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20220521
Razor: Blackland Sabre L1 (3)
Blade: Personna GEM Coated (3)
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic Shaving Brush - 26mm
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Executive Man
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Coconut

No nicks; No irritation; Very close; Very smooth; Pleasant DFS+ result

The Sabre is a very nice Blackland creation. Thank you Shane.

Shave summary 5/11/2022

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20220522
Razor: Blackland Sabre L1 (4)
Blade: Personna GEM Coated (4)
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic Shaving Brush - 26mm
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Executive Man
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Coconut

No nicks; No irritation; Very close; Very smooth; Pleasant DFS+ result

The Sabre is a very nice Blackland creation.

Shave summary 5/11/2022

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Shave log summary 20220522

Since this log is getting hard to edit, I will resume with the RazoRock SS Hawk V3 standard plate.
Razor: RazoRock SS Hawk V3 standard plate (16)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG (16) 16 shaves on 2 blades

No irritation, no nicks, very close and very smooth shaves.

5 DFS, 10 DFS+, 1 BBS

This combo consistently produces mostly DFS to DFS+ shaves without issue. All are pleasant shaves. Very good shave tool.

Rex Envoy
Gillette Platinum
4 shaves on one blade
1 nick in 4 shaves
No irritation
2 very close and very smooth shaves
2 smooth and close shaves
1 DFS++, 2 DFS+ and 1 DFS Shave 2-1/2 passes.

Blackland Vector
KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG
8 shaves on one blade.
No nicks, no irritation, very close and very smooth shaves. 1 BBS, 1 DFS++ and 6 DFS+ shaves.
Awesome results.

RazoRock Hawk V3 Standard Bamboo Handle
KAI Captain Titan Mild Pink
8 shaves on this blade
3 nicks; No irritation; 5 very close; 3 close; 5 very smooth; 3 smooth; 1 DFS++; 4 DFS+; 3 DFS; this blade gets very close and then I create nicks. Either my technique or blade has to change.

Blackland Vector
KAI Captain Titan Mild Pink
8 shaves
7 nicks;
No irritation;
6 very, very close; 2 very close;
2 very, very smooth; 6 very smooth;
2 BBS; 6 DFS+;
I’m getting too close with this combo; Either my technique has to change or the blade has to change.

RazoRock Hawk V3 Standard Bamboo Handle
Schick Proline P-30
8 shaves; 1 nick; No irritation; very close; very smooth; Pleasant DFS+
The 1 nick is attributed to user in attention.
A nice combo that meets my goals.

Blackland Vector
KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG
8 shaves; No nicks; No irritation; 8 very close; 8 very smooth; 8 pleasant; 2 BBS; 1 DFS++; 5 DFS+
At this point 2 Protouch MG blades have been used in 16 shaves with excellent results.

Blackland Vector
KAI Captain Titan Mild Pink
1 blade 8 shaves
3 shaves with nicks; 5 shaves with 0 nicks
8 shaves without irritation.
3 shaves Very close and very smooth
5 shaves close and smooth
1 shave DFS++; 7 shaves DFS+

I will be coming back to this combo to see if I can improve my technique making these shaves nick free, very close, very smooth and DFS+.

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Blackland Sabre L1
Personna GEM Coated

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20220523
Razor: Blackland Sabre L1 (5)
Blade: Personna GEM Coated (5)
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic Shaving Brush - 26mm
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Executive Man
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Coconut

No nicks; No irritation; Very close; Very smooth; Pleasant DFS+ result

The Sabre is a very nice Blackland creation.

Shave Log Summary 05/22/22

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20220524
Razor: Blackland Sabre L1 (6)
Blade: Personna GEM Coated (6)
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic Shaving Brush - 26mm
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Executive Man
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Coconut

No nicks; No irritation; close; smooth; Pleasant DFS result.

The Sabre is a very nice Blackland creation.

Shave Log Summary 05/22/22

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20220525
Razor: Blackland Sabre L1 (7)
Blade: Personna GEM Coated (7)
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic Shaving Brush - 26mm
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Executive Man
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Coconut

No nicks; No irritation; close; smooth; Pleasant DFS result.

The Sabre is a very nice Blackland creation.

Shave Log Summary 05/22/22

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20220526
Razor: Blackland Sabre L1 (8)
Blade: Personna GEM Coated (8)
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic Shaving Brush - 26mm
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Executive Man
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Coconut

No nicks; No irritation; close; smooth; Pleasant DFS+ result.

The Executive Man was 3017’ed. I used Stirling Sheep to sheep up the lather.😉

The Sabre is a very nice Blackland creation.

