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[Balin]

That's sick, Balin.

You can call me Andrew!

 

[Raven Koenes]

SOTD:
Razor: Blackbird Ti SB
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (6)
Pre-Shave: Proraso Green
Soap: Van Der Lovett Dutch Blue
Brush: Omega Evo 2.0
Aftershave: Reuzel Wood and Spice

I had another quick no-nonsense shave. The results were excellent with no blade tugging on shave six using longer strokes.

 

[thombrogan]

Fellow SASA enthusiast @rudyt also uses long, flowing movements for momentum-assisted whisker cleaving.

Here’s a tidbit from the Excalibur thread

I shave steep angle (riding the guard, not the cap), never shower before shaving, use no prep other than wetting my face right before I face lather, and only take long very fast strokes (20-30 sec/pass).

 

[Raven Koenes]

Fellow SASA enthusiast @rudyt also uses long, flowing movements for momentum-assisted whisker cleaving.

Here’s a tidbit from the Excalibur thread

Rudyt! I miss him.

 

[Cal]

Rudyt! I miss him.

Me too.

 

[Raven Koenes]

SOTD:
Razor: Blackbird Ti SB
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (7)
Pre-Shave: Proraso Green
Soap: Van Der Lovett Dutch Blue
Brush: Omega Evo 2.0
Aftershave: Reuzel Wood and Spice

This is the seventh day using a Wilkinson Sword. I'm enjoying it. The sharpness hasn't diminished. It pairs well with my Blackbird Ti SB. Van Der Lovett Dutch Blue reminds me of PdP 63 in the scent department. I love that scent. The upside is Dutch Blue doesn't give me a rash like PdP 63. My Omega Evo 2.0 is still my favorite brush. My shave was great. Everything is going well with my FFFMM 2024 Edition. I chose well grasshopper.

Cheers
Rave

 

[Raven Koenes]

SOTD:
Razor: Blackbird Ti SB
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (1)
Pre-Shave: Proraso Green
Soap: Van Der Lovett Dutch Blue
Brush: Omega Evo 2.0
Aftershave: Reuzel Wood and Spice

I had a great shave using my new method which I refer to simply as shaving. I switched out my blade for a fresh Wilkie. I wanted to see if the blade was as smooth as I stated it was. I couldn't tell the difference between a Wilkie on shave seven and a fresh one out of the wrapper, so there's that.

Cheers!
Rave

 

[Eric_75]

Have a great day, Rave!

 

[Raven Koenes]

SOTD:
Razor: Blackbird Ti SB
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (2)
Pre-Shave: Proraso Green
Soap: Van Der Lovett Dutch Blue
Brush: Omega Evo 2.0
Aftershave: Reuzel Wood and Spice

My shave was as perfect as it gets. It hit all the marks from irritation-free to closeness. Now to see if I can repeat this consistently. It does help to be in the middle of a fixed four. That limits the variables down to me.

Cheers
Rave

 

[Raven Koenes]

SOTD:
Razor: Blackbird Ti SB
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (3)
Pre-Shave: Proraso Green
Soap: Van Der Lovett Dutch Blue
Brush: Omega Evo 2.0
Aftershave: Reuzel Wood and Spice

I had another fantastic shave today. I won't determine whether the shave was as good as yesterday's. That could turn into the rabbit hole of which shave was more perfect. Suffice it to say my shave was great and I'm enjoying the results.

Cheers
Rave

 

[Raven Koenes]

SOTD:
Razor: Blackbird Ti SB
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (4)
Pre-Shave: Proraso Green
Soap: Van Der Lovett Dutch Blue
Brush: Omega Evo 2.0
Aftershave: Reuzel Wood and Spice

I've been pre-occupied this week. I've missed keeping up with my friend's journals. I hope to get back in the swing of things soon. They called off work due to snow. My wife is snowed in at our daughter's house. I've been enjoying the day. I'm going from the couch to the kitchen and back. I did shovel the walks. My shave was right up there with all my shaves since starting the fixed four. That means it was good. Hot chocolate sounds good, and maybe some popcorn.

Cheers
Rave

 

[Eric_75]

Have a blessed weekend, Rave.

 

[Raven Koenes]

Have a blessed weekend, Rave.

Happy weekend, Eric. I have another snow day from work.

 

[Raven Koenes]

SOTD:
Razor: Blackbird Ti SB
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (5)
Pre-Shave: Proraso Green
Soap: Van Der Lovett Dutch Blue
Brush: Omega Evo 2.0
Aftershave: Reuzel Wood and Spice

I love this line-up.

 

[Raven Koenes]

SOTD:
Razor: Blackbird Ti SB
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (6)
Pre-Shave: Proraso Green
Soap: Van Der Lovett Dutch Blue
Brush: Omega Evo 2.0
Aftershave: Reuzel Wood and Spice

 

[Eric_75]

Good morning, Rave. Have a great day!

 

[Raven Koenes]

Good morning, Rave. Have a great day!

Happy Friday, Eric!

 

[Raven Koenes]

I'm home from our vacation to visit Mom. I used my Merkur 933cl travel razor. After a few months of shaving with my Blackbird Ti, I found the Merkur shave surprisingly close and comfortable. Perhaps the Blackbird is good training. I'm finding razors like blades to have more similarities than differences. All except for Voskhod blades, they're still evil.

In other news, I ordered an Edwin Jagger 3one6 from Maggard Razors. I like the looks of it and have always wanted to own an E.J.

It is good to be back.

Cheers!
Rave

 

[thombrogan]

Welcome back, Rave!

 

[Raven Koenes]

Welcome back, Rave!

Thank you, Thom!