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• '57 C4 Gillette Tech (local antique store)
• Merkur 38C (online)
• Schick Krona black handle/TTO knob(online - B&B)
• '49/'50 Gillette Super Speed w/ red/clear plastic case (local antique store)
• '65 K1 Lady Gillette Star, Pink (online - B&B)
• '76 W4 Black Handle Gillette - birthyear/quarter (online)
• '60 F4 Gillette "FatBoy" adjustable (antique store)
• '49/'50 Gillette Super Speed no case (antique store)
• '68 N1 Gillette Knack
• '58 D3 Gillette TV Special Super Speed
• '73 T2 Gillette Black Handle Super Adjustable (Long)
• '58 D2 Gillette TV Special Super Speed
• '69 O2 Gillette Black Handle Super Adjustable

• '63 Lady Gillette Star, Light Blue (online) - SOLD
• '66 Black Handle Super Speed (Mobile Flea Market) - PIF'd
• Schick Krona black handle/silver TTO knob (antique store) - SOLD
• D2 1958 TV Special Super Speed (dad's birth year/qtr) - Gift
• Pre-'49 Super Speed (no notch) - PIF'd
• '65 Lady Gillette Star, Lt Blue - SOLD

• Hannah '57 C4 Gillette Tech
• Patricia Merkur 38C
• Jennifer Schick Krona black handle/TTO knob
• Karen '49/'50 Gillette Super Speed w/ case
• Christy '65 K1 Lady Gillette Star, Pink
• Jenny '76 W4 Black Handle Gillette
• Christina '60 F4 Gillette FatBoy
• Megan '49/'50 Gillette Super Speed
• Kimberly '68 N1 Gillette Knack
• Ashley '58 D3 Gillette TV Special Super Speed
• Sydney '58 D2 Gillette TV Special Super Speed
• Stacey '73 T2 Gillette Long Black Handle Super Adjustable
• Tracey '69 O2 Gillette Long Black Handle Super Adjustable

• Wal-Mart Personnas
• Wilkinson Swords (German)
• Lord (trial pack from generous B&B member)
• West Coast Extended Sampler Pack
  • Merkur
  • Dorco
  • Crystal
  • Red Pack Personna
  • Derby
  • Swedish Gillettes
  • UK Wilkinson Sword
  • Feather
• DG Israeli Personnas
• Schick DEs, found at gas station near Seminary, MS
• Astra Superior
• Dorco 301

• B&B Essential (YES!!!)
• Restored Ever Ready brush w/ Goldennib.com 20mm silvertip
• Tweezerman badger
• Burma-Shave boar
• Van Der Hagen boar

"Y'all know me. Know how I earn a livin'. I'll catch this bird for you, but it ain't gonna be easy. Bad fish. Not like going down to the pond and chasing bluegills and tommycocks. This shark, swallow you whole. No shakin', no tenderizin', down you go. And we gotta do it quick, that'll bring back your tourists, put all your businesses on a payin' basis. But it's not gonna be pleasant. I value my neck a lot more than three thousand bucks, chief. I'll find him for three, but I'll catch him, and kill him, for ten. But you've gotta make up your minds. If you want to stay alive, then ante up. If you want to play it cheap, be on welfare the whole winter. I don't want no volunteers, I don't want no mates, there's too many captains on this island. Ten thousand dollars for me by myself. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole damn thing."
-Quint

Indicate the approach to my habitual abode
I'm fatigued and I wish to seek repose
I'd intoxicating liquor sixty minutes ago
And it's gone straight to my cerebrum
Wherever I may perambulate
Upon land or ocean or effervescent liquid
You will always hear me reciting this refrain
Indicate the approach to my habitual abode

• Williams Mug Shave Soap
• Van Der Hagen Deluxe
• Van Der Hagen Glycerin
• Uncle Albert's Amazing Solid Cream Shaving Cake
  • Cap'n's Galley (orange clove - almost a bay rum scent)
  • Atreides (Sandalwood Vanilla)
• Proraso (green tube)
• CO Bigelow/Proraso (Bath & Body Works)
• Ogallala Bay Rum sample pack
• C&E Sienna soap
• C&E Sandalwood soap
• C&E Sweet Almond cream
• C&E Nomad cream
• Lider Classic - Active scent

This is to serve as my memory of each blade in my sampler pack, and how it performs in various razors.<br/>
Current favorite is:<br/>
;Feathers
Dorco:

