I have made plenty of acquisitions since finding the B&B, and have learned a lot about things I didn’t realize I had an interest in, so here is the start of my journal. I’ll update with shaves when I remember and different gear I’ve accumulated.
Well, I guess I should start a journal
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Welcome to the Journal section of B&B... I, too, look forward to reading your posts in your thread.
Thank you for starting a journal. Here’s hoping sharing your thoughts in this turtle bucket of demented enablers lets you share the joy of Happy Razor Fun Time.
Jay21
Collecting wife bonus parts
Welcome to the journals section. We have cookies. You’ll enjoy it here.
Welcome to the journals, we look forward to your future entries.
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Wow, thanks for the warm welcome 
I had planned to talk about last night’s shave and then begin cataloguing my shaving paraphernalia when life decided to throw a curveball. Spent the better part of the day doing a brake job, but the upside is I was in town close to the local antique shop. The nice lady knows I’m often in there looking for shaving gear, so she set a couple razors aside for me. The first was a gem g bar, which I don’t have (yet), but the other was an open comb 3 piece I haven’t come across before. I thought it was an old type, but the base plate doesn’t match. The head was completely black when I got it. No before pictures unfortunately. I will try to get better in the future
I had planned to talk about last night’s shave and then begin cataloguing my shaving paraphernalia when life decided to throw a curveball. Spent the better part of the day doing a brake job, but the upside is I was in town close to the local antique shop. The nice lady knows I’m often in there looking for shaving gear, so she set a couple razors aside for me. The first was a gem g bar, which I don’t have (yet), but the other was an open comb 3 piece I haven’t come across before. I thought it was an old type, but the base plate doesn’t match. The head was completely black when I got it. No before pictures unfortunately. I will try to get better in the future
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Welcome to the journal section. I started mine a few weeks ago and every one had been super helpful. I look forward to following your journey!
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Since I missed the last shave, I used a Sheraton with a fresh lab blue and cremo amber in the shower. One pass with minimal touch up as I was in a time crunch to get from work to a gig. Great close shave, doubt it was full bbs but I didn’t invest the time. Zero irritation. Lined everything up with a straight. I know I am going against years worth of great advice here, learning to hone/shave at the same time, but the results have been positive so far. Tonight I’ll try out this new razor that I think is a new improved head on a skinny ball end handle. The handle is thinner and heavier than my others. The head has no serial number and a bit of damage on the corner, but I’m not too worried. You only live once
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Finally got around to using this New Improved head. I know the handle is a mismatch, but I like the heft of it, despite being pretty thin. I need to see if I have a handle that could match, but it’s not that big of a deal to me. The shave was great. I tend towards the more efficient razors and less passes, and this one got me where I like to be in one plus a bit of touch up. It is not as efficient as my old type with a shim, but is much smoother (My Old has a wobbly blade no matter what I put in it, and I found a shim is the only way to ‘safely’ use it. I may try a bit of heat shrink or similar on the posts). Again I shaved in the shower with Cremo. I have a decent brush and great soaps, but I also share a shower and am often short on time. I have no rating system for my shaves, but it was quick and smooth. Finished with PAA Copalli.
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I didn't know there was a journal section. Very cool. B&B continues to impress.
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Great things happen when great men come together.
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It has been a while, so I will begin by recapping my last few shaves: New Improved, Stirling Texas On Fire, PAA Green Ray, Lab Blue, Copalli. In the shower after washing with bronners and PAA cube pre shave. I tend to keep the same razor in rotation until the blade wears out, then switch it up, so this weekend I switched to a New LC. I am really liking this. It is close and comfortable and I can get it done in under two passes. I need to start taking better notes, or else this thing will just be full of “shaves great”. I do have other razors that require a bit more presence, but they all mostly work. I’ll try to catalog them as I go.
