Genco Wedge Back in the saddle again :
DE Shave Straight Shave #289
Razor: 5/8 Genco Wedge
Soap: SV Opuntia (Bellisima!)
Scuttle: Crown King 12oz.
Strop: Mitchel Mogal #824 Horsehide
Brush: Omega +2 Badger Brush of Lathering
AS/EdT: SV Opuntia
Sound track: None
The Stuff: Between shaves I ran the razor over the Jnat with a taped spine. It seems to have really responded to this treatment and I anticipate the results will reflect that. Today’s Software selection is SV’s Opuntia which comes highly recommended and much anticipated. Brushwise the proven power of the Omega is always a good one to use.
The Shave: Today is also go with cold lathering to try out a theory I’ve been mulling about in my (mostly unused) mind. I theorize it may be more possible to get a close and safe shave with cold water due to the tightening of the skin and standing up of the whiskers. The downside I foresee is that it may also not soften the whiskers as hot water does, making it harder for the razor to do it’s job. We shall see.
Lathering direct to the face I think it’s a little dry for the first pass and I slow my pace a bit. In doing that I set myself up for a little nick because my rhythm is off. But with SafetyCat in place, I only hit the usual spot and it doesn’t really affect the shave. Pass 2 I added more water to my face and was rewarded with a much slicker and better lather (did I mention the frag? OH MY! Its wonderous) Mittens is a little fidgety today and leaves his seat during pass 1 and I admonish him not to leave at least until I finish this pass. He leaves his seat and repositions himself to the toilet seat to cover my flanks from a Murphy attack.
Pass 2 and three are exceptionally good with this razor which indeed is much better for the taping of their spines. I’ve never done it and am a bit mystified how changing the profile can have so much impact on the Shave ability of the razor. It does and I should just let it lie. But the engineer in me ponders. I arrive in BBS land very solidly after pass 3 and a bit of cleaning up on the neck region. I spilled the AS a bit and not wanting to waste it, and being unable to put it back in the bottle, went ahead with the application. SWMBO likes the frag, but did say she could smell me from the garage door. I am hoping my cloud of SV goodness will contrace a bit before we go to tonight’s activities.
Comments: We are going to another charity auction tonight to which I have donated a starter wet shaving kit. I hope that by doing this I can renew someone’s interest or convert a spooge user from the dark side. The lineup for the noob kit is a SuperSpeed (L-1) some Voskhods, a Sterling Boar brush and some sample soaps. I am throwing in a copy of ‘The Art of Shaving’ which I think will be interesting for the user.
Today’s shave is after an extended gap due to an unfortunate run-in with gravity and my being a little shaky. That and corralling a SafetyCat to do their assigned task is like.. well.. herding Cats.
Respectfully Submitted,
Rich
DE Shave Straight Shave #289
Razor: 5/8 Genco Wedge
Soap: SV Opuntia (Bellisima!)
Scuttle: Crown King 12oz.
Strop: Mitchel Mogal #824 Horsehide
Brush: Omega +2 Badger Brush of Lathering
AS/EdT: SV Opuntia
Sound track: None
The Stuff: Between shaves I ran the razor over the Jnat with a taped spine. It seems to have really responded to this treatment and I anticipate the results will reflect that. Today’s Software selection is SV’s Opuntia which comes highly recommended and much anticipated. Brushwise the proven power of the Omega is always a good one to use.
The Shave: Today is also go with cold lathering to try out a theory I’ve been mulling about in my (mostly unused) mind. I theorize it may be more possible to get a close and safe shave with cold water due to the tightening of the skin and standing up of the whiskers. The downside I foresee is that it may also not soften the whiskers as hot water does, making it harder for the razor to do it’s job. We shall see.
Lathering direct to the face I think it’s a little dry for the first pass and I slow my pace a bit. In doing that I set myself up for a little nick because my rhythm is off. But with SafetyCat in place, I only hit the usual spot and it doesn’t really affect the shave. Pass 2 I added more water to my face and was rewarded with a much slicker and better lather (did I mention the frag? OH MY! Its wonderous) Mittens is a little fidgety today and leaves his seat during pass 1 and I admonish him not to leave at least until I finish this pass. He leaves his seat and repositions himself to the toilet seat to cover my flanks from a Murphy attack.
Pass 2 and three are exceptionally good with this razor which indeed is much better for the taping of their spines. I’ve never done it and am a bit mystified how changing the profile can have so much impact on the Shave ability of the razor. It does and I should just let it lie. But the engineer in me ponders. I arrive in BBS land very solidly after pass 3 and a bit of cleaning up on the neck region. I spilled the AS a bit and not wanting to waste it, and being unable to put it back in the bottle, went ahead with the application. SWMBO likes the frag, but did say she could smell me from the garage door. I am hoping my cloud of SV goodness will contrace a bit before we go to tonight’s activities.
Comments: We are going to another charity auction tonight to which I have donated a starter wet shaving kit. I hope that by doing this I can renew someone’s interest or convert a spooge user from the dark side. The lineup for the noob kit is a SuperSpeed (L-1) some Voskhods, a Sterling Boar brush and some sample soaps. I am throwing in a copy of ‘The Art of Shaving’ which I think will be interesting for the user.
Today’s shave is after an extended gap due to an unfortunate run-in with gravity and my being a little shaky. That and corralling a SafetyCat to do their assigned task is like.. well.. herding Cats.
Respectfully Submitted,
Rich
