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Post by stljeff on Jun 2, 2013 19:23:43 GMT -6
Time for you to saddle up your favorite horse!
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Post by wchnu on Jun 3, 2013 20:12:54 GMT -6
I'm in.... Schick A ASR blade Vie-long Pro Horse Proraso Green WH Barbasol Brish. The horse worked great as usual. WHOOT!!!!!
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norfolkdick
Master Shaver
Captain of the Razor Blades
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Post by norfolkdick on Jun 4, 2013 1:31:01 GMT -6
Greetings Tuesday 5th June 2013 Prep: Shower Razor: GEM Micromatic Flying Wing Blade: GEM Stainless Coated Brush: Vie Long 13061M Horse Soap: Cella Aftershave: Astral Cream (light) A truly wonderful shave.......but I am starting to lose faith in this brush, it is beginning to develop a bit of a 'doughnut' in the centre with hairs that appear to be damaged and bent. This coupled with the fact that these brushes (at least this model) have a lot of stiff scritchy hairs in the centre of the knot give a 'prickly' feel to the knot. When I purchased this brush I believed I really liked it and it does make a lather very quickly and efficiently but I now feel it is not ideal for a face latherer, especially a rather heavy handed one like myself. I would suggest this brush is only suited for bowl lathering or users with a delicate touch! I do wonder if horse hair is more prone to damage than boar, none of my boar brushes have this problem in fact they seem to thrive on a good thrashing! Regards Dick.
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Post by stljeff on Jun 4, 2013 19:36:37 GMT -6
Tuesday, 4 June
Gem Cutlery Damaskeene CVS CS Blade (3) Turkish #6 Brush Arko Shave Stick Barbasol Pacific Rush AS
I know the jury is still out on whether the Turkish #6 is really horsehair but I'm going to go with the prevailing opinion that it is. It created a near-perfect lather with the Arko stick this morning - not overly abundant but exceedingly slick. The Damaskeene performed flawlessly as well, just as I've come to expect.
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Post by wchnu on Jun 4, 2013 23:48:05 GMT -6
My barn yard shave Gem FE Gem Stainless Vie Long horse PC wild wild west scent WH English Leather The PC WWW is a pure tack room/ leather shop scent. It pairs great with the English Leather. The brush made an outstanding lather that the FW loved. Whoot!! Attachments:
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Post by birdlives on Jun 5, 2013 16:13:31 GMT -6
My horse hair shedding to the point...Well, it was like the incredible shrinking brush....finally I piffed the handle to a friend to re-do with the knot of his choice... So today I'm just using my boar....and as far as any questions about Turkish brushes being Horse....I would sincerely doubt you could find a Turkish boar brush...... Wednesday Arko Shave Stick Omega Baby-Pro boar ER 1912/Gem SS d3 or 4? Old Spice AS Man...Tom changed my life when he gave me this 1912....Thanks HT This really is the Str8 on a handle......
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Post by stljeff on Jun 6, 2013 19:53:18 GMT -6
Thursday, 6 June
Gem 1912 Junior CVS CS Blade (5) Turkish #6 Brush Arko Shave Stick Family Dollar (Vi-Jon) Classic Splash (Brut Clone) AS
Once again, I got a very slick lather with the Turkish #6 brush and the Arko stick. It turned out to be a perfect match for the Junior. It was quite a nice shave.
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Post by stljeff on Jun 7, 2013 17:19:22 GMT -6
Friday, 7 June
Gem Heavy Flat Top CVS CS Blade (6) Turkish #6 Brush Arko Shave Stick Kroger (Vi-Jon) Arctic Blue AS
Another good later from the Turkish brush and the Arko. Great shave.
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Post by stljeff on Jun 9, 2013 8:13:18 GMT -6
Sunday, 9 June
Gem Contour CVS CS Blade (1) Turkish #6 Brush Arko Shave Stick Family Dollar (Vi-Jon) Spice AS
I had a nice quick, close shave with the Contour loaded with a fresh blade this morning.
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Post by sleddog on Jun 9, 2013 15:10:49 GMT -6
Sunday Gem Damaskeene/ER LC handle, Gem SS PTFE blade Vie Long horse hair brush Copper Hat soap Witch Hazel Shea Butter Aqua Velva AS Nice to have a good old SE shave after a week of DE shaving. The Vie Long made a really great lather with the Copper Hat soap. I find the Vie Long a bit floppy but it sure does "paint brush" nicely
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Post by wchnu on Jun 10, 2013 14:34:21 GMT -6
Sunday shave Schick Hydro Magic ASR Blade Vie-Long Horse Williams WH Av Ice Blue A nice shave to finish the week. The horse worked up the Williams like a champ. Attachments:
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