Shaving adventures of a Milkcrate

Shave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 575)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla 
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Dovo SR 
Blade: none
Brush: Stirling Boar 
Soap: LNHC Barber Shoppe 

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: LNHC Barber Shoppe 

Lunchtime shave today. Woke up with a pounding headache and felt nauseous due to jacked up sinuses. So the shave got pushed back just a bit. Today LNHC is on deck. This one is a pleasant scent, good performance and I have been wearing this one down. Built up a really nice lather, but I should have used the scuttle.

10 laps on cotton and 40 on leather and it was go time. I went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Not sure if it was the lather, the razor or user error but I am BBS on my cheeks and DFS on my neck. Well that was kinda lackluster, but I’ll take it. I may rub this one on a rock this evening and see if that does anything for it.

Wrapped everything up with a quick rinse and pat dry. A smear of the ASB and everything was right as rain! The balm went on kinda thick, but did absorb so it’s all good. Since I have a pretty good dent in this tub, I may try to knock it out. Life is good!

Shave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 576)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla 
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Waterville SR 
Blade: none
Brush: Stirling Boar 
Soap: LNHC Barber Shoppe 

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: LNHC Barber Shoppe 

Early morning shave today and it was nice. So for this experiment, I changed out the razor and kept everything else the same. Got busy last night and couldn’t rub the Dovo on a stone so I removed it from the equation. Had a very nice shave so it looks like the Dovo needs a bit of work. Be forewarned that if I can 3017 this soap without getting bored, it may make for some boring journal entries. Life is good!

Shave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 576)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla 
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Waterville SR 
Blade: none
Brush: Stirling Boar 
Soap: LNHC Barber Shoppe 

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: LNHC Barber Shoppe 

Early morning shave today and it was nice. So for this experiment, I changed out the razor and kept everything else the same. Got busy last night and couldn’t rub the Dovo on a stone so I removed it from the equation. Had a very nice shave so it looks like the Dovo needs a bit of work. Be forewarned that if I can 3017 this soap without getting bored, it may make for some boring journal entries. Life is good!

I'll try to stay awake.......

Shave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 576)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla 
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Waterville SR 
Blade: none
Brush: Stirling Boar 
Soap: LNHC Barber Shoppe 

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: LNHC Barber Shoppe 

Early morning shave today and it was nice. So for this experiment, I changed out the razor and kept everything else the same. Got busy last night and couldn’t rub the Dovo on a stone so I removed it from the equation. Had a very nice shave so it looks like the Dovo needs a bit of work. Be forewarned that if I can 3017 this soap without getting bored, it may make for some boring journal entries. Life is good!

I'll try to stay awake.......

Thank you. Maybe a 1508 ... let’s see if I can get past 5.

Nice shave Tim!

Nice shave Tim!

Thanks Pat!

Shave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 577)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Waterville SR
Blade: none
Brush: Stirling Boar
Soap: LNHC Barber Shoppe

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: LNHC Barber Shoppe

Late morning shave today ... yeah me! Today is my Friday off and nothing really planned, so I slept in, had Ethiopian coffee (Stirling) and then a shave. As of today, I have a quarter size hole punched in the bottom of this soap. Most exciting. I have been working this soap off and on for a while before this go around and I am making progress. As you can see by the pic, all of the kit is the same today.

I could probably get a two pass shave from some of my gear, but I enjoy a three pass. I mostly stick to the same routine, but will sometimes mix it up. Today was a very nice shave and I am BBS for the win! Life is good!

Shave mail from Black Friday.