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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
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Try some dish soap (like Dawn) and water on that Ark. I've experimented with mineral oil, and Smith's Honing Solution, and the soap/water - I prefer the soap/water. You'll have to play around with different stuff to see what YOU prefer.
Thanks Chris, I’ll check that out.
Thanks Eric!
Yes, the oil additive. Looks like a 60/30 mineral oil/mineral spirits. I have the mineral oil, but not the spirits to cut it with. But the Mystery was $3.99 for 32 oz @ Wallyworld. Hard to beat that price.
Hey, I saw you had a JNat. Can we be friends?
So ... I was goofing with the SB and Marvels Mystery Oil. I dig that better than straight up mineral oil. It has aluminum wrapper piece under the cap, so I poked a hole in it to use as a reducer. It is a lot thinner and works better for me than the mineral oil. I liked the red tint too because it highlighted the undercut. The way the edge grabbed arm hair felt a bit different too after this touch up.
The true test will be tomorrow’s shave.
The true test will be tomorrow’s shave.
Thanks Eric!
Yes, the oil additive. Looks like a 60/30 mineral oil/mineral spirits. I have the mineral oil, but not the spirits to cut it with. But the Mystery was $3.99 for 32 oz @ Wallyworld. Hard to beat that price.
Hey, I saw you had a JNat. Can we be friends?
It's just a little fella.
Very nice! I’ll just look from a distance, I’m not falling down that rabbit hole.
I'm not gonna lie, the price tag hurt. But when I consider that I can probably pass that thing down to my grandkid's grandkids, as well as the fact that it's downright fun to hone on, I'm glad I pulled the trigger on it. Of course I say that having only done one edge on it so far. It might turn into a perpetual bad game of golf after this lol.
Shave Count (DE: 320 SE: 2 SR: 338)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
F Reynolds SR
Vulfix Badger
CC Venture soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
CC Venture AS
The Process-
Happy Thursday My Saturday! Late morning shave ... surprise! What to grab, what to grab? So CC Venture got the nod today. Haven’t used this in awhile but I think when it’s gone, I’ll replace it with Stirling Executive Man. Anyway, it got the nod, along with the Vulfix. 30 second load time and I whipped up a nice lather. I had it tamped down so it wasn’t super sloppy, but nice. I dig the scent, it just needs a bit more longevity.
40 laps on leather today on this new edge. So the Mystery Box razor is on deck today. I went with my standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. That was a great shave and I am BBS for the win! Oh yeah! The JNat still takes the lead, but this is a really nice edge on this razor. It’s a complete stone progression that finished up on the SB Ark. I am impressed with this edge. I went back to the SB yesterday with the Marvel Mystery Oil and it did a great job. I am really stoked with this progression and know it will only get better as my skills improved. Man that’s a good edge.
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and a pat dry. A glug of the AS and everything was right as rain! Man that’s a good edge and it’s nice to have this razor in rotation now. Yesterday I also hit the J Allen on the SB, so I might give that razor a go tomorrow. You know it brothers and sisters ... Life is good.
Home Front-
So ... One of the dogs has bad allergies and got two shots yesterday. The horse has pneumonia and got two shots also. I did buy another horse to keep this one company. I pick her up on Sunday. Today is cloudy and raining with a cold front moving in. Ugh... this is messing up my really long weekend.
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Thanks Eric! I am stoked with that edge, it smoothed out better than the Naniwa 12k.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
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Shave Count (DE: 320 SE: 2 SR: 339)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
J Allen SR
Stirling Boar
Krokos soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Florida Water AS
The Process-
You know the drill ... late morning shave today. Still enjoying my extended weekend and keeping it random. Haven’t used this soap in a very long time, so Krokos got the nod today. Stirling brush standing in today as well. A 30 second load time with a wet brush and OMG I had a ton of lather. That was nice and sloppy.
40 laps on leather today on this refreshed edge. This was a film edge and silky smooth coming off the strops. I had been maintaining on the strops, but it needed to go back to them. So I hit it on the SB instead. I went with my standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with a tad of drama to report. Yup you read that right, I had a hard landing on my neck. Bled through the shave but the Florida Water cleaned it all up. That edge stayed silky smooth and was deceptively sharp. Great edge, but I dropped my guard for a split second and it but me. Other than that, a great shave and I am BBS for the win!
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and a pat dry. A double glug of the AS and everything was right as rain! Yup I hit it hard twice so the missus could enjoy it too. Beny nice touch up on that edge and I am digging the SB. Life is Good!
Home Front-
Nasty rainy day, so probably doing indoor honey-do stuff today. I think I’ll break out my last two straights today and touch them up on the SB also. The Dovo has been silky smooth, but the Torrey has been a tad harsh. I think
Just because.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
I hope you just shut the alarm clock off this week. For some reason I'm picturing you hitting the snooze a zillion times..........
The alarm clock is off. But we have a 17 year old doxie that won’t let me sleep last 9:00. She has to pee.