Is the Gaelic Tweed the Formula T or the Rustic version.
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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
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MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Formula T
I havent tried it in the formula T but the rustic is good.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Giod to know, thanks TJ!
That black walnut brush looks amazing!
Nice job on the honing, Tim.
Who cares about "mojo" - I just care about the edge; doesn't matter how it gets there.
Nice job on the honing, Tim.
Who cares about "mojo" - I just care about the edge; doesn't matter how it gets there.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Who cares about "mojo" - I just care about the edge; doesn't matter how it gets there.
Thank you! That brush is nice. I am also really proud that I got that razor honed. It’s a real confidence builder. I’m not worried about the stone mojo either. The shave mojo takes care of that. ?
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
2018 Shave Count (DE: 224 SV: 8 SR: 25)
Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.
Shave-
Solingen SR
Vulfix Badger
WSP Gaelic Tweed soap
Post Shave-
Warm water splash
WSP Gaelic Tweed AS
Today is my birthday. So I have the day off and you know I’m rocking the late morning shave. I was really thinking about mixing it up today with a random shave, but I have been getting solid results with the kit I have been using this week. So I held what I had for the day.
Loaded the Vulfix for 15 seconds and enjoyed the time building my lather. I worked the lather for a solid 3 minutes and it whipped up really nice. Again today I didn’t notice the brush scritch. I’m not sure if those random hairs finally split or the stars aligned or what. But I’ll take it.
I went with my standard three passes: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. I was able to pull a bit more stubble again and it was awesome! I am BBS on my cheeks and a solid 90% DFS on my neck. Oh yeah, that’s a win!
Wrapped up the the shave with a splash of water and a quick towel dry. A splurge today, I went with a double splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! No negative feedback from the AS again today. The day is cool and a bit overcast, but it’s a great day. I am really stoked with my shave today! Life is good!
Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.
Shave-
Solingen SR
Vulfix Badger
WSP Gaelic Tweed soap
Post Shave-
Warm water splash
WSP Gaelic Tweed AS
Today is my birthday. So I have the day off and you know I’m rocking the late morning shave. I was really thinking about mixing it up today with a random shave, but I have been getting solid results with the kit I have been using this week. So I held what I had for the day.
Loaded the Vulfix for 15 seconds and enjoyed the time building my lather. I worked the lather for a solid 3 minutes and it whipped up really nice. Again today I didn’t notice the brush scritch. I’m not sure if those random hairs finally split or the stars aligned or what. But I’ll take it.
I went with my standard three passes: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. I was able to pull a bit more stubble again and it was awesome! I am BBS on my cheeks and a solid 90% DFS on my neck. Oh yeah, that’s a win!
Wrapped up the the shave with a splash of water and a quick towel dry. A splurge today, I went with a double splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! No negative feedback from the AS again today. The day is cool and a bit overcast, but it’s a great day. I am really stoked with my shave today! Life is good!
Happy Birthday Tim. Excellent shave my friend.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Thanks TJ!
Thanks John!
Thanks Doug!
Thank you Chris!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
I picked up a Sheffield razor on the bay for $8.50 (1/2 of that was shipping), so you know it’s going to be a restore. I thought it would be cool to have a few razors from different countries.
It came in yesterday. Looking at it in person, if I try and clean it up, I will probably loose the blade etch. So I’m torn between nice and shiny or patina with etch. Etch is kinda hard to see now anyway. Maybe I should have looked for a better sample.
The scales look like they might be wood and there is some wear on them. But what bums me out is what I didn’t see on the ebay pics. One scale has a crack in it. And the scales are bent. Grrrr ... oh well. Maybe shine it up and try my hand at peening new scales.
It came in yesterday. Looking at it in person, if I try and clean it up, I will probably loose the blade etch. So I’m torn between nice and shiny or patina with etch. Etch is kinda hard to see now anyway. Maybe I should have looked for a better sample.
The scales look like they might be wood and there is some wear on them. But what bums me out is what I didn’t see on the ebay pics. One scale has a crack in it. And the scales are bent. Grrrr ... oh well. Maybe shine it up and try my hand at peening new scales.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Thank you Chris!Happy B'Day, Tim. And "shave mojo" - I like it!
Thank you KJ!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Thanks Dave!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
2018 Shave Count (DE: 224 SV: 8 SR: 26)
Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.
Shave-
Three Ranners SR
Graydog Synth
GTB soap
Post Shave-
Warm water splash
GTB AS
Off work today so I’m starting my random shaves early and rocking the morning shave. So with the random shave comes a complete kit change.
Grabbed the Graydog and loaded it for 15 seconds. I worked the lather for a good 2.5 minutes (been goofing with my stopwatch app) and whipped it like it owed me money. It was a really nice lather.
I went with my standard three passes: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. I was able to pull a bit less stubble than yesterday. I am BBS on my cheeks and a solid 80% DFS on my neck. I’ll still call that a win! I think this razor may need a few laps on the balsa.
Wrapped up the the shave with a splash of water and a quick towel dry. A splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! Off to do yard work. Life is good!
Pre Shave-
Warm water splash to shave.
Shave-
Three Ranners SR
Graydog Synth
GTB soap
Post Shave-
Warm water splash
GTB AS
Off work today so I’m starting my random shaves early and rocking the morning shave. So with the random shave comes a complete kit change.
Grabbed the Graydog and loaded it for 15 seconds. I worked the lather for a good 2.5 minutes (been goofing with my stopwatch app) and whipped it like it owed me money. It was a really nice lather.
I went with my standard three passes: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. I was able to pull a bit less stubble than yesterday. I am BBS on my cheeks and a solid 80% DFS on my neck. I’ll still call that a win! I think this razor may need a few laps on the balsa.
Wrapped up the the shave with a splash of water and a quick towel dry. A splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! Off to do yard work. Life is good!
BBS on the cheeks and 80% DFS on the neck most certainly is a win!