Acquisitions Monday August 14th - Sunday August 20th

[letterk]

Show us what you got.

[ada8356]

I won't buy anything week.
I won't buy anything week.
I won't buy anything week.
I won't buy anything week.
I won't buy anything week.
I won't buy anything week.
I won't buy anything week.
I won't buy anything week.
I won't buy anything week.
I won't buy anything week.
I won't buy anything week.
I won't buy anything week.

[fuerein]

Yesterday (okay, so technically this is from last week but :001_tongu ) I went to L'Occitane and purchased the L'Occitan A/S balm (very nice A/S IMO) and some of the Ice Hand Cream Gel w/ organic Verbena extract (okay not really shave related, but my hands are dry).

[guenron]

I really did not want to buy anything this week, and probably wouldn't have but for Suzuki's siren song of TedPella! Yes 3 * 141-1, 60 sharp blades a coming my way.

[Suzuki]

I really did not want to buy anything this week, and probably wouldn't have but for Suzuki's siren song of TedPella! Yes 3 * 141-1, 60 sharp blades a coming my way.

Ron, I suspect that this may be as close as you ever come to not buying anything!:biggrin:

Hope the blades live up to the review - they've also gotten good initial revies at SMF.

[Dinder1]

I just received my new Muhle & Pinsel 23mm silvertip, and a tub of Taylor's Avocado cream. I am very impressed wth the fit and finish of the M&P, it must weigh at least twice as much as my 23mm Shavemac. Here are some pic's of my new beauty.:biggrin:
Cheers, DJ.

[guenron]

Ron, I suspect that this may be as close as you ever come to not buying anything!:biggrin:

Hope the blades live up to the review - they've also gotten good initial revies at SMF.
I am really looking forward to trying them. Got a good chuckle out of Gordo. As always, "who makes them?" I believe microtome blades are typically an order of magnitude sharper than shaving kit.. Now all I have to do is wait patiently till Thursday..:w00t: :tongue_sm

[SSLStudio]

TNT rang the door.

small package. my agent sent me.

80 more blades of 7am
300 blades of Sharp.

mind you these are not the Sharp's Ron talks about dont know what his are probably injectors if not then Houstong we have a (C) problem on our hands.

[Suzuki]

I am really looking forward to trying them. Got a good chuckle out of Gordo. As always, "who makes them?" I believe microtome blades are typically an order of magnitude sharper than shaving kit.. Now all I have to do is wait patiently till Thursday..:w00t: :tongue_sm

I hope they live up to the review - it will be good to hear your views as you have a better frame of reference than I.

Even if the blades are only good for 3 - 4 shaves, they're still a great deal. As for who makes them, I don't care if pygmies in a remote village in Bora Bora - as long as they shave well.

If microtome blades can cross-section samples for electron microscopes, they're sharp enough to shave with!

[Suzuki]

The RAD continues unabated - I scored the following from the same vendor for a grand total of $10 plus shipping:

1369

1370

Anyone know anything about the second razor - I think its a form of adjustible injector, but the vendor was selling it as a buy it now for $6 and had one of the M models for something like $50 or $60. So any information would be greatly appreciated.

I also have a bid in on a J model injector.

Given the controversy over the Nationwide Campus razors and the cost of shipping to Canada, I have decided to buy a couple of old injectors on e-bay instead - I'm loving the G1 model I got last week.

I also got two GEMs and an Ever-Ready - all NIB for about $10 each, inlcuding a micromatic in the Bakelite case.

One of the GEMs was a "minuteman" model that came with a nickel plated brass stand that could be either put on the counter or screwed into the wall -the razor sits in a central slot with compartments for new and used blades on either side. The razor came with instructions, an advertising pamphlet and the screw provided by the manufacturer to attach the stand to the wall. A very interesting and well-made piece of kit - I generally buy to use, but I may keep this one in its pristine state - especially since I have other GEMs to try.

Here's a picture:

1371

[guenron]

I hope they live up to the review - it will be good to hear your views as you have a better frame of reference than I.

