We have an extra large square pizza stone... It crisps up the crusts very well... If I ever do carbs again... I'll try freezing pizza shop pizza and warming it up...
The Scandal Sheet: Straights and other stuff
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Thanks, Matt. On the yarrow, just the leaves, or also the flowers?
I hope they find absolutely nothing wrong.
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Both. We harvested a bunch of it near our house a few years ago and still have quite a lot, along with stinging nettle. Both together make a good tea for upper respiratory ailments. Yarrow has notable hemostatic properties as well and the phytochemicals are more concentrated in the flower buds it seems. Also good for toothaches. It smells a bit medicinal, sort of like listerine but milder, but it fades quickly and combined with lavender is not unpleasant.
Excellent! Thank you.
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Got a latebreaking bonus day with my one daughter so I had to be fast...relatively speaking anyway. Grabbed the Triumph straight and went to town. Could have spent a little more time developing the lather with the SV but it was adequate. Quick cleanup with the R41GS, slapped on some Bog Water, and out the door.
I spent a few hours yesterday sanding and cleaning up the SK-1. It's never going to be pristine but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. I need to do a little more work on the scales, especially the wedge area, and then see if I still have any nickel silver rod stock to pin it back up. I usually use brass.
Be well.
I spent a few hours yesterday sanding and cleaning up the SK-1. It's never going to be pristine but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. I need to do a little more work on the scales, especially the wedge area, and then see if I still have any nickel silver rod stock to pin it back up. I usually use brass.
Be well.
My marsupial gray matter reads “Triumph,” sees the YSS on your razor, and still ponders “Canadian Prog rock or British motorbike?”
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It doesn't leak enough oil to be the British version...
I guess YSS probably stands for Yasuki Specialty Steel or something like that. Who knows what the "B" means. Probably a maker's mark, I've seen it elsewhere but not often.
Yasuki Specialty Steel; sometimes Yasugi before they merged with Hitachi in 1937; makes me wonder if the razor was made by a different department of the same company. My idiot brain thinks a maker would mention which alloy; such as Shirogami #2; was being forced into shape.
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Some of them did, although sometimes we're still left to guess precisely what they meant. For instance Eikos are Yasuki S2 (listed on the box). There were plenty of razors made with Hitachi steels, not always called out on the razor, but sometimes on the box or the VCI paper inserts. Specifically Yasuki branded *razors* seem to be a slightly later development and sometimes those have more specific steel grade numbers listed. Don't have any examples at hand at the moment but I've seen them.
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Well, I'll cross post this here. Got the SK-1 back together. The whole story is in the restoration subforum. Of particular interest is the lead wedge. Never seen one in a Japanese razor and I'm not even sure it's original, as it was rather crudely made compared to the rest of the razor. But I got it cleaned up and shaped the scales to match it better.
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MRI findings, while not yet reviewed by my own doctor, are unremarkable. Specifically my cervical and cerebral vasculature are running wide open with no abnormalities. So, check that off the list and continue the current course of treatment.
Great news!
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I realized something, that I hadn't articulated very well in the midst of the discussions about MdC in Boris's journal. One of the reasons I like it, especially spring through fall, is that my skin can't handle a super-nourishing soap too many days in a row. Less of a problem in the winter. But after frequently hitting the Dolomiti for several days, it was clear to me that I needed something more simple today. Back to the Rose, and it was just lovely. I face lathered it entirely today with the Paladin and that was very nice too.
Straight was Star Reito, DE pass was R41GS, and finished with the Veg.
Be well.
Straight was Star Reito, DE pass was R41GS, and finished with the Veg.
Be well.
Interesting point you made Mark. That certainly is true as well. Too much of good skin conditioning might not me beneficial either. I am sure it also depends on our own individual skin as well. Some are more prone to dryness and some are more oily and can handle a drier soap better. The season of the year has a large impact as well like you mentioned.
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My skin goes through cycles, almost monthly. (no, I'm not secretly a woman.) But also seasonally. The specific oils makes a difference too. Soaps with shea butter seem to work well for me anytime, for instance.
Certain oils will penetrate the skin easier too. This becomes very evident when you make lotions and body butters. Some oils will leave you oily feeling for hours and some will "soak in" quickly. Butters in general takes a while to penetrate. Lighter oils like grapeseed oil are fast absorbing whereas olive oil is pretty slow. Waxes tend to "coat" the skin and protect it, but it also leaves the skin waxy feeling. Non saponified stearic acid will do this. It will just lay on top on your skin.
A good example of this is O'Keeffes working hands
I have used this on my dry hands before and many like it. It is mainly Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Paraffin. The glycerin will moisturize the hands by absorbing and binding water. Stearic acid and Paraffin will lock the moisture in. It certainly works, but for me personally I cannot stand the waxy feeling that it has any more.
O'Keeffe's is good stuff!
It certainly protects your hands from drying out and that is it's main objective.
