The Shaving Cadre
Welcome to The Shaving Cadre, a forum dedicated to gentlemanly discourse about wet shaving and other topics of common interests. Membership is always free so register today and join in the fun
Words of wisd..... Yeah right.... We all know better than that!
- Thread starter ShawnF
- Start date
That bottle looks clunky and hard to grasp, but you can try putting your thumb over the opening, then tipping it over, the pull your thumb back slightly to let a little out. This is the method I use for many aftershaves. No drips down the side of the bottle!
What he said. Outstanding stuff, Shawn!Some great photos! And that flint knife is AWESOME!
Shawn more than earned this knife with all his expertise and hard work, not to mention all the PIF stuff I've received from him over the last year. The blade is made from Flint Ridge Chalcedony from Ohio, the handle is cholla cactus with a pig intestine / pine pitch glue hafting. Shawn wanted to shave with it, but I discouraged that
Sorry, you’re outvoted 76 to 1Shawn wanted to shave with it, but I discouraged that
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Actually that is encourage to video material there !!Shawn wanted to shave with it, but I discouraged that
Nope... no videos... And it isn't here at the moment, it's at my father-in-law's to have a custom display case built for it.
Last 4 or 5 days we have been rebuilding an air compressor at work. I know many of you will be familiar with the ones that may be in your garage, but this one is a little different.
It only has a single piston and cylinder driven by a large crankshaft and connecting rod. The cylinder is surrounded by a water jacket to cool the piston and cylinder.
This is the water jacket and cylinder.
And the tiny little piston that is inside of that.
It only has a single piston and cylinder driven by a large crankshaft and connecting rod. The cylinder is surrounded by a water jacket to cool the piston and cylinder.
This is the water jacket and cylinder.
And the tiny little piston that is inside of that.
Tiny little piston? Sounds like someone is a little insecure! 
Love that brush from yesterday's shave!
Love that brush from yesterday's shave!
That's a tiny piston........yeah right! You work for a great business because they see the value in fixing equipment / having quality guys there that know how to fix stuff. So many businesses look at the bottom line and figure it's less costly to just toss broken equipment and save the overhead costs of having guys like you. I bet you are learning a ton with all the strange things you've had to fix, tweak, and upgrade.
Wow, a special case for my knife! Most get put on the mantle and forgotten about.
Wow, a special case for my knife! Most get put on the mantle and forgotten about.
Nah, just modest.Tiny little piston? Sounds like someone is a little insecure!
Love that brush from yesterday's shave!
Absolutely getting it's own case. I'll make sure to post pics when it's done too.
Had a cap on a hydraulic block break and we didn't have any extras. So I took a piece of aluminum plate, cut a square out of it, then drilled two sizes of hole for a bore on the lathe, turned the outside, and drilled the bolt holes in the appropriate places.
And we got that air compressor back together today... That's a pain. Oh... @Cvargo That piano company we do pieces for is Steinway. Don't know why I couldn't remember that when we were talking....
Those
Ones aren't that big. It only had four #10‐24 cap screws in it. They are about 3/16 of an inch. That piece wasnt very large.
Lathes, drills, making your own parts for stuff, that's the stuff that grows chest hair! Need a part-make a part, I love it.
I'm growing chest hair just reading about it! I would take pics to prove it all to you all...but the only one who would appreciate it is @Blade-meister ...it's Mammoth Worthy!
So proud of my youngest. She asked me to go to town with her last night, so I did. She made her first "big girl" purchase as she calls it.
She's been picking my brain for advice on brands and thing to look for, and trying out a few models. We went last night and found a smoking deal thanks to a misprinted tag on a Heckler and Koch VP9.
I am a huge H&K fan. In my opinion, probably top of the line for use. Maybe not looks, but definitely reliability. I have put right around 80,000 rounds though my USP. The VP9 is a little different, but will suit her needs well and fits her a little better.
And because we all like photos, here is my baby girl's new toy.
And mine for those that have no clue what a USP looks like.
She's been picking my brain for advice on brands and thing to look for, and trying out a few models. We went last night and found a smoking deal thanks to a misprinted tag on a Heckler and Koch VP9.
I am a huge H&K fan. In my opinion, probably top of the line for use. Maybe not looks, but definitely reliability. I have put right around 80,000 rounds though my USP. The VP9 is a little different, but will suit her needs well and fits her a little better.
And because we all like photos, here is my baby girl's new toy.
And mine for those that have no clue what a USP looks like.
