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Dave in KY
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Good read Chris. Not been into straights in awhile but may get tempted if a nice shave ready one tugs at me. No pun intended .........well maybe !
I have a lot of plain old user grade jobs, I am sure we can find something that fits everyone's taste and budget. My wife never said how much i should charge for my precious razors, I think she expects me to sell the expensive ones to pay for our 25th anniversary at the end of the year. ...not gonna happen.
I was able to get 15 or 16 done over the past couple days. I set up my garage workshop with a few good stones and wait until everyone’s gone to bed then I stay out there until 1 or 2 am. I have my iPad playing videos or movies so time goes pretty quickly. I’ve have 5 or 6 that needed more than a touch up, they had chips or wonky bevels I had just lived. Now they are solid. Of the 15 or so I have done I might be able to part with 5 (but that will be tough), they are uglyducklings but I have some good memories with them.
Eventually I will get through the ones I use in rotation and get to work on the ones I have broken apart for cleaning or restoration. Some of those I should just sell off now but there are some winners in there.
So many projects, so little time. I have a smoker project in the garage for over three years now that I have not yet welded together. The best time to work on it is in the fall or the spring as it is not too hot for the welding PPE, but not too cold either. But I have to make firewood this fall. We will see what spring brings.
Monday 9/17/2018
Straight shave #847
Another check in and summary...
Today I shaved with the Feather SS loaded with a fresh Pro-guard. My last video shave was with a Pro-guard that had seen its last shave and was quite violent, this one was much better. The lather was my own Cigar Shop Cowboy lathered with one of my newer creations, a 30mm 2 band badger in CBL custom handle. 30mm set in a 15mm hole 32.5mm wide makes for a HUGE bloomed knot. I can lather this beast up and have enough lather for a herd of jackalopes. The shave was pleasant enough, 3 passes with a few little touch-ups to get a wonderful BBS. Seems that when the camera isn't rolling I get great shaves, turn it on and something is off.
I've not made any more progress on the honing front but my gear is still out so I can sneak away in the middle of the night and hone while others sleep. Honing can be quite relaxing OR it can be a bear, I like the relaxing ones.
To summarize my last 10 shaves or so...They all happened, some where excellent at least one was less than excelent. My beard keeps growing back so I guess I am destined to shave again.
Straight shave #847
Another check in and summary...
Today I shaved with the Feather SS loaded with a fresh Pro-guard. My last video shave was with a Pro-guard that had seen its last shave and was quite violent, this one was much better. The lather was my own Cigar Shop Cowboy lathered with one of my newer creations, a 30mm 2 band badger in CBL custom handle. 30mm set in a 15mm hole 32.5mm wide makes for a HUGE bloomed knot. I can lather this beast up and have enough lather for a herd of jackalopes. The shave was pleasant enough, 3 passes with a few little touch-ups to get a wonderful BBS. Seems that when the camera isn't rolling I get great shaves, turn it on and something is off.
I've not made any more progress on the honing front but my gear is still out so I can sneak away in the middle of the night and hone while others sleep. Honing can be quite relaxing OR it can be a bear, I like the relaxing ones.
To summarize my last 10 shaves or so...They all happened, some where excellent at least one was less than excelent. My beard keeps growing back so I guess I am destined to shave again.
Say What?? And no pic?
Something new you're working on for the CBL Soap store?
Chris is camera shy!
I do plan to make some of my other creations available in the soap store, in fact I have one brush that will end up there (and possibly a couple more. I am capable by no means am I a master brush maker, I defer to Eric (@Smattayu) when it comes to making brushes.
My son is working on some 3-d printed lather bowls and soap bowls for the website but I can't say much about how they might look. I've asked him to 3-d print some old spice lids for my cup(s) but he hasn't created the template yet.
My son is working on some 3-d printed lather bowls and soap bowls for the website but I can't say much about how they might look. I've asked him to 3-d print some old spice lids for my cup(s) but he hasn't created the template yet.
Say What?? And no pic?
Something new you're working on for the CBL Soap store?
Well....that's good???
Or at least good news for the Hairless Jackalope Appreciation Society
i remember you mentioned that but didn’t remember the name of the guy.