Even if the blades are only good for 3 - 4 shaves, they're still a great deal. As for who makes them, I don't care if pygmies in a remote village in Bora Bora - as long as they shave well.

If microtome blades can cross-section samples for electron microscopes, they're sharp enough to shave with!
:w00t: :w00t: :w00t:
I wonder if I am getting the Bora Bora gothic edges or the Vuanu Attu wedge? My goodness this is exciting! I have to agree 100%. I don't recall if I mentioned, but I have some 30+ year old Personna twin edge injectors enroute from a Detroit eBayer.. So this will be something to relish.:w00t:

[Dennis]

If microtome blades can cross-section samples for electron microscopes, they're sharp enough to shave with!

Not for electron microscopes - these are blades for histological sectioning and staining for light microscopes in general. Electron microscopes (specifically transmission scopes as opposed to scanning scopes) require sections to either be cut on fractioned glass (http://www.2spi.com/catalog/knives/glass.shtml#glass) (cheaper) or diamond knives (http://www.emsdiasum.com/Diatome/knives/diamond_knife.aspx) (nice!). You won't be using those for shaving. :eek:

Dennis

[Suzuki]

Not for electron microscopes - these are blades for histological sectioning and staining for light microscopes in general. Electron microscopes (specifically transmission scopes as opposed to scanning scopes) require sections to either be cut on fractioned glass (http://www.2spi.com/catalog/knives/glass.shtml#glass) (cheaper) or diamond knives (http://www.emsdiasum.com/Diatome/knives/diamond_knife.aspx) (nice!). You won't be using those for shaving. :eek:

Dennis

As you can tell, I'm not in the science field - but I bet if you could make a razor out of this stuff it would be a damn fine shaver!

[guenron]

How about the saphire blades???:w00t:

[TomH]

No comment :smile: :smile:

Thomas

[Dennis]

How about the saphire blades???:w00t:

Reaching back here (warning - boring sciency cap is now on)... When it comes to sectioning embedded tissues for this kind of stuff, there are various preparation methods depending on the final medium to be viewed on. Tissues to be viewed on light-based microscopes do not have to be very "thin" compared to tranmission electron scopes (TEM) where electrons act as the "light" beam and magnets are the lenses instead of visible light and glass lenses. You can roughly section tissues using steel blades (like what we are talking about here). This is for most histological or pathological applications like in hospitals. You can get thinner sections (ie. say 6-10 um or micrometer thick) when you need, say, a slightly higher resolution like in immunohistochemistry. For this, you can use glass knives which are made by "free breaking" on special instruments very pure, floated glass rectanglar strips like in a previous link I gave. The edge does not hold very long on these glass knives (maybe a day or two before the glass flows and makes them dull) so you need to make them as needed and they are good for just a sample or two or three. Alternatively, you could use sapphire blades which are more permanent but much more expensive - they need replacing only if damaged or worn down after some 1000s of sections.

Alternatively, samples for TEM require a different preparation because the resolution is so high (nanometers versus tens to hundreds of micrometers for light) and the stains used to view the tissue are heavy metals like lead as opposed to colored dyes for light. The tissues for TEM need to be around 60-75 nanometers (yes, nano) thick - they are incredibly thin and are floated off onto water and picked up on special grids. You can cut these on glass or diamond knives in the same analogy as above. You tell the thickness of the sections by the reflected color.

This was all just a blast from the past when people started talking about ordering shaving stuff from old, familiar science vendors. :biggrin:

Dennis

[guenron]

Nanometer, shmanometer, until you're talking picometers you're not talking smooth!:w00t: :w00t: :w00t:

[Quagmire]

I picked up a 8oz jar of caswell-massey 1752 sandalwood cream for $5 at Tuesday Mornings. And my Gillette tech I bought on ebay for $12 w/shipping got here today. I plan on having fun tomorrow

[With The Grain]

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[Dennis]

That's one big injector! :biggrin:

[With The Grain]

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[mrob]

Reaching back here (warning - boring sciency cap is now on)...

