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Awesome video! Thanks for sharing
Monday 4/16/2018
Straight Shave #816
WD 24mm Silvertip Badger
Fine Italian Citrus
Hornet
Fine Italian Citrus AS
What a Fine shave. Because I was camping and working all weekend i ended up with a 3 day beard needing to be shaved this morning. The extended growth allowed me to confirm the direction my beard grows and made for a satisfying shave. The Hornet was my first truly shave ready razor and the cause of many a flesh wound during my learning curve. The toe is square with a barber notch and it is honed all the way to the end, getting this one wrong often meant plunging that square point into my cheek. I wasn't planning to retouch the edge but when i stropped it last week the tow was leaving marks on my strop so I touched it up and set it aside. I am super happy i chose to do that touch up because the result was fantastic.
The shave was quite nice. This was the first time for me using the Italian Citrus soap, i found the scent a little strange but the lather was wonderful as always. Although the two scents are nothing alike, i couldn't help but think Tabac when i sniffed the air this morning. The shave itself was a simple and efficient 3 pass event yielding the BBS we all want. I am getting more and more of these 3 pass/no touch up BBS shaves these days.
Straight Shave #816
WD 24mm Silvertip Badger
Fine Italian Citrus
Hornet
Fine Italian Citrus AS
What a Fine shave. Because I was camping and working all weekend i ended up with a 3 day beard needing to be shaved this morning. The extended growth allowed me to confirm the direction my beard grows and made for a satisfying shave. The Hornet was my first truly shave ready razor and the cause of many a flesh wound during my learning curve. The toe is square with a barber notch and it is honed all the way to the end, getting this one wrong often meant plunging that square point into my cheek. I wasn't planning to retouch the edge but when i stropped it last week the tow was leaving marks on my strop so I touched it up and set it aside. I am super happy i chose to do that touch up because the result was fantastic.
The shave was quite nice. This was the first time for me using the Italian Citrus soap, i found the scent a little strange but the lather was wonderful as always. Although the two scents are nothing alike, i couldn't help but think Tabac when i sniffed the air this morning. The shave itself was a simple and efficient 3 pass event yielding the BBS we all want. I am getting more and more of these 3 pass/no touch up BBS shaves these days.
Catching up, nice read and vid
Tuesday 4/17/18
Straight Shave #817
The soap/cream for today is one i made last night. I was testing a couple theories with the intent to create a cream style soap (not a croap). While the physical characteristics of the cream aren't to my liking i find the performance very good. I am basically on Beta 4 now because the formula changes and method of production have changed enough to warrant a new beta number. Once i nail down the cream consistency I will make some mods to the recipe and process to produce a croap or firmer puck. For quite a long time i have let my preference for and desire to create a firm, puck like, soap limit the potential for a better soap. I now believe if I am willing to accept a softer soap the quality of the experience can be improved.
From a performance standpoint the cream hit high marks in most areas. Easy to load, just dip and go. Easy to lather and ability to take on a large amount of water. Slickness that was just better than average and residual slickness that is well above average. Post shave feel is nice, but to be fair I rarely complain about the post shave feel of most any soap. Good stuff ...but i failed completely at scenting this small sample, my wife can smell the scent but i can not.
Straight Shave #817
- Stirling Boar
- CBL Beta 4 cream trial
- C.W. Dalgren Frameback
- Brut Faberge AS & Cologne splash
The soap/cream for today is one i made last night. I was testing a couple theories with the intent to create a cream style soap (not a croap). While the physical characteristics of the cream aren't to my liking i find the performance very good. I am basically on Beta 4 now because the formula changes and method of production have changed enough to warrant a new beta number. Once i nail down the cream consistency I will make some mods to the recipe and process to produce a croap or firmer puck. For quite a long time i have let my preference for and desire to create a firm, puck like, soap limit the potential for a better soap. I now believe if I am willing to accept a softer soap the quality of the experience can be improved.
From a performance standpoint the cream hit high marks in most areas. Easy to load, just dip and go. Easy to lather and ability to take on a large amount of water. Slickness that was just better than average and residual slickness that is well above average. Post shave feel is nice, but to be fair I rarely complain about the post shave feel of most any soap. Good stuff ...but i failed completely at scenting this small sample, my wife can smell the scent but i can not.
Quijote said:
Very nice description! I am excited to read about your results with a better performer than what I already have!
