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Ramblings of a MilkCrate

1370

Shave Count (DE: 259 SR: 170)

Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.

Shave-
Boker SR
Vulfixx badger
CFG Sherlock

Post Shave-
Warm water splash
CFG Sherlock AS

Kept most of the same gear today, but changed out the razor. The Vulfix behaved again today and didn’t shed. Went with my normal 30 second load and whipped up another nice lather.

50 laps on leather and it was time for business. Went with my normal shave of: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. I did walk away BBS for the win! But I did score a small nick to the left of my Adam’s Apple. No fluid loss, so it’s all good.

Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and a quick towel dry. A slap of the AS and everything was right as rain! Another nasty day outside so just bumming around. Hit the antique shop yesterday and there were a few more straights. Also a few Gems, but nothing really spoke to me. So I’ll just hold what I got. Life is good!
 
Shave Count (DE: 259 SR: 171)

Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.

Shave-
Boker SR
Omega Pro boar
Stirling Ben Franklin

Post Shave-
Warm water splash
Stirling Ben Franklin AS

Ok ... starting a full week of work and I'm not going to know how to act. I was really back and forth with what product set to use this week. It was down to PdP 63 and Ben Franklin. And as you can see, Ben Franklin got the call. I have not used this in some time, so it was due. But here's what really swung the vote. I chose it because of the trip to the antique store this past weekend. More on that later. Kept the razor, but changed out my brush. Went with a 30 second load time and whipped up a nice lather. The lather went on a bit thick, but I threw some water at it and it cranked right up. Nice, shiny and slick. 50 laps on leather and it was shave time. Went with my normal shave of: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. Luckily I didn't hit the snooze so I had time for the SR today and I was rewarded with a BBS for the win!

Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and towel dry. A shot of the AS and everything was right as rain! Or was it? I'm still kinda on the fence with this set. It's been awhile since I've used it and the soap is ok. But I'm really back and forth over the AS. I smell a strong note of cedar when first applied. It does eventually fade and the dry down scent is nice. I am just not a cedar fan. So we'll see where I land with this one. Oh ... back to the antique mall. The missus and I went there on Saturday. We both had different things of interest and eventually spit up. In hindsight, that could have ended badly with me finding her with a ton of crap. Anyway we met back up and she doesn't have anything. I asked her if she found anything she liked. She said there were several things that she would like to have, but we need to wait a bit. She asked if I had found anything and I had told her about the new razors that I found. I wasn't interested and I told her that. I then told her I was looking for a psycho and showed her a pic. I then told her what I thought it would cost and she said we might to wait a bit. Sooooooo ... I am out of the hunt for a bit. But I can't argue because she did lead by example. But on the bright side, I have plenty to keep me busy for awhile. And I can probably pick a little something up and now and again. As for other things, I'm just getting caught back up at work. Life is good!
 
SteveChuckFrank said:
Look at this way, now you have more time to find a better deal!
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That’s actually true. Past experience shows I’m kinda fickle anyway. I went kinda overboard on DE razors, then offloaded most of them. I’d really like to find one in the wild, just for the thrill. In the meantime, I’m not razor poor.
 
MilkCrate said:
That’s actually true. Past experience shows I’m kinda fickle anyway. I went kinda overboard on DE razors, then offloaded most of them. I’d really like to find one in the wild, just for the thrill. In the meantime, I’m not razor poor.
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Razors were never a weakness for me, but I've always admired the thought of having a psycho, not that I'd use it much, but just to have.
 
beginish said:
Razors were never a weakness for me, but I've always admired the thought of having a psycho, not that I'd use it much, but just to have.
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Exactly! They are great shavers.... but pretty much like any other tech. But super cool to have that piece of history.
 
Spider said:
Exactly! They are great shavers.... but pretty much like any other tech. But super cool to have that piece of history.
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I thought about that too and I could get a great shave out of all of the Techs. That was why I purged my others and kept the cool ones.

I didn’t realize I had multiple people helping me look for a psycho until I received several PMs. So I thought I would put it out there publicly that the hunt is on hold. No worries.
 