Dennis,

You lost me at "Reaching back here. . .":redface:

[Dennis]

Dennis,

You lost me at "Reaching back here. . .":redface:

Well, I don't know how to play trumpet so I guess we are even. :biggrin:

[Dinder1]

I picked up some cool stuff at the Barber supply shop today.:thumbup:
Master witch hazel
Master well comb
A big tube of shaving soap cakes.:biggrin: these have a nice clean scent.
Pinaud hair tonic
Cheers, DJ.

[fatt_tony]

Wow I've seen a tube of shave cream but never a tube of shave soaps cool :thumbup1:

tony

[Dinder1]

I know ,this is my first tube of shaving soap.:lol: :lol: :lol:
Cheers, DJ.

[jazzbass]

Proraso Pre-Post
Proreso ASB
Caldo Bergamot EDT

Dave

[Ashe]

The good thing about me living in Europe is that it keeps my "shopping around" habits to a bare minimum since it takes a week or two before my shipments arrive. Because of this I more or less "define" what I want to buy and place an order with preferably the same company to try out different products.

Of course the the bad thing about ordering in the US and letting it ship to Europe is that my orders tend to be much larger to avoid double or tripple shipping costs on multiple packages. :wink:

I've also noticed there are quite alot UK stores which allow you to order online and have it shipped to Belgium so my AD's will be developing soon.

[Scotto]

Back from my trip, and look what awaits:
http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/files/1/8/IMG_2563_3_1.JPG
Penhaligon's....

Opus 1870 EdT
Blenheim Bouquet set: EdT, shave cream, ASB, hand soap, razor (which I won't use - anyone who wants it can PM me).

BTW, I already have two bottle of BB - damn that *AD!

[TraderJoe]

I picked up some cool stuff at the Barber supply shop today.:thumbup:
Master witch hazel
Master well comb
A big tube of shaving soap cakes.:biggrin: these have a nice clean scent.
Pinaud hair tonic
Cheers, DJ.

DJ, I'm not familiar with the "Barber supply shop", is this local to Portland?

[Rik]

I just received my new Muhle & Pinsel 23mm silvertip, and a tub of Taylor's Avocado cream. I am very impressed wth the fit and finish of the M&P, it must weigh at least twice as much as my 23mm Shavemac. Here are some pic's of my new beauty.:biggrin:
Cheers, DJ.
Very classy looking brush!

[Dinder1]

DJ, I'm not familiar with the "Barber supply shop", is this local to Portland?
Hey Joe, yes it is a local beauty and barber supply store here in Portland. The soap in the picture has no brand name that I can find, but the lather, oh the lather. I have never used a shaving soap or cream that had this kind of insane lather.
Cheers, DJ.

[TraderJoe]

Hey Joe, yes it is a local beauty and barber supply store here in Portland. The soap in the picture has no brand name that I can find, but the lather, oh the lather. I have never used a shaving soap or cream that had this kind of insane lather.
Cheers, DJ.

Wow, I've got to check that out. My g-friend and I have some friends that live in portland, so when we visit I'll have to check it out. Is the actual name "Barber Supply Store?"

[Dinder1]

Wow, I've got to check that out. My g-friend and I have some friends that live in portland, so when we visit I'll have to check it out. Is the actual name "Barber Supply Store?"
Joe, I will have to look up the name, but drop me a line when your headed west.
Cheers, DJ.

[madmedic]

Busy Week...for me that is!

Just a little Comfort Buying.....SWMBO has become She Who Had To Be Obeyed:frown:

Shavemac 22563
http://shavemac.com/index.php?lang=en&area=men&sel=2&cat=1&product=22563&prod_id=5

Rooney Style 1 Small Super
http://www.gentlemans-shop.com/acatalog/Style_1_Small_Super_Shaving_Brush.html#a1101

LT Piver Reve D'Or
LT Piver Cuir de Russie
LT Piver Cologne des Prince

Schick Grip Injector Razor
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=25766&item=110020243951

Regards
Brian

[Dinder1]

Nice looking little Shavemac. I have one in pure as well, and it's a scrubby sucker.:w00t: , in a good way of course.
Cheers, DJ.

