A little follow up photo. More recognizable now, but still not finished.
Ready to go into the tempering oven after the initial grinding.
Ready to go into the tempering oven after the initial grinding.
4 Month May-August Sabbatical (QUADSAB)
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Throughout the sabbatical and quadsab I feel as though my mindset is shifting away from wanting to try everything, to acquiring a select few great representatives/favorites of each style, DE, SE, and Straight Razors. The list is long for DE’s currently but it will get narrowed down to a few winners. Here is what I really want to acquire in each category:
DE: Timeless Ti 68 SB or SC
SE: Blackland Vector, maybe a Sabre at some point for the modern GEM
Straight razor: no idea as of yet, thinking a Ralf Aust 6/8 round point as a starting place. @RumpleBearskin and @Bjlefebvre y’all’s SOTD pics with the straights are fantastic!
I’m planning on the Vector as my one exception for the year, and then looking into the timeless and finally straight razors after that. My interest has really been piqued with the straights, I just realize that it wouldn’t be feasible, during sabbatical, as I would need to purchase a few things to support that shaving style.
Of course this current thinking is always subject to change lol. Hopefully I avoid falling down any more rabbit holes!
DE: Timeless Ti 68 SB or SC
SE: Blackland Vector, maybe a Sabre at some point for the modern GEM
Straight razor: no idea as of yet, thinking a Ralf Aust 6/8 round point as a starting place. @RumpleBearskin and @Bjlefebvre y’all’s SOTD pics with the straights are fantastic!
I’m planning on the Vector as my one exception for the year, and then looking into the timeless and finally straight razors after that. My interest has really been piqued with the straights, I just realize that it wouldn’t be feasible, during sabbatical, as I would need to purchase a few things to support that shaving style.
Of course this current thinking is always subject to change lol. Hopefully I avoid falling down any more rabbit holes!
Another Frederick Reynolds. This time a For Barbers' Use (FBU)
Heritage Collection Merit 99-5
Tabac all over
And this just in from Drew Dick, the acid etch is complete. But I can't figure out how to upload a video...
I really like that little razor
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That's it... The next time i will have an idea about buying yet another animal brush, i will say to myself "Remember the green Yaqi". Unbeliavable knot! I should have bought a backup! Gobs of lather in no time. Amazing face feel. For a moment i told myself "maybe i should just send 95% of my animal brushes to Burundi!".
Really, technically speaking, there is no more reason to buy animal brushes.
Really, technically speaking, there is no more reason to buy animal brushes.
Thanks. It's actually close to 6/8, though it doesn't look it in the photo.
I have only had 2 brushes my entire life. And they are both VDH boar brushes. The exact same brush LOL. One is my every day and one is in my travel kit. I been meaning to try a synthetic but just never have.
No it does not. I think I like the bigger razors, wider what ever, but I find myself shaving more often with the 4/8 razors I have. I think it is because they get under my jaw line better.
Still in.
Razor: RR GC 68-P
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Brush: RR400MB
Bowl: Timeless
Soap & A/S: B&M Reserve Waves
Have a great day y’all!
Razor: RR GC 68-P
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Brush: RR400MB
Bowl: Timeless
Soap & A/S: B&M Reserve Waves
Have a great day y’all!
The Reynolds FBU again today. Changed it up with a Murphy & McNeil sample of Kells. While M&M is never in my rotation, and I don't know that I'd ever buy it outright, I'm not sure why. I enjoy their scents very much and the soaps are very good performers. Too many great soaps, not enough space...
And ...
I got final pictures of my exception.
Very, very pleased. I simply cannot wait!
And ...
I got final pictures of my exception.
Very, very pleased. I simply cannot wait!
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Then, dear sir! You need a synthetic! Especially good for travelling and not only. Nearly immortal too! You are in USA right? You have so many options! Yaqi, PAA, Maggard, APShave Co(?). Grab one! Much better performance than boar and they dry very quickly. And virtunally no maintenance.
Congratulations. It looks very nice, although i am not much into straight razors. I like the black blade.
And, i decided to start a new month rotation a few days earlier. A very nice shave.
Early shave, late post as I'm off racing sailboats this weekend.