• - 38C = fine shave, probably comp. to Wal Mart Personna (about 3 shaves)
• - SS = a little less aggressive/smoother, very acceptable (1 shave, then put blade in Tech)
• - Tech = actually took from SS for second shave, similar results as with SS, a little smoother (2 more shaves)
• - Krona = wow...my best results yet with Krona (and best results with Dorco) (2 shaves)
• - Lady = as expected similar to SS, but with longer handle I had more control

Crystal:

• - 38C =
  • 1^st use: nice, a little agressive
  • 2^nd use: Smooooooooth!
  • 3^rd : as expected, nice and smooth
• - Tech = (4 shaves)
  • Very Nice - 2^nd shave verrry smooth
  • 3^rd shave, 3 words: Bee Bee Ess!
• - SS =
  • 1^st - sim. results as Tech...used samples from California North, so a little out of ordinary, but still good results
  • 2^nd - expected results, nice and smooth, no irritation
• - Krona =
  • 1^st use: very nice, much better in lighter razors than heavier ones

Red Pack (Israeli) Personna:

• - 38C = Holy Crap!! Where have you been all my life!!! BeeBeeEss without even trying! and was in a hurry!
  • - 2^nd, 3^rd & 4^th shaves, as good as first. Most impressive, indeed
  • - got six, yes 6, shaves from this blade! most I've gotten before has been 4 with Wilkinson Sword from local grocery store, and it was rough going
• - Krona
  • - very nice, this is looking more and more like my go-to blade
  • - made 5 shaves with it, might go more, but have been alternating with 38C/Swedes the past 2 weeks, hard to tell if drop in performance is due to normal blade use or too long between uses, IE oxidation, micro-rust, etc

Derby:

• - 38C = 1^st & 2^nd shaves = great; had high bar to achieve after RPP, but came through nicely
  • Made it to 5 shaves with this blade, potent performer indeed
• - Fatboy = chose to use Derby for the maiden voyage
  • very good results, especially considering it was a rush, 2-*** shave; used "3" for first WTG pass, used "1" for second XTG pass & touch-ups

Swedish Gillettes:

• - 38C = fairly aggressive 1^st shave, but smooth; 2^nd & 3^rd shaves just as first, blade is consistent, I'll give it that!
  • up to 5,^th shave, exact same as 1^st, less aggressive, probably result of my adjusting of technique to cope, but same smooth shave as the rest, no real noticeable drop in quality, not sure it's worth the cost, but solid, reliable and consistent

UK Wilkinson Swords:

• - 38C = very nice, a bit sharper and smoother than the local Wilks I can get (German, I think). Took down 3 days of growth no problem, 2 WTG passes, then 2 XTG passes (N-S, then S-N). Right up there with RPP and Derby

Feather:
"Mr. Feather, your legend precedes ya..."

W O W . What a blade. I never imagined that performance to match the hype (esp. since Derby let me down in that regard), but what a shave. Decided to go with a light, gentle razor based on its legendary status, sooo...

• - Krona = oh, so super....if RPP is my Obiwan Kenobi (ep. III), then this is the Luke Skywalker ep. VI...smooth, 1^st shave, 2 passes, super smooth, didn't need to shave again for 2 days! 2^nd shave, every single bit as good as first. The blade only kept this performance for 4 shaves, though. On a related note, have not achieved the same number of shaves with RPP as my first blade, it's still my favorite price/performance blade, but subsequent blades have only gotten 3-5 shaves on average.

If price were no issue, this combo of Krona/Feather would not need to be changed, but....I have several more razors to try it in!!!

• - '76 SS = maiden voyage for my birthyear razor, veeery nice. Got spoiled to the longer handled Krona, but my Tech technique soon came back. Feathers are awesome blades; 4 shaves with no drop in quality at all, 5th was a little rougher than new Feather, but still smoother than most other blades. Meesa like!

Lord: (not in Sampler Pack)

• - Tech
  • Decent shave, probably comparable to Dorco or WM Personna
  • 3^rd use pretty rough for me, probably won't get but 2 shaves, but those 2 shaves are acceptable, probably not going to try these in my heavy razors

• <strike>B & B Essential Brush</strike>

In my world, everyone's a pony, and they all eat rainbows and poop butterflies

"You can either complain that rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice that thorn bushes have roses."

What good is having someone who can walk on water if you don't follow in his footsteps?

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• mas·ti·ca·ble, adj

1. capable of being masticated

• mas·ti·cate, verb

1. to chew

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