1509

Shave Count (DE: 259 SR: 172)

Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.

Shave-
Torrey SR
Omega Pro boar
Stirling Ben Franklin

Post Shave-
Warm water splash
Stirling Ben Franklin AS

This morning I kept most of my gear, but I did change up the razor for Torrey Tuesday. Still rocking the Ben Franklin so far, but I may switch it up tomorrow. I'm just not digging it this week. Went with a typical 30 second load time and whipped up another nice lather also. So far I haven't broken the lather with too much water and I have been going heavy at that. Loaded with a wet brush, dipped the brush in water at the start of every pass and it still holds up. Good stuff. I could dial my load time down on this one as well and still get a good lather.

50 laps on leather and it was time to rock and roll. Went with my standard shave of: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. The Torrey edge has mellowed out and it is nice. It has a lot of audio feedback, which is pretty cool too. I didn't rush too much while shaving today and walked away with a BBS for the win!

Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and quick towel dry. A shot of the AS and everything was right as rain! I didn't smell the Cedar too much today, so maybe I'm nose blind or just using it opens it up more. I'll go with the latter. Good shave this morning. But as I write this, I'm pretty sure I will be changing software sets for tomorrow's shave. Things are what they are at work, with no exciting news. Wrapping up some projects and knocking other tasks off my list, so nothing too exciting there. On the home front, not much new to report. The longer days are nice, but the up and down temps need to knock it off. Time to start working on more outdoor projects and fishing. I have a speaker box that I built for my wife's car that I am adjusting. I pulled it back out of the car to change the dimensions up a bit. And I think I'm going to revamp my shaving shelf just a bit. I have some spare bits of wood on my bench and I'll post some pics when I get that done. I think that's it for now. Hope everyone has a great day! Life is good!
 
1549

Shave Count (DE: 260 SR: 172)

Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.

Shave-
Gillette Goodwill
Asptra SP (2)
Vulfix badger
Mudder Focker

Post Shave-
Warm water splash
Mudder Focker AS

Happy Mudder Focker Wednesday! Yes friends and neighbors, I just wasn't digging the Ben Franklin and changed course mid-week. I was a bit pressed for time this morning due to work, so I grabbed the DE. I worked late last night from home, by remote connection back into the office network. Had some application updates to run, but couldn't complete them by 11:00pm. We are not a 24x7 shop, but still had users working and I couldn't complete my task. Anyway, got up this morning to try again as soon as I got up. Completed my task and only had time for a quick shave. So with DE at the ready, it was go time. I ended up changing all my gear today and the Vulfix didn't shed. So maybe I am done with that issue. Ran a wet lather with a 30 second load and it was nice ... very nice. I must have hit the sweet spot this morning, because it was slicker today than it has ever been. Great lather.

Went with my standard shave of: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. Every time I use a DE now I am simply amazed that I am getting no blade feel at all. Maybe that's due to vintage and/or the razor family. Maybe my lather skills have improved, who knows? It doesn't really matter. But what does matter is that I walked away with a BBS for the win!

Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and quick towel dry. A double shot of the AS and everything was right as rain! Last time I used this setup, I smelled a heavy powder scent but there was something heavier when you first apply the AS. Not sure what that is and at first, I thought the powder was overbearing. Not so today, I am digging it. Ah mid-week and what to do with myself? Still moving right along at work with tasks and projects. Also a few meetings thrown in just for the time suck factor. I also still need to start scheduling vacation days. Not much on the home front with me bringing work home, just the usual weekday stuff. Starting the day with a great shave and smelling good. And with that ... Life is good!
 
Tim with the mad shave skillz!

Glad you got your task done. They don’t allow you to announce certain maintenance times on you systems, to keep people off?
 
GearNoir said:
Tim with the mad shave skillz!

Glad you got your task done. They don’t allow you to announce certain maintenance times on you systems, to keep people off?
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Dude ... don’t jinx me with the mad skillz thing.

Usually we do schedule those outages. This was a new package to offer more functionality. 10 minute job in and out, so minimal user interference. Just trying to get ahead of schedule.
 
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