Shave Log Summary 05/22/22

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20220527
Razor: Muhle R89
Blade: Gillette Platinum (2)
Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic Shaving Brush - 26mm
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Sheep
Aftershave: Cold Water Rinse; Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Coconut

1 nick; no irritation, very smooth and very close. Resulting shave was a pleasant DFS+.

Sheep is good!!!

Shave Log Summary 05/22/22

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Shave log summary 20220528

Since this log is getting hard to edit, I will resume with the RazoRock SS Hawk V3 standard plate.
Razor: RazoRock SS Hawk V3 standard plate (16)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG (16) 16 shaves on 2 blades

No irritation, no nicks, very close and very smooth shaves.

5 DFS, 10 DFS+, 1 BBS

This combo consistently produces mostly DFS to DFS+ shaves without issue. All are pleasant shaves. Very good shave tool.

Rex Envoy
Gillette Platinum
4 shaves on one blade
1 nick in 4 shaves
No irritation
2 very close and very smooth shaves
2 smooth and close shaves
1 DFS++, 2 DFS+ and 1 DFS Shave 2-1/2 passes.

Blackland Vector
KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG
8 shaves on one blade.
No nicks, no irritation, very close and very smooth shaves. 1 BBS, 1 DFS++ and 6 DFS+ shaves.
Awesome results.

RazoRock Hawk V3 Standard Bamboo Handle
KAI Captain Titan Mild Pink
8 shaves on this blade
3 nicks; No irritation; 5 very close; 3 close; 5 very smooth; 3 smooth; 1 DFS++; 4 DFS+; 3 DFS; this blade gets very close and then I create nicks. Either my technique or blade has to change.

Blackland Vector
KAI Captain Titan Mild Pink
8 shaves
7 nicks;
No irritation;
6 very, very close; 2 very close;
2 very, very smooth; 6 very smooth;
2 BBS; 6 DFS+;
I’m getting too close with this combo; Either my technique has to change or the blade has to change.

RazoRock Hawk V3 Standard Bamboo Handle
Schick Proline P-30
8 shaves; 1 nick; No irritation; very close; very smooth; Pleasant DFS+
The 1 nick is attributed to user in attention.
A nice combo that meets my goals.

Blackland Vector
KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG
8 shaves; No nicks; No irritation; 8 very close; 8 very smooth; 8 pleasant; 2 BBS; 1 DFS++; 5 DFS+
At this point 2 Protouch MG blades have been used in 16 shaves with excellent results.

Blackland Vector
KAI Captain Titan Mild Pink
1 blade 8 shaves
3 shaves with nicks; 5 shaves with 0 nicks
8 shaves without irritation.
3 shaves Very close and very smooth
5 shaves close and smooth
1 shave DFS++; 7 shaves DFS+

I will be coming back to this combo to see if I can improve my technique making these shaves nick free, very close, very smooth and DFS+.

Blackland Sabre L1
Personna GEM Coated
8 shaves in one blade
No nicks; No irritation; 5 Very Close; 3 Close; 5 Very Smooth; 3 Smooth; 6 DFS+; 2 DFS; 8 Pleasant shaves

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Blackland Vector
KAI Captain Titan Mild Pink

Cheers!!!
 
20220529
Razor: Blackland Vector (34)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Pink (2)
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Sheep
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Coconut;

1 nick; No irritation; Very close and Very smooth. A pleasant DFS++ shave.

Alum report was low to medium.

The Blackland Vector is an efficient and effective creation!!!

Shave log summary 20220528

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20220530
Razor: Blackland Vector (35)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Pink (3)
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Sheep
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Coconut;

No nicks; No irritation; Very close and Very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave.

Since the Blackland Vector is an efficient and effective creation, I went with a steeper angle and eliminated a pass.

Shave log summary 20220528

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20220530
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Blade: Lord Platinum Class (1)
Preshave: Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser
Brush: RazoRock Monster Synthetic Shaving Brush - 26mm
Lather: Barbasol Original
Aftershave: Cold Water Rinse

No nicks; No irritation; Close and Very Smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave.

Shave log summary 20220528

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20220531
Razor: Blackland Vector (36)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Pink (4)
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Sheep
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Coconut;

No nicks; No irritation; Close and Very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave. Steep angle shave. 3 passes plus touchups.

Shave log summary 20220528

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20220601
Razor: Blackland Vector (37)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Pink (5)
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Sheep
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Coconut;

No nicks; No irritation; Close and Very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave. Steep angle shave. 3 passes plus touchups.

Shave log summary 20220528

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20220602
Razor: Blackland Vector (38)
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Pink (6)
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower; Proraso Green Preshave
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Sheep
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Coconut;

No nicks; No irritation; Close and Very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave. Steep angle shave. 3 passes plus touchups. The Proraso Green Preshave has that nice menthol kick.😀

Shave log summary 20220528

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