How do you reach your preferred TSN?

I dont know what was meant by the acronym "TSN", but judging from the original post, I can assume the OP is interested in our process, so here is mine...

Fist, I pick out my brush and razor of the evening, then my soap and splash. I fill my scuttle with hot or cold water, and fill my sink with the same, to soak the scuttle and get it to temperature. I fill a ceramic coffee mug with warm water to soak boar or badger brush. I don;t soak my synthetics, but I still fill the coffee mug to use for adding water to the lather as I mix it up.

Using water from the soaking brush, I bloom my soap. While the soap is blooming and the brush and scuttle are both soaking, I strop my razor. 60 laps on smooth leather most days. Occasionally, a razor I had some trouble with during the previous use will get 50-100 laps on linen to retouch the edge, followed by 60 on leather.

Scuttle lather. I load the brush until it is at least 50% loaded with material. I use the bloom water as the base for starting my lathering process.

First pass is with the grain, starting at the top of the scalp, then back to front on the sides, then with the grain on the back of the head.

Second pass is across the grain from right to left on top, front to back on the sides, and left to right on the back of my head.

Third pass is against the grain; top, sides, back.

Touchup consists of a single pass that runs across the grain left to right on top of the scalp, and right to left on the back of my head where I have my "trouble spots".

This will almost always get me a Damn Fine Shave, meaning I feel no stubble with the grain and across the grain, and only slight stubble against the grain. Occasionally I get a true BBS(baby's butt smooth) shave where there is no stubble felt in any direction, but those are rare, and I don;t chase them. I shave my head every evening after work, and even a GREAT BBS shave will be stubbly by the time I leave for work the following morning.

I hope this answers the OP's question!

I went to high school with a student named' Prickle'.

While in the USAF, a fellow made NCO. His name was Slaughter. Then forever known as Sergeant Slaughter. I thought that was cool until I met my new Contemporary Math instructor. His name is Professor Dethrow.

I would say his name is cooler by a factor of two.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-dethr...uthor_name

Oh TSN...I havent read the thread to the end, what is TSN?

Color me stupid, but what is "TSN"?
I've got it:
TRUE SHAVING NIRVANA!!!

DING DONG... we have a WINNER!!!

Sorry, meant to answer sooner but had a call and had to transport to the hospital and take a report.

One of the guys I know uses 'TSN' so I thought it was thing as the kids say.

I dont know what was meant by the acronym "TSN", but judging from the original post, I can assume the OP is interested in our process, so here is mine...

Fist, I pick out my brush and razor of the evening, then my soap and splash. I fill my scuttle with hot or cold water, and fill my sink with the same, to soak the scuttle and get it to temperature. I fill a ceramic coffee mug with warm water to soak boar or badger brush. I don;t soak my synthetics, but I still fill the coffee mug to use for adding water to the lather as I mix it up.

Using water from the soaking brush, I bloom my soap. While the soap is blooming and the brush and scuttle are both soaking, I strop my razor. 60 laps on smooth leather most days. Occasionally, a razor I had some trouble with during the previous use will get 50-100 laps on linen to retouch the edge, followed by 60 on leather.

Scuttle lather. I load the brush until it is at least 50% loaded with material. I use the bloom water as the base for starting my lathering process.

First pass is with the grain, starting at the top of the scalp, then back to front on the sides, then with the grain on the back of the head.

Second pass is across the grain from right to left on top, front to back on the sides, and left to right on the back of my head.

Third pass is against the grain; top, sides, back.

Touchup consists of a single pass that runs across the grain left to right on top of the scalp, and right to left on the back of my head where I have my "trouble spots".

This will almost always get me a Damn Fine Shave, meaning I feel no stubble with the grain and across the grain, and only slight stubble against the grain. Occasionally I get a true BBS(baby's butt smooth) shave where there is no stubble felt in any direction, but those are rare, and I don;t chase them. I shave my head every evening after work, and even a GREAT BBS shave will be stubbly by the time I leave for work the following morning.

I hope this answers the OP's question!

Thank you BadDad, that's exactly what I was looking for! I'm always interested in reading about peoples techniques, tips & tricks. Never know when you can learn something new.

I went to high school with a student named' Prickle'.

While in the USAF, a fellow made NCO. His name was Slaughter. Then forever known as Sergeant Slaughter. I thought that was cool until I met my new Contemporary Math instructor. His name is Professor Dethrow.

I would say his name is cooler by a factor of two.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-dethr...uthor_name

Oh TSN...I havent read the thread to the end, what is TSN?

Was Slaughter a gunner? Pretty cool name and good thing he made Sergeant - Corporal Slaughter doesn't have the same ring to it. I had an auto shop teacher in high school named Mr. Wheel - he had the Elmer Fudd speech impediment. He called me a "Bwasted Wouse" once when I hit him in the face with the spray from the wash wand. I plead innocence, how was I to know he was going to come through the doors into the wash bay just as I swung the wand around to blast a fellow student.

In any case, up here in Canada, TSN is an acronym for The Sports Network.

And General Slaughter would implicate the Geneva Conventions....

And General Slaughter would implicate the Geneva Conventions....

Hmm, I see ve haf ourselves a viseguy here...