[SSLStudio]

After having been in stock for months at Obsessis house I finally gave the go ahead of him to send out the package last monday so it took 11 days to arrive not so bad.
offcourse insured airmail !!!!!! dont ever skimp on $3-4 to save a few bucks

2 packs today.

1- Ebay score massage oil made from dead sea minerals
2- other pack containing..

- 250 Feather PT DE blades (from Cottonblossom homepage)
-LAvender Witch hazel 12fl Oz bottle
-Col Conk shave soap Almond (from Cottonblossom homepage)
-PSO Oil
- Schick injector 7 blades pack (2)
-some sort of Face cloth (from Cottonblossom homepage)
-plastic pippetes for decanting
-Brittney's Hairshaper ( what is this ? !!! he just send me this as a bonus
looks like a straight razor with replaceable blades ? oh I already feel straight razors are not made for me this feels so dangerous and weird in the hand the blade is really sharp but the wrong angle and im making dinner out of my face
-Kiss my Face moisture shave 12fl OZ in a trade for 50 derby's from B&B member.
-Quercus by Penhaligons London 1.7 oz basenote deal. :drool:

[Suzuki]

Bought a bottle of Booster Aquarius a/s splash from made by the same company who makes JM Fraser shaving cream.

This is a wringer for Pinaud Clubman and only cost me CAD$8 for a 14 oz bottle.

I also bought a tub of their Olive-On, which is a pomade-type product - again, a steal at CAD$9 for an 8 oz tub.

I know some of the other B&B members from Canada use a lot of the Booster products and I can honestly say I've never been as impressed with the quality of a line of men's grooming products as I have with this company's. Nothing fancy, just well-made, high quality products at reasonable prices - the company's been around since 1920 (which in Canadian terms is almost forever!), so they must be donig something right.

If you're ever in downtown Toronto, you should pop into their retail store - again, nothing fancy, just good products at good prices. They sell some of the Merkur razors, Omega, Vulfix and Kent brushes, Booster products and a small selection of the Pinaud range.

[TraderJoe]

Just picked these up:

Musgo Real Shave Cream
Lightfoot's Shave Soap

[Nitrox]

I know some of the other B&B members from Canada use a lot of the Booster products and I can honestly say I've never been as impressed with the quality of a line of men's grooming products as I have with this company's. Nothing fancy, just well-made, high quality products at reasonable prices - the company's been around since 1920 (which in Canadian terms is almost forever!), so they must be donig something right.


I have the Booster's Polar Ice and Island Bay Rum Aftershaves and they are truly amazing products for the price. I think I paid $7 Canadian for each.
A picture of them below:

Also received today: some Mama Bear and Honeybee soaps, both are very nice, rich, thick lather and nice scents.:thumbup1:

[rustyblade]

Bought a bottle of Booster Aquarius a/s splash from made by the same company who makes JM Fraser shaving cream.

This is a wringer for Pinaud Clubman and only cost me CAD$8 for a 14 oz bottle.

I also bought a tub of their Olive-On, which is a pomade-type product - again, a steal at CAD$9 for an 8 oz tub.

I know some of the other B&B members from Canada use a lot of the Booster products and I can honestly say I've never been as impressed with the quality of a line of men's grooming products as I have with this company's. Nothing fancy, just well-made, high quality products at reasonable prices - the company's been around since 1920 (which in Canadian terms is almost forever!), so they must be donig something right.

If you're ever in downtown Toronto, you should pop into their retail store - again, nothing fancy, just good products at good prices. They sell some of the Merkur razors, Omega, Vulfix and Kent brushes, Booster products and a small selection of the Pinaud range.

I really like Booster Lanolin Hair Cream.

