SOTD - November 2021

[Old Sarge]

Festival of Featherweights!
Tabac Tuesday!

Cold Water Shave w/ Hot Water Lather
Pre: Aloe Vera Glycerin Soap Face Wash, Noxzema Cream as Pre Shave
Razor: Gem Gen I Featherweight
Blade: Gem SS PTFE (5th Use)
Brush: Jayaruh #403 Synthetic
Lather: Tabac, Face Lathered
Post: Generic Reformed Alum Block, T.N. Dickinson’s Witch Hazel, Clubman Pinaud After Shave, Nivea Sensitive Skin & Stubble Balm

Day 2 of the Festival of Featherweights was just a bit more successful than yesterday, but still a work in progress. Today was the standard Gen. I FW and I really focused on using a light touch and fiddling with the angle, mostly trying to keep the top cap on my face. At times it seemed like it was working better, however, it never really felt smooth. I completed two passes, but did end up with some irritation. I'm going to rejigger my schedule a bit and go with the HFT tomorrow, which I've had success with previously. Have no worries, loyal followers...I'll be back to the FW on Thursday!

I've kind of made the Jayaruh #403 synthetic my Tabac Tuesday brush. I know Tabac is one of Jim's favorites, so matching them together makes sense to me. Face lathering was a success story today, and I was able to get enough hydration loaded and had plenty of lather in the brush if I had needed for a third pass.

PS...I love the scent and the burn of the Clubman Pinaud after shave!!!

[Grassy]

Gem Feather-Weight
Gem PTFE 
Ever-Ready H40
Razorock Yellow label 
Squadron Empire 



Happy (belated) thanksgiving, I hope you all had a great weekend.
We don't have Thanksgiving here so we miss out on all that turkey. We have somehow managed import Black Friday lately and all we get for that is a lot of spam.

Great picture.

Thanks, I got a new phone, nothing fancy, with a better camera a while ago and I'm enjoying trying to make great razors look their best

[Grassy]

Cold Water Shave w/ Hot Water Lather
Pre: Aloe Vera Glycerin Soap Face Wash, Noxzema Cream as Pre Shave
Razor: Schick Type J2
Blade: Personna PTFE Injector (1st Use)
Brush: Omega Pro 49 Boar
Lather: Cella, Face Lathered
Post: Generic Reformed Alum Block, T.N. Dickinson’s Witch Hazel, Clubman Pinaud Lime Sec EDC, Nivea Sensitive Balm

This razor was a Black Friday antique store score. BLUF...this shave will do nothing to minimize desire for future acquisitions of injector style razors!

First time shave with an injector razor was a successful two pass affair. I started out on the first pass experimenting with my technique. I quickly realized that "riding the cap" was not the optimal angle and adjusted to a less shallow angle. Even then, I still felt like I wasn't shaving off many whiskers. I also found myself rinsing the razor more often, as the lather port area appeared to clog up more easily. The shave came into its own on the second pass while going ATG on my neck. Though I feel like the Type J2 is a mild razor with minimal blade exposure (please correct me if I'm wrong), I was able to find the sweet spot that afforded an efficient pass. I was most pleased while going ATG on my chin and mustache, it just seemed to work well. The most odd thing I realized with this razor was during cleanup. I'm accustomed to removing all blades to do a quick cleaning of the razor...no such action required here other than rinsing off and drying.

I've been using a rubber o-ring on the Omega 49 for a short while to increase backbone. I added a second o-ring and it felt even better. Before soaking the brush, I slide the o-ring's down onto the knot. During clean-up, I slide the o-rings back onto the handle for storage and to allow the knot to dry out more easily.

This was also a first time use of Cella. I found it to work just fine, nothing spectacular...just solid. I think the Italians have the croaps nailed on!

As I've previously struggled with the Gem Featherweight, I'm announcing that beginning tomorrow I will be participating in the Festival of Featherweights. This will be a week long adventure where I attempt to become simpatico with these fine razors, much like srqshaver did in a recent shave. I see Grassy already started the pre-festival celebration with his Featherweight shave today! I'll be shaving with a Gen. I Deluxe on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday...a Gen. I on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday...and since I don't have a Gen. II I will use a Heavy Flat Top on Thursday.

Feel free to pull out a Featherweight this week and join in on the festival atmosphere! 

A festival of Feather-Weights! Count me in. I love the Feather-Weight, it was my first SE razor and still my favourite. I'm sure your struggle will be over soon and it will become a favourite for you too.

[mayer57619]

Last shaves from November...

   
   

[Dave in KY]

Last shaves from November...

Nice shaves Justin

[srqshaver]

Though I feel like the Type J2 is a mild razor with minimal blade exposure (please correct me if I'm wrong)

It is pretty mild. I had the same experience, having started with mild injectors. The first shave with a G type was a totally different experience, one because it is such a small razor by comparison and two it is much more efficient (in a good way).

[Old Sarge]

Though I feel like the Type J2 is a mild razor with minimal blade exposure (please correct me if I'm wrong)

It is pretty mild. I had the same experience, having started with mild injectors. The first shave with a G type was a totally different experience, one because it is such a small razor by comparison and two it is much more efficient (in a good way).

I'm looking forward to securing a Type E or G at some point and enjoying that more efficient shave! There was a Type E I believe, with a butterscotch handle in the tan leather case (20 year warrantee?), but it was in a glass case with a $32 tag. I had already found the Type J, so I'll wait until I go back to take a look.

[srqshaver]

It is pretty mild. I had the same experience, having started with mild injectors. The first shave with a G type was a totally different experience, one because it is such a small razor by comparison and two it is much more efficient (in a good way).

I'm looking forward to securing a Type E or G at some point and enjoying that more efficient shave! There was a Type E I believe, with a butterscotch handle in the tan leather case (20 year warrantee?), but it was in a glass case with a $32 tag. I had already found the Type J, so I'll wait until I go back to take a look.

I found a cleaner replacement for my current G4 which is entirely serviceable and really not that bad. It just isn't shiny like new. I can send it your way if you're interested in trying it.

[Old Sarge]

I'm looking forward to securing a Type E or G at some point and enjoying that more efficient shave! There was a Type E I believe, with a butterscotch handle in the tan leather case (20 year warrantee?), but it was in a glass case with a $32 tag. I had already found the Type J, so I'll wait until I go back to take a look.

I found a cleaner replacement for my current G4 which is entirely serviceable and really not that bad. It just isn't shiny like new. I can send it your way if you're interested in trying it.

That's very generous of you, Eric! I'm feeling I'll find one soon at an antique store; I love the hunt. I've got a dental appointment tomorrow morning in a neighboring city that has an antique store that I scored at before. I'll hit it up on the way home! Thanks again!

[Twelvefret]

Lots on eBay right now.