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The Journey of a Blind Squirrel aka Clint's Shave Journal

Clint64 said:
December 2, 2021
Tatara Muramasa @ 4
Feather
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Barberry Coast Havana Aftershave

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Happy Thursday Everyone. This week is going by very quickly. The few little slivers of MWF were going around the bowl so much it was impossible to load. I pushed the remaining MWF into the top of my Donkey Milk Soap and went to work. So the Fat is done and dusted just in time for Christmas. I have a feeling the ladies will buy me a replacement puck. I will keep working on the RR Dead Sea soap and pick a cream that to knock out as well. Three passes and touch ups caught the little guy. An automatic drama free shave was just the ticket to start the day. I hope everyone has a wonderful Thursday.
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Congrats on the MWF, Clint! Finishing any 3x milled puck is a dedicated feat.
 
December 3, 2021
Tatara Muramasa @ 4
Feather
Semogue Mistura Taj
RR The Dead Sea
Shave Soap & Aftershave

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Happy Friday Everyone. Back with the RR Dead Sea again today. I am strongly considering just staying with this soap until it is gone. I will see what my mood is in the morning. Another automatic drama free shave this morning. This kind of mindless shaves are my favorites. I hope everyone has a fantastic Friday.
 
Clint64 said:
December 3, 2021
Tatara Muramasa @ 4
Feather
Semogue Mistura Taj
RR The Dead Sea
Shave Soap & Aftershave

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Happy Friday Everyone. Back with the RR Dead Sea again today. I am strongly considering just staying with this soap until it is gone. I will see what my mood is in the morning. Another automatic drama free shave this morning. This kind of mindless shaves are my favorites. I hope everyone has a fantastic Friday.
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Here we go! Settling in for the long haul! Happy Friday to ya Clint 😎👍
 
woodpusher said:
Using a soap until it is gone? What kind of weirdo are you? 👹
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GearNoir said:
Here we go! Settling in for the long haul! Happy Friday to ya Clint 😎👍
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Clint64 said:
I know Sam. I am not sure I can do it. :)
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It is a good thing you didn't all take a bet from Clint on this. I have known him online for several years now and there isn't a more dedicated and focussed wetshaver around when it comes to sticking to a plan. He is uber patient and has even been known to tuck new hardware in the drawer and wait several weeks to try it if it wasn't in his carefully laid out plans...🤔🤥
Ok, never mind. Clint, you have no chance at a 3017. Resistance is futile. :cool:
 
JTSpartan said:
It is a good thing you didn't all take a bet from Clint on this. I have known him online for several years now and there isn't a more dedicated and focussed wetshaver around when it comes to sticking to a plan. He is uber patient and has even been known to tuck new hardware in the drawer and wait several weeks to try it if it wasn't in his carefully laid out plans...🤔🤥
Ok, never mind. Clint, you have no chance at a 3017. Resistance is futile. :cool:
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Now you have helped me make up my mind for tomorrow. RR The Dead Sea is on deck for the morning shave. Thanks Jason you have made my soap choices for December much easier. 😂
 
December 5, 2021
Blackland Sabre Level 1
Gem PTFE
Omega Roma Colosseum
RR The Dead Sea
Shave Soap & Aftershave

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Happy SEC Championship Saturday Everyone. We are a house divided today. My wife and I are UGA grads and our oldest daughter Asha is an Alabama undergrad. Most Saturday's my wife and I pull for both UGA and Alabama. Today that will not be the case. It is Go Dawgs all the way in this house. @JTSpartan pushed me over the edge yesterday. I will stay with RR The Dead Sea until it is truly dead and done. I took advantage of the Black Friday sale at Blackland and bought a Sabre with both plates. I had one earlier and regretted selling it to fund another purchase. So it is back in the den. Previously I did not like the Level 1 plate since I could not get it to work well for me. I decided to start off with the Level 1 plate and see if my opinion has changed. I can safely say that my technique has improved a lot and the Level 1 plate works much better for me now. It does seem to have a narrow sweet spot. I had trouble maintaining the sweet spot on my S to N passes. Consequently, I had more touch ups than usual. I will stay with Level 1 and get that sorted out before moving to the Level 2 plate. I hope everyone has a great Saturday. GO DAWGS!!!!


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Nice shave! But I don’t know what this whole finishing a soap thing is.

Good luck to your Dawgs as I can tolerate UGA slightly better than Bama. But only just slightly!
 
dangerousdon said:
Nice shave! But I don’t know what this whole finishing a soap thing is.

Good luck to your Dawgs as I can tolerate UGA slightly better than Bama. But only just slightly!
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Thank you Don. Dead Sea will be my 5th soap or shaving cream I have finished this year.

I grew up a Dawgs Fan. My best friend's father was a former Alabama linebacker and the number 1 line judge in the SEC. Jeff and I went with his dad on weekends to the games he called, which I thought was so cool. So I adopted Bama as my second team.
 
December 5, 2021
Blackland Sabre Level 1
Gem PTFE
Alpha 400
RR The Dead Sea
Shave Soap & Aftershave

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Happy Sunday Morning Everyone. A very disappointing result for my Dawgs yesterday. Oh well, I guess there is always next year. Since I basically took the day off yesterday, I have to work today. At least I was able to get in a relaxing shave to start the day. I decided to bowl lather this morning which is rare for me. I took out an almond size bit of soap and went to work. Adding water slowly left me with a rich thick lather. Three passes and touch ups caught the baby this morning. I did a better job maintaining the sweet spot this morning. In a few days it will be automatic. I hope everyone has a great Sunday.
 
Clint64 said:
December 5, 2021
Blackland Sabre Level 1
Gem PTFE
Alpha 400
RR The Dead Sea
Shave Soap & Aftershave

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Happy Sunday Morning Everyone. A very disappointing result for my Dawgs yesterday. Oh well, I guess there is always next year. Since I basically took the day off yesterday, I have to work today. At least I was able to get in a relaxing shave to start the day. I decided to bowl lather this morning which is rare for me. I took out an almond size bit of soap and went to work. Adding water slowly left me with a rich thick lather. Three passes and touch ups caught the baby this morning. I did a better job maintaining the sweet spot this morning. In a few days it will be automatic. I hope everyone has a great Sunday.
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The Sabre is such a fine razor! Have a great Sunday!
 
December 6, 2021
Blackland Sabre Level 1
Gem PTFE
MrEE LE #004
RR The Dead Sea
Shave Soap & Aftershave

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Happy Monday Everyone After working 8 hours yesterday, I can confirm the weekend was entirely too short for me. Another boring automatic shave this morning. I love zero thoughts shaves during the week. I hope everyone has a wonderful day.
 
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