[pokkuhlag]

Went to the retail stores and bought myself a starterskit from what's available here
- brush
- De vergulde hand shaving soap
- De vergulde hand aluin stick (yes, I'm expecting some bloodloss at my first DE shave)
- Merkur Long Handle Classic


http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=3279

[Suzuki]

Went to the retail stores and bought myself a starterskit from what's available here
- brush
- De vergulde hand shaving soap
- De vergulde hand aluin stick (yes, I'm expecting some bloodloss at my first DE shave)
- Merkur Long Handle Classic


http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=3279

Try their shaving cream and a/s balsem, both very good products at good prices.

[pokkuhlag]

I will, but there is a 3/4 bottle of old spice (that's probably very old) that needs to emptied first. I didn't see shaving cream in the stores though. I saw some shaving cream (own brand) in the body shop and it looks like it's tough to lather.

[jfm]

I picked up a bottle of C&E Sandalwood (:drool:) on Basenotes. This without knowing the Missus was going to suprise me with a bottle of the stuff!

[g8orshavr]

Picked up some Floris Santal A/S Balm and Shaving Cream at Floris' 50% Off sale. SWMBO loved the Santal EDT so I figured "why not?"

[Creslin]

Well, I haven't actually gotten it yet but I have ordered so I guess it counts for this week, one block of alum from classicshaving and three of Mama Bear's soaps. The soaps are Beau Brummel, Sandalwood, and the Frankincense & Myrhh. Much as I do feel the draw of assimilation I do have to take it real, real slow. I'm trying to be responsible and stay on a kinda budget.

[guenron]

Well, I haven't actually gotten it yet but I have ordered so I guess it counts for this week, one block of alum from classicshaving and three of Mama Bear's soaps. The soaps are Beau Brummel, Sandalwood, and the Frankincense & Myrhh. Much as I do feel the draw of assimilation I do have to take it real, real slow. I'm trying to be responsible and stay on a kinda budget.
Enjoy, but Marty said it true, RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!:lol:

[joel]

Back from my trip, and look what awaits:
http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/files/1/8/IMG_2563_3_1.JPG
Penhaligon's....

Opus 1870 EdT
Blenheim Bouquet set: EdT, shave cream, ASB, hand soap, razor (which I won't use - anyone who wants it can PM me).

BTW, I already have two bottle of BB - damn that *AD!

Jealousy rears its ugly head.

[javyn]

1 bottle of Corn Huskers Lotion
1 bottle Thayers Rose witch hazel


2 pairs of slacks and an ionic dog brush also.

[guenron]

1 bottle of Corn Huskers Lotion
1 bottle Thayers Rose witch hazel


2 pairs of slacks and an ionic dog brush also.
Hi John,
Is an ionic dog an AKC recognized breed? Come from somewhere in Greece?:confused1

[NMMB]

Does this count as a "score"?


http://static.flickr.com/76/220011444_ed2bb15be1_m.jpg

[rustyblade]

Congratulations Michael!

[fuerein]

Does this count as a "score"?


http://static.flickr.com/76/220011444_ed2bb15be1_m.jpg

I would have to say a resounding Yes! http://users.telenet.be/eforum/emoticons4u/love/458.gif

[Rik]

Congratulations Michael! :jump:

[Dinder1]

I would say that you SCORED BIG TIME! Congrats.:thumbup:
Cheers, DJ.

[Gatorade]

Way to go Michael! Your cheek muscles must be burning from holding the smiles for the cameras! Congradulations.

[crackstar]

Micheal, congratulations, and many happy years! :jump: :badger: :a5:

Jeff

[Queen of Blades]

Congratulations Michael and the missus! :biggrin:

[guenron]

Michael and NEW SWMBO,
Best wishes for many happy, fruitful years together!

[Austin]

Michael that is a great score! Well done and congratulations.

[TraderJoe]

Congratulations Michael! I think you win for this week.

[Quagmire]

Alright! way to go! Congratulations on getting married!http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_3_3v.gif

[AJS]

Ditto what everyone else said.:001_smile

[TomH]

Congrats Michael and best wishes for you and your beautiful wife:smile: :smile:

Thomas

[Scotto]

Congrats Michael!!!