MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Dude are you trying to jinx me?
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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
- Thread starter MilkCrate
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I’m praising your dog training skills and/or patience
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
In that case, thank you. And … it’s patience.
A good thing with young animals. IME, it's more than rewarded later on.
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
I know the feeling!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Shave Count (DE: 500 SE: 9 SR: 791)
Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Notovan Horsehide
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Black Diamond SR
Blade: none
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Birch /TGN boar
Soap: Stirling Deton-8
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stirling Deton-8
The Deets-
Same setup and another great shave. Just cruising through the week breaking in this boar. Man I dig this scent too. Life is good!
Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Notovan Horsehide
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Black Diamond SR
Blade: none
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Birch /TGN boar
Soap: Stirling Deton-8
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stirling Deton-8
The Deets-
Same setup and another great shave. Just cruising through the week breaking in this boar. Man I dig this scent too. Life is good!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Nothing yet. I do need to reroute the kitchen sprayer to give the missus more hose. Well … we have been boxing up items for the thrift store, but that’s about it.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Uh … never mind.
you guys!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Shave Count (DE: 500 SE: 9 SR: 792)
Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Notovan Horsehide
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Black Diamond SR
Blade: none
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Birch /TGN boar
Soap: Cyril Salter Sandalwood
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Proraso Red
The Deets-
I thought I would change up the soap/AS, so I could post another pic of this awesome brush. The knot is breaking in nicely, it has plenty of backbone and the tips are soft. So far it has lost about 5 hairs in total, but I expect that to stop soon.
This cream leans more towards a TOBS type of scent, but more tolerable. I was hoping for a Proraso Red type of Sandalwood, but I finished it up with that AS. It was a very nice shave and the cream lathers up really quick. Slickness and residual slickness are very nice as well. I think that’s all I have for you today. Life is good!
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
Life is good, indeed! 
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Can’t help myself.OK, ok, you can stop lording all your extra free time off work for luxurious shaves now!
Can’t blame you. Sure don’t get tired of looking at it.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Thanks Dave!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Shave Count (DE: 500 SE: 9 SR: 793)
Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Notovan Horsehide
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Black Diamond SR
Blade: none
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Birch /TGN boar
Soap: HeV Duc de Santal
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: HeV Duc de Santal
The Deets-
Changed the scents up today and it was the right call. I am really digging this scent, it just needs a bit more longevity. Had a great early morning shave today. The early part was on accident, I just woke up earlier than I wanted to. The brush is breaking in very well and didn’t shed today. Whipped up a nice lather that was plenty slick to take care of business too. Three smooth passes and I am BBS for the win! Chased that with the aftershave and everything was right as rain! Man I can dig it. Life is good!