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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
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SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
My wife says the same thing when I get new stuff....but it's usually followed by, do you really need this? 
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Sorry if you have buyers remorse. Now you just need some talc for the Barbers Brushes to get the rain righter
Buyer's remorse?! In the Cadre? When it comes to a razor?! Are you nuts?
Speaking of rain, I hope it's not too bad up there. It's near disaster status back home in the RGV.
Speaking of rain, I hope it's not too bad up there. It's near disaster status back home in the RGV.
I may have been bummed because I missed a bit and scored a DFS.
I’ll probably pitch the Barber brushes.
Buyer's remorse?! In the Cadre? When it comes to a razor?! Are you nuts?
Speaking of rain, I hope it's not too bad up there. It's near disaster status back home in the RGV.
According to forecasts we have 10%-40% chances of rain for the next 2 weeks. I have pool noodles on standby.
I'll bring the cerveza if you're having a pool party! Don't need any noodles, I have this big head to keep me afloat.
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
I have a few of my dad and granpop’s barber brushes. I wonder if they could be brought back to life?
Not sure about that ... I’m gonna go with Maybe.
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
I know one of the brushes my dad has looks like the first one in your pic.
Looks like it! Can't wait to see the final result.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
I bet you surprise us with the end results
Thanks for the vote of confidence. I would like to think so, but two of those straights are really rough.
Shave Count (DE: 289 SR: 226)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Dovo SR
Zenith boar
Proraso Red Soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Warm water splash
Proraso Red AS
The process-
Changed things up a bit again. The DSC brush is nice and cranks out a ton of lather, but I started using Proraso Red with a boar brush and that just seems right. So with that said, I grabbed the Zenith. Backed my load time down to 20 seconds and that worked nicely. Still had a ton of rich lather for shave and post shave, without any waste.
Hit the Dovo again with 50 laps on the TM Old #2. Went with a three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG. I have no drama to report. Nice ... very nice! In spite of the morning hustle, I had a relaxing shave and I am BBS for the win!
Wrapped it up with a post shave lather, a splash of water and a towel dry. A health splash of the AS and everything was right as rain. Smelling great and ready to tackle another day.
Home front-
I don't think I've mentioned it much, but I have been using the Tony Miller Old #2 this week. I initially compared it to my plain vanilla, but that doesn't have enough use yet for an accurate comparison. I do like both strops. The Old #2 has a faster, lighter draw and it is really nice. I will be packing it up today to send back and then will be giving the plain vanilla a run. I did do a little cleaning on one of the new SR's last night with Mothers. It cleaned up ok, but still needs work. It was one with the light scales and wasn't so rough. Most of the makers mark is gone, but I believe it is a Sheffield. I may play with the other one tonight, just to give it an initial cleaning. Had the DE in the ultrasonic cleaner and under all that corrosion is rust. What the ...? Guess that one's not brass. I may get more aggressive with that and see if I can find the makers mark. That's all I have for now. Life is good!
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Dovo SR
Zenith boar
Proraso Red Soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Warm water splash
Proraso Red AS
The process-
Changed things up a bit again. The DSC brush is nice and cranks out a ton of lather, but I started using Proraso Red with a boar brush and that just seems right. So with that said, I grabbed the Zenith. Backed my load time down to 20 seconds and that worked nicely. Still had a ton of rich lather for shave and post shave, without any waste.
Hit the Dovo again with 50 laps on the TM Old #2. Went with a three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG. I have no drama to report. Nice ... very nice! In spite of the morning hustle, I had a relaxing shave and I am BBS for the win!
Wrapped it up with a post shave lather, a splash of water and a towel dry. A health splash of the AS and everything was right as rain. Smelling great and ready to tackle another day.
Home front-
I don't think I've mentioned it much, but I have been using the Tony Miller Old #2 this week. I initially compared it to my plain vanilla, but that doesn't have enough use yet for an accurate comparison. I do like both strops. The Old #2 has a faster, lighter draw and it is really nice. I will be packing it up today to send back and then will be giving the plain vanilla a run. I did do a little cleaning on one of the new SR's last night with Mothers. It cleaned up ok, but still needs work. It was one with the light scales and wasn't so rough. Most of the makers mark is gone, but I believe it is a Sheffield. I may play with the other one tonight, just to give it an initial cleaning. Had the DE in the ultrasonic cleaner and under all that corrosion is rust. What the ...? Guess that one's not brass. I may get more aggressive with that and see if I can find the makers mark. That's all I have for now. Life is good!
I just bought a grinder if you want to use it to get the rough stuff off
Strong shave, Tim. All that corrosion makes me wonder how on Earth people neglect their precious shaving gear.
I just bought a grinder if you want to use it to get the rough stuff off
I may need that.