SOTD 18-24 November 2018

This is the kind of shave you get when you realize you don’t know shit about your Jnat! Lol it was actually a good shave considering I shaved yesterday. I got BBS in many areas but I did miss a few spots. I find this is normal when you don’t lay the blade completely flat. This razor performed wonderfully considering the last time I used it. I learned that there is no set progression when using my Ozuku and I still need a lot of R&D on it. I knew it wasn’t the razor because it took a synthetic edge wonderfully. This razor taught me a whole lot and I learned I can get a hell of a lot sharper than I normally do. Due to the fact that my Ozuku is extremely hard, time is key! Strokes cannot be counted, I had to rely on my loupe and feel the stone was giving me. I still feel like I can go a lot sharper with more time.

SOTD

PRESHAVE: Hot shower
Strop: English Bridal 3” CastleShave
Soap: Declaration Grooming Y/R/P
Brush: Brad Sears Custom 30mm 2 band
Aftershave: Declaration Grooming Y/R/P
https://youtu.be/hwuZXJOZzA4

This is just a hmmm and personal reflections from handling "naturals"/12000 and up.Me've mostly used and use them for me kitchen deeds,so this is mostly about shirogami/aogami but can aswell be applied to other steels with high carbon matrixes.What I(me that,with a humble knowledge of blacksmithings) have noticed is that a short heat treating of the matrix(the hagane matrix nomatter compositition of the "clump") before going for the harder ones like for example yer mentioned Ozuku,can make a wonderful difference in how the edge reacts to your wettening process.Sometimes it is the endless "rolling" from the pre-process that makes Jnats to seem as more of a destroyer than a helper.The heat treatening me and some other use is like 2 mins on an open flame/hotplate or whatever in handy,and just to rise the matrix temp to somewhere around 120-140 Celsius.Anyway,have great days and sharp on(2 mins and the rest of the fast nags was more for that i came to feel as naggin,so for future hmmms aight)

Wednesday busts....

Brush - Dorian/shavemac d01 "two band"
Soap - mitchell's
Blade - Hellberg 1926
Aftershave - Homemade - Cranberry/Myrica drowned in stumbled upon proofed brännvin for some months
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49zQH7Q4il4

Valobra Cologne
Semogue 1305
JA Henckel Friodur 17 7/8
Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Lime Sec

19 November 2018

Bowl :: Symmetrical Pottery Shave Bowl
Razor :: Vintage Schick Paul Revere (L5) Injector Razor
Blade :: Proline B-20
Brush :: ThatDarnRob - Gulf
Soap :: Barrister&Mann - Vespers
Finale :: Cold Water Rinse/Alum/Witch Hazel/B&M Vespers AS Splash

bloody nice composition there....thumbs up

Thanksgiving SOTD
November 22, 2018

O.R.E.N.
Feather Pro
Doug Korn Taca with Shavemac D01 Flat Top
Savonniere du Moulin
Stirling Soap Co. MITA Witch Hazel & Aloe
Gold Bond Green Lotion
Fine American Blend
Brooks Brothers 1818

19 November 2018

Bowl :: Symmetrical Pottery Shave Bowl
Razor :: Vintage Schick Paul Revere (L5) Injector Razor
Blade :: Proline B-20
Brush :: ThatDarnRob - Gulf
Soap :: Barrister&Mann - Vespers
Finale :: Cold Water Rinse/Alum/Witch Hazel/B&M Vespers AS Splash

bloody nice composition there....thumbs up

And your comments are very much appreciated. Thank you!

21 November 2018

* Blackbird Polished SB
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac Silvertip 2-Band Black
* Mystic Water Poggio dei Pini
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

back to ebony...oooh that simple but eyestranglein' ebony...ok...faux for the plastics .Glad to see you bring yer non shine through couloured brushes for once.....closer to the D2 so to say....

thats the charm of a garfield there Freddy....A total mess of products and none matches the other...but,BUT...that all makes a damn good result in the end and to that triggers all the(me included) hunters for a silent nod.In a way I love it

For Freddy this one...yes I know we are supposed to post pre/post results of our stubbles,but this time we have some room for his lazy arse to come whistle a tune aight

by the way - thanks you lazy basterd you Freddy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69EcnxJmnd4