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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
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MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Shave Count (DE: 261 SR: 177)
Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.
Shave-
J Allen & Sons SR
Vulfix badger
WSP Gaelic Tweed soap
Post Shave-
Warm water splash
WSP Gaelic Tweed AS
Looking to repeat yesterday I will be running the same gear all week. Dropped the 30 second load time down just a bit to 20 and still whipped up and very nice lather.
50 laps on the leather and it was dhavr time. Went with my standard shave of: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. Well ... there was this one little thing. No fluid loss, but a really nice one inch nick on the throat. Knew it when it happened. In spite of that, great shave and I am BBS!
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and quick towel dry. A double shot of the AS and everything was right as rain! Except for the sting! Yup it lit that nick up. Thankfully I had a bit more shaving time today. I am at a training class, but it’s in town. That’s about it for now. Did I mention that I smell great? Life is good!
Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.
Shave-
J Allen & Sons SR
Vulfix badger
WSP Gaelic Tweed soap
Post Shave-
Warm water splash
WSP Gaelic Tweed AS
Looking to repeat yesterday I will be running the same gear all week. Dropped the 30 second load time down just a bit to 20 and still whipped up and very nice lather.
50 laps on the leather and it was dhavr time. Went with my standard shave of: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. Well ... there was this one little thing. No fluid loss, but a really nice one inch nick on the throat. Knew it when it happened. In spite of that, great shave and I am BBS!
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and quick towel dry. A double shot of the AS and everything was right as rain! Except for the sting! Yup it lit that nick up. Thankfully I had a bit more shaving time today. I am at a training class, but it’s in town. That’s about it for now. Did I mention that I smell great? Life is good!
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
All caught up Tim, nice stuff! Love that Gaelic Tweed!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Shave Count (DE: 261 SR: 178)
Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.
Shave-
J Allen & Sons SR
Vulfix badger
WSP Gaelic Tweed soap
Post Shave-
Warm water splash
WSP Gaelic Tweed AS
Again with the same gear, why mess with a good thing. After a few days of continued usage, the scent of the soap has really blossomed. Just opening the lid and the scent will waft out and fill the air with light scented awesome. I kept the same lathering routine, but dropped my load time down to 20 seconds today. That change didn't seem to really change the performance of the soap. It still cranked out a really nice lather that smelled great. Once again I had enough for the shave and a post shave lather.
50 laps on the leather and we are ready. Deviated from my standard shave pattern and opted for a twp pass shave today. And with that I have no drama to report. This change was due to the nick yesterday. I didn't want to catch that nick on the ATG pass and dig in deeper. I had enough lather with the reduced load time, but I also dropped a pass. Once I pick that back up, I wonder how the 20 second load time will work out. The shave was good, but I missed that ATG pass. Today I walked away DFS for the win!
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and quick towel dry. A glug of the AS and everything was right as rain! Good shave and once again I smell great. A really good way to set the mood for the day. It's hump day of a short week, so I have my quarterly review and some other tasks to get knocked out before the day is done. I'm sure there are other fun things lurking just under the surface, so we'll see what the day holds. Life is good!
Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.
Shave-
J Allen & Sons SR
Vulfix badger
WSP Gaelic Tweed soap
Post Shave-
Warm water splash
WSP Gaelic Tweed AS
Again with the same gear, why mess with a good thing. After a few days of continued usage, the scent of the soap has really blossomed. Just opening the lid and the scent will waft out and fill the air with light scented awesome. I kept the same lathering routine, but dropped my load time down to 20 seconds today. That change didn't seem to really change the performance of the soap. It still cranked out a really nice lather that smelled great. Once again I had enough for the shave and a post shave lather.
50 laps on the leather and we are ready. Deviated from my standard shave pattern and opted for a twp pass shave today. And with that I have no drama to report. This change was due to the nick yesterday. I didn't want to catch that nick on the ATG pass and dig in deeper. I had enough lather with the reduced load time, but I also dropped a pass. Once I pick that back up, I wonder how the 20 second load time will work out. The shave was good, but I missed that ATG pass. Today I walked away DFS for the win!
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and quick towel dry. A glug of the AS and everything was right as rain! Good shave and once again I smell great. A really good way to set the mood for the day. It's hump day of a short week, so I have my quarterly review and some other tasks to get knocked out before the day is done. I'm sure there are other fun things lurking just under the surface, so we'll see what the day holds. Life is good!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Good stuff Tim, hope you find that good stuff lurking around
MMM...I can smell that Gaelic Tweed all the way over here!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
No worries man. That’s why I took that to task ... just so others would know.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
I am really digging it this week.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Shave Count (DE: 261 SR: 179)
Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.
Shave-
J Allen & Sons SR
Vulfix badger
WSP Gaelic Tweed soap
Post Shave-
Warm water splash
WSP Gaelic Tweed AS
TGITHMF! Thank goodness it's Thursday, my Friday. Winding down the work week and staying running out the week with the shave kit. Bumped my load time back up to 30 seconds this morning just to see if it is noticeably different in the volume of lather. It was not, so I should be able to lessen my load times with no ill effects. Again had a nice lather going this morning and you know it smelled great.
50 laps on the leather and it was to time. Went with the non-standard shave of WTG and XTG, and I have no drama to report. Yup went with only 2 passes again today. I once again walked away DFS, but I am really missing that ATG pass. I may try and pick that pass back up tomorrow and see how I fair. I think if I could only do two passes it would be WTG and ATG.
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and quick towel dry. A double shot of the AS and everything was right as rain! I may have mentioned it already, but I am really digging this soap. Today will mostly be trying to wrap up some tasks at work before my day off. Although I am not at work tomorrow I will be busy with scheduled plans. Tomorrow I have volunteered to assist at a retirement home. So no sleeping late tomorrow. I also have some shave mail things that should be coming in the next week or so. I won't mention what those are. We'll just wait an see what arrives. Life is good!
Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.
Shave-
J Allen & Sons SR
Vulfix badger
WSP Gaelic Tweed soap
Post Shave-
Warm water splash
WSP Gaelic Tweed AS
TGITHMF! Thank goodness it's Thursday, my Friday. Winding down the work week and staying running out the week with the shave kit. Bumped my load time back up to 30 seconds this morning just to see if it is noticeably different in the volume of lather. It was not, so I should be able to lessen my load times with no ill effects. Again had a nice lather going this morning and you know it smelled great.
50 laps on the leather and it was to time. Went with the non-standard shave of WTG and XTG, and I have no drama to report. Yup went with only 2 passes again today. I once again walked away DFS, but I am really missing that ATG pass. I may try and pick that pass back up tomorrow and see how I fair. I think if I could only do two passes it would be WTG and ATG.
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and quick towel dry. A double shot of the AS and everything was right as rain! I may have mentioned it already, but I am really digging this soap. Today will mostly be trying to wrap up some tasks at work before my day off. Although I am not at work tomorrow I will be busy with scheduled plans. Tomorrow I have volunteered to assist at a retirement home. So no sleeping late tomorrow. I also have some shave mail things that should be coming in the next week or so. I won't mention what those are. We'll just wait an see what arrives. Life is good!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Watching with eager anticipation........ I say this knowing someone will follow with the clip.....
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Thanks Dave!