SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Good stuff Tim. Can't wait to see how they all turn out for you once you're done cleaning them up.
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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
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Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Yours look better than these although the Super Speed looks decent for $10
Oh my.
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
You should grab the Swiss Army Knife and do a shave video with it! 
Shave Count (DE: 289 SR: 227)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Dovo SR
Vulfix badger
WSP Gaelic Tweed Soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Warm water splash
WSP Gaelic Tweed AS
The process-
Changed a couple of bits today. But looking back, I see I have been changing things all week. Decided to end the week with a different scent and reached for the Gaelic Tweed. Man I really dig this scent. I was loading soap too heavy earlier in the week, so I dropped my load time down to 20 seconds. Cranked out some awesome lather ... man oh man.
Packed up the Old #2 to send it on it's way last night. So today I hit the Dovo with 50 laps on the TM plain vanilla. The plain vanilla is not as fast and has a bit heavier draw. It leans more towards light-medium. There was a touch of graininess to it also, but I also heard that mentioned about the Old #2. I am speculating that it is just the wax put on the strop when processed and will not be a long term issue. Good stop though, I'm liking it so far. Went with a three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG. I have no drama to report. Zip ... zero ... nada. That was a great shave and I am BBS for the win! Oh yeah!
Quick wrap up with a post shave lather, a splash of water and a towel dry. A glug of the AS and everything was right as rain. Outstanding! Happy Friday indeed!
Home front-
I have done a light first pass on two of the new razors, just using Mothers. These are the ones with the lighter scales. They will both need more work, but I think they might be ok. I haven't touched the rougher razors yet, but they may not be salvageable. They have old and active rust, which is not good. I might have to get the bench grinder on them. Will try to work on them this weekend, but may be working on my truck as well. Aside from that, just mowing planned for the weekend and probably bringing some work home. Life is good!
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Dovo SR
Vulfix badger
WSP Gaelic Tweed Soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Warm water splash
WSP Gaelic Tweed AS
The process-
Changed a couple of bits today. But looking back, I see I have been changing things all week. Decided to end the week with a different scent and reached for the Gaelic Tweed. Man I really dig this scent. I was loading soap too heavy earlier in the week, so I dropped my load time down to 20 seconds. Cranked out some awesome lather ... man oh man.
Packed up the Old #2 to send it on it's way last night. So today I hit the Dovo with 50 laps on the TM plain vanilla. The plain vanilla is not as fast and has a bit heavier draw. It leans more towards light-medium. There was a touch of graininess to it also, but I also heard that mentioned about the Old #2. I am speculating that it is just the wax put on the strop when processed and will not be a long term issue. Good stop though, I'm liking it so far. Went with a three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG. I have no drama to report. Zip ... zero ... nada. That was a great shave and I am BBS for the win! Oh yeah!
Quick wrap up with a post shave lather, a splash of water and a towel dry. A glug of the AS and everything was right as rain. Outstanding! Happy Friday indeed!
Home front-
I have done a light first pass on two of the new razors, just using Mothers. These are the ones with the lighter scales. They will both need more work, but I think they might be ok. I haven't touched the rougher razors yet, but they may not be salvageable. They have old and active rust, which is not good. I might have to get the bench grinder on them. Will try to work on them this weekend, but may be working on my truck as well. Aside from that, just mowing planned for the weekend and probably bringing some work home. Life is good!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice shave Tim and glad at least 2 are workable. Looking good
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If KJ can use a stropper, I don't see why this shouldn't happen.You should grab the Swiss Army Knife and do a shave video with it!
The all-purpose sawz-all model.
Thanks Dave!
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
I think those straights will come out just fine. Nothing a little elbow grease can't fix.
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Here’s some pics of the brushes I was telling you about.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
How'd you become "TSC Yoda" ?
if that's the case i think it's a minor miracle that you made it that far without having one bestowed upon you.
