6/26/24
- Brush: Hands
- Razor: Elk Ridge Bowie Knife 17/8, Sabre Grind Drop Point
- Lather: Anchor Lube Lubricants LLC - Anchor Lube
- Post Shave: Beefimus - Beef's Clean Laundry Aftershave