Universal Lama Intera / Doall
Mogno
CRV
Old Spice Classic
Universal Lama Intera / Doall
Mogno
CRV
Old Spice Classic
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My oldest and cheapest badger. It has a tendency to form a hole in the middle of the knot, because it tangles... Still, i use it to remind myself that it works as well as any other. In fact, it has 0 pricklyness. Once in a while it is good to go barefoot.
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Another excellent shave.
Also, since i now do a sort of hybrid bowl-face lathering, i decided to modify one of my trusty dogfood bowls. I tell you, this is the perfect bowl. The lather is impossible to fall out, because it is very deep. Unbreakable too. The downside? It's cheap metal, with time it corrodes and become more opaque at some spots, so not good for "SOTD". Who cares... 15cm wide in the upper part, 6cm deep.
So, my problem with the dogfood bowls from when i was bowl lathering was that they felt too slippery. So... I glued 4 (for the timebeing) small square magnets at the bottom of the bow. I had a bunch of them anyway unused, so the idea came to me. I had to glue them because the metal of the bowl has very little magnet attraction. Result most satisfying (2 magnets are visible). The magnets are 10x10mm and 4mm high:
Leaving aside the fact that i am in sabbatical, so i can't buy proper bowl anyway, i checked amazon and some stores. There is nothing better. Some expensive bowls are only 4cm deep (lather comes out) and are ceramic or wooden. I want unbreakable and without worrying about rotting wood. This works remarkably well. If all fails, i will go back to my plastic bowl.
Also, since i now do a sort of hybrid bowl-face lathering, i decided to modify one of my trusty dogfood bowls. I tell you, this is the perfect bowl. The lather is impossible to fall out, because it is very deep. Unbreakable too. The downside? It's cheap metal, with time it corrodes and become more opaque at some spots, so not good for "SOTD". Who cares... 15cm wide in the upper part, 6cm deep.
So, my problem with the dogfood bowls from when i was bowl lathering was that they felt too slippery. So... I glued 4 (for the timebeing) small square magnets at the bottom of the bow. I had a bunch of them anyway unused, so the idea came to me. I had to glue them because the metal of the bowl has very little magnet attraction. Result most satisfying (2 magnets are visible). The magnets are 10x10mm and 4mm high:
Leaving aside the fact that i am in sabbatical, so i can't buy proper bowl anyway, i checked amazon and some stores. There is nothing better. Some expensive bowls are only 4cm deep (lather comes out) and are ceramic or wooden. I want unbreakable and without worrying about rotting wood. This works remarkably well. If all fails, i will go back to my plastic bowl.
Still in. Just wanted to say using a dog bowl for shaving is some A-1 ingenuity. 
Hello Fellas,
Still in and still holding steady, got to visit with family over the Memorial Day holiday (first time in over a year) so been a little "off the grid" in terms of checking B&B. But back home now and in the routine. Will post a SOTD pic sometime this week or weekend.
Cheers to all,
Still in and still holding steady, got to visit with family over the Memorial Day holiday (first time in over a year) so been a little "off the grid" in terms of checking B&B. But back home now and in the routine. Will post a SOTD pic sometime this week or weekend.
Cheers to all,
Didn't feel like stropping today so went with the shavette again. Still sore from two days of sailing... Back to the traditional straights tomorrow.
And I completed the purchase of my Drew Dick custom straight 05/31. So there's my QUADSAB exception. I'm now in total spend avoidance mode for the duration. And with that planned purchase out of the way, I joined the June GRUME for additional leverage.
And I completed the purchase of my Drew Dick custom straight 05/31. So there's my QUADSAB exception. I'm now in total spend avoidance mode for the duration. And with that planned purchase out of the way, I joined the June GRUME for additional leverage.
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Still in. Just wanted to say using a dog bowl for shaving is some A-1 ingenuity.
Thank you, sir! I actually started with dogfood bowl! I am Burundian, i care about functionality, not looks. I also have plastic (cereal) bowls, proraso mug (virtually useless for lathering) and silicon bowl. This dogfood with the magnets glued, is the best. Also very fast to clean and unbreakable.
Congratulations again and may you enjoy many shaves with it, sir!
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