Shaving notes of the MaineYooper

I was struck by this thought moments ago (no bruises showing up!).... GEMuary. I may be the only participant! I know Dave has plenty of GEMs. I am really digging mine lately, although 31 days may be a bit.

Did you create "GEMuary" Eric, or is that one of the innumerable things that passed me by?  

I was struck by this thought moments ago (no bruises showing up!).... GEMuary. I may be the only participant! I know Dave has plenty of GEMs. I am really digging mine lately, although 31 days may be a bit.

Did you create "GEMuary" Eric, or is that one of the innumerable things that passed me by?  

I may have created it, but I also would not be surprised if it existed somewhere else. I am not putting it out there as a thing to do next month, just a simple thought. I will most likely do something like Bryan Old Sarge did with his Feather Weight Festival.

Thanks to Ken Fluffy I have a straight razor that I am excited to try. I sold a baseplate and used the proceeds to purchase a travel/beginners strop from the Razor Emporium. Every time I see the razor, a Gold Dollar 1996, I pick it up and look at it again! There is something so cool, and a little scary, when I think about using it. Ken has given me some good advice and ideas, so I am feeling much more confident about it compared to before his surprise package arrived.

All that to say that I don't plan on GEMs exclusively. But I do need to use the straight consistently in order to learn. I plan to start with 1 pass on the cheeks only, and finish with a different razor.

And I will chronicle it here so all can chime in with tips, suggestions, support, and teasing!

Thanks Eric. I was just curious. It looks like you have some cool adventures in store for January.

Over on TOST3, Injectuary has been mentioned!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas Eric. Hope Santa Paws brought you everything you wished for.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas Eric. Hope Santa Paws brought you everything you wished for.

Merry Christmas to you as well! So far, just a quiet and restful day. Roasting a turkey breast later, and movie time tonight with some old classics.

Best Wishes of the Season to you all, and in no particular order
Fluffy 
Dave in KY 
Stubble Daddy 
mrdoug 
HighSpeed 
MilkCrate 
Old Sarge 
AlanH81 
keto 
ewk 
dmshaver 
Marko 
Freddy 
andrewjs18 

And to all at DFS! I know I have probably forgotten someone, but it wasn't intentional, just old-timers!

Hey Ken, Fluffy, this was my opening page this morning. No Tree, no santa, no snow, just a goat! Proceed with caution, you have been warned!

A short ask for help. I tried searching "coin", "set coin", clean, clean socket, and other things. I can't find Paul T's post on removing silicone from the socket! Paul mentioned the need to have it clean if we sent a handle in for work. I just want to clean out a socket as best I can and I can't find that post. Thanks!

A short ask for help. I tried searching "coin", "set coin", clean, clean socket, and other things. I can't find Paul T's post on removing silicone from the socket! Paul mentioned the need to have it clean if we sent a handle in for work. I just want to clean out a socket as best I can and I can't find that post. Thanks!

Hey Eric, looks like Dave forwarded you the PM I sent the other day, but here’s the info for future reference and for others:

To get rid of silicone residue, pour paint thinner in the knot socket and let it sit overnight. The paint thinner dissolves/loosens the silicon pretty well. At least on my handles, I haven't seen it mess with the resin/finish at all. Probably best not to try this though on my wood handles.