Shave Time!
I’ve been MIA for a while due to work, and I’ve completely lost track of my shaves. I’m a little annoyed at this, because I’ve also lost track of how many shaves I have on the Wilkinson Sword. I know it’s now over 40. My guess would probably be about 44. Since I can no longer accurately track it, I think I’ll bin it and possibly start over with a different blade and see how it compares.
As for the hint at the update that
@Maryland998 would be interested in, I now have 2 that I’m sure he’s been dying to hear about lol. Ken was kind enough to offer up his honing skills for 2 of my 3 straights. One being a Dubbers. I don’t really have any info on this razor as I haven’t done much research and it was received a while ago from
@dkeester. This razor was given the patented Shogun edge. The other is an F. A. Clauburg Gem Tonsorial that belonged to my grandfather. From II’ve researched online, this razor is likely around 100 years old and was likely either passed down or picked up second hand by my grandfather. Ken honed this one up on his Trans Ark. he also sent me a third razor but didn’t tell me which edge it was given and that I now have to pass the test of guessing correctly!
I used the Dubbers with the Shogun edge last week. I have to say this razor is now a deadly weapon. Super sharp. Very smooth. I gave myself a nice slice going east to west on my chin, but it was user error and not anything related to the edge. Well...other than the fact that it’s sharp as you know what. After 3 passes I was probably DFS- and chose to clean up with my ball endTech. I walked away BBS (no asterisk needed) with no irritation whatsoever. Good stuff
Today I broke out the Tonsorial Gem to compare. This edge is plenty sharp, but maybe not quite as sharp as the Shogun Edge. What it lacked in sharpness it made up for in smoothness. It was a very enjoyable shave. If my SR skills weren’t still lacking, I probably would have walked away BBS without using a DE for cleanup. I only needed to touch up the mustache area and a spot on my jaw line with the DE after 3 passes.
This week I’ll try to break out the 3rd razor with the mystery edge and take my test. Thanks again Ken for your generosity and too notch work!
Willie World:
After a day of having a crew of 6 redoing our roof, Willie is pooped. He was doing a lot of looking around and wondering, what’s that noise?
In Other News...
A lot has happened at work in the last few days and it’s been pretty stressful. A fuel tank leak and subsequent remediation, Covid striking the branch again, and a completely new dispatch/towing process has had me on my toes. But....it’s my favorite time of year. Opening Weekend for baseball! So far my Fightin’ Phils are in 1st place with 2 straight wins over the Braves to start the season! I’m also looking forward to getting back to the ballpark. It’s my equivalent of Disney World. We’ll be attending our first game 4/20 against the Giants. This should be an interesting year, the NL East looks like the tightest division in the league.
. I’m kind of hoping for J&J so I can be 1 and done.
