Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
You'd be surprised how smooth it was Don. Honestly thought I'd be bailing mid first pass but surprised me.1.18 Gap?!!!I'm glad you can pull that off...because I ain't gonna lie...that gap scares me!
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Bourbon Country Shave Journal - Dave in KY
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Dave in KY
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Thanks Chris and that's right I'm confident because I'm the MANGood report! Man...this guy didn’t even ask for photo help today. Must be feeling confident!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Says the guy with an axe
Thanks Eric
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Friday November 22, 2019
Shave # 328 ( 381 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: START (SB .90 Gap) Razor by Homelikeshaving.ru
Blade: Wizamet (2)
Brush: Wolf Whisker Black Wolf Knot
Soap: @CBLSoap.com Iron Throne
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Florida Water
Fragrance: Spices Boom
Had another smooth shave with the START Razor SB .90 Gap this time. No issues but the sweet spot for efficiency seems to be hard for me to find. I get a nice smooth shave and a DFS result but stray spots seem to be ducking under the blade keeping me from getting my BBS all over. Video uploading and will post it below and VLOG section. Cadre Friday for me as it's pouring the rain. May try to do some work on the Master Bathroom if I can get motivated. Have a GREAT day Cadre !!!
Shave # 328 ( 381 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: START (SB .90 Gap) Razor by Homelikeshaving.ru
Blade: Wizamet (2)
Brush: Wolf Whisker Black Wolf Knot
Soap: @CBLSoap.com Iron Throne
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Florida Water
Fragrance: Spices Boom
Had another smooth shave with the START Razor SB .90 Gap this time. No issues but the sweet spot for efficiency seems to be hard for me to find. I get a nice smooth shave and a DFS result but stray spots seem to be ducking under the blade keeping me from getting my BBS all over. Video uploading and will post it below and VLOG section. Cadre Friday for me as it's pouring the rain. May try to do some work on the Master Bathroom if I can get motivated. Have a GREAT day Cadre !!!
It's a FREE DAY!!! Use it wisely young man! Great shave Dave!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Thanks Don but using it wisely would require having wisdom.............................can I just have some stupid fun instead ?
I think that is using it wisely!can I just have some stupid fun instead ?
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
You usually take Cadre Weeks don't you ?
Well, I do have one of those in December
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Saturday November 23, 2019
Shave # 329 ( 382 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: START (.90 Gap Open Comb) Razor by Homelikeshaving.ru
Blade: Wizamet (3)
Brush: Paladin 26m Vesuvius Chief
Soap: @CBLSoap.com Russian Tea
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Nivea 2 into 1 Splash
Fragrance: Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Well another Russian razor shave and we may have a winner. The .90 Open Comb plate got me smooth and trouble free. We'll see later how fast stubble reappears but I may need.....................want one of these if they get more of the polished in stock. Video uploading as I type and will post below and in VLOG section as it has more detail of the shave and a shout out to @Spider Have an AWESOME day Cadre !!!
Shave # 329 ( 382 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: START (.90 Gap Open Comb) Razor by Homelikeshaving.ru
Blade: Wizamet (3)
Brush: Paladin 26m Vesuvius Chief
Soap: @CBLSoap.com Russian Tea
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Nivea 2 into 1 Splash
Fragrance: Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Well another Russian razor shave and we may have a winner. The .90 Open Comb plate got me smooth and trouble free. We'll see later how fast stubble reappears but I may need.....................want one of these if they get more of the polished in stock. Video uploading as I type and will post below and in VLOG section as it has more detail of the shave and a shout out to @Spider Have an AWESOME day Cadre !!!
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Russian razor...Russian Tea...next thing you know and Dave will be taking videos of himself eating Borscht!
So it seems that Dave is enthralled with almost every new razor he come in contact with. Karve, General, Rockwell, Vector, and now the START!
But hey...if it's a good razor...it's a good razor!
So it seems that Dave is enthralled with almost every new razor he come in contact with. Karve, General, Rockwell, Vector, and now the START!
But hey...if it's a good razor...it's a good razor!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Sunday November 24, 2019
Shave # 330 ( 383 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: START (.90 Gap Open Comb) Razor by Homelikeshaving.ru
Blade: Wizamet (4)
Brush: Tech Hive 26mm Tuxedo
Soap: Dragonsbeard by Oleo/Ethos
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Clubman Whiskey Woods
Fragrance: Penhaligon's Sartorial
So 3 products I was checking out today. 4th and final shave with the START razor before packing and sending to the next in that pass around. It's an amazing value for the money. I really only enjoyed/benefited from the .90 OC and 1.18 SB heads and efficiency had a narrow sweet spot to work well. Nice smooooooooth shaves but I probably won't get one as they are sold out of the polished versions and no word on restocking. Next was the soap sample of Dragonsbeard, an awesome scent and soap base. GREAT residual slickness and YES, I nabbed the only one on the bay of this unavailable soap before posting it here...................sorry..................not sorry. Great stuff !! Now to the brush available from TSC's The Shaving Cadres newest Artisan/Retailer @Techichi I didn't say a lot about the brush and so will do another video using it. It just did it's job and so I didn't give thought to it while shaving. A nice Beehive shape and size. A little (lot) bigger than other beehives like my Paladin but felt real nice in the hand, The Tuxedo knot is sooooooo soft but nice amount of backbone verses flop for me. It really reminds me of the RR BC Plissoft Silvertip. A dead ringer for it feel wise but maybe a bit larger knot. Nice size at 26mm.
That's about it. Couple pics and a video below. Mailing the Razor to next user Monday. Have a STELLAR day Cadre !!
Shave # 330 ( 383 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: START (.90 Gap Open Comb) Razor by Homelikeshaving.ru
Blade: Wizamet (4)
Brush: Tech Hive 26mm Tuxedo
Soap: Dragonsbeard by Oleo/Ethos
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Clubman Whiskey Woods
Fragrance: Penhaligon's Sartorial
So 3 products I was checking out today. 4th and final shave with the START razor before packing and sending to the next in that pass around. It's an amazing value for the money. I really only enjoyed/benefited from the .90 OC and 1.18 SB heads and efficiency had a narrow sweet spot to work well. Nice smooooooooth shaves but I probably won't get one as they are sold out of the polished versions and no word on restocking. Next was the soap sample of Dragonsbeard, an awesome scent and soap base. GREAT residual slickness and YES, I nabbed the only one on the bay of this unavailable soap before posting it here...................sorry..................not sorry. Great stuff !! Now to the brush available from TSC's The Shaving Cadres newest Artisan/Retailer @Techichi I didn't say a lot about the brush and so will do another video using it. It just did it's job and so I didn't give thought to it while shaving. A nice Beehive shape and size. A little (lot) bigger than other beehives like my Paladin but felt real nice in the hand, The Tuxedo knot is sooooooo soft but nice amount of backbone verses flop for me. It really reminds me of the RR BC Plissoft Silvertip. A dead ringer for it feel wise but maybe a bit larger knot. Nice size at 26mm.
That's about it. Couple pics and a video below. Mailing the Razor to next user Monday. Have a STELLAR day Cadre !!
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