a trade with someone in order to stay in restraint-which I intend to do.

Work yes, benefit maybe. Even with experience, I would worry about how the blade would land during the flip. This is why I recommended making a denim strop, I know that I have used it on one before. Now what you can do that is recommended is get somebody to donate a dull straight to you and you can practice the stropping process on the spine. Since it’s not usable for shaving, it shouldn’t count against you? If you want to go this route, you should make an introductory post over on the straight razor forum. I am trying to be really careful that I don’t share anything with you that wasn’t shared from there in the past.

I just re-read the rules on page 1 of this thread and realized trades are not allowed in the yearly sabbatical...So I am going to stick with the idea of making my own denim strop.

Ned
When you return home it would be nice to see a pic of your homemade strop...and thanks for the help and info!

 

[Guido75]

I just re-read the rules on page 1 of this thread and realized trades are not allowed in the yearly sabbatical...So I am going to stick with the idea of making my own denim strop.

Ned
When you return home it would be nice to see a pic of your homemade strop...and thanks for the help and info!

If you need something you may trade for it

Rule 4 John.

 

[sjblon]

I thought about purchasing some aftershave today but was scared straight when Rover floated over my house.

 

[tjsgarden]

If you need something you may trade for it; that's why you are a part of a community that can help you out.

Rule 4 John.

huh!
Thanks Guido.
That's good to know! I am still going to pursue the denim strop idea for a while.
I may or may not have enough Artist Club blades for the year. I really don't know yet how many shaves I can get per blade.

 

[Berwick12]

Character building day today. Nothing went right, I guess that is par for the course when it's -10° and then you add wind chill on top. At least tonight Im looking forward to a good shave! Edit, -13 f now.

 

[Trollky]

Still in and no temptations

I saw an advert for The Prisoner this evening so I thought what the hell, let's give it a go.

Working my way through episode 2 and even as a Brit with a penchant for old TV shows this is definitely a weird series!

 

[KQY61]

I just re-read the rules on page 1 of this thread and realized trades are not allowed in the yearly sabbatical...So I am going to stick with the idea of making my own denim strop.

Ned
When you return home it would be nice to see a pic of your homemade strop...and thanks for the help and info!

Hi,

You can trade - on the BST. And Stay In. It's not you can't trade while in the restraint. It's you can't trade within the thread of the restraint. You can point to a trade in the BST here. Hopefully someone in the restraint will pop over to the BST to help out.

Stan

 

[Jim99]

Prisoner #10 here, still in and no temptations.

 

[KQY61]

Prisoner #10 here, still in and no temptations.

Hi,

Jim! He's not dead!

A play of words left over from the last two years.

Stan

 

[LJBraaten]

You joke, but if you go to the fabric store now and get some denim, you can make a home made strop and learn how to use it. I wouldn’t be surprised if it helped if you use it after every shave! If buying craft supplies isn’t allowed then I would attempt an escape.

Or a piece from an old pair of blue jeans (dungarees for you on the East Coast). Better yet, an old leather belt, especially one with a rough side, and a smooth side. Start with a rough side, finish with the smooth. One of the nice things about a belt is, you can hook the buckle on something and stretch it out like a real strop.

 

[LJBraaten]

OK, now you guys did it!
Now I AM interested in stropping with a real strop!
Question: would a "real" leather strop work good for the Feather DX (The DX has more blade exposure than the SS model)

With that said, I would have to make a trade with someone in order to stay in restraint-which I intend to do.

See above. A belt is about a as good a strop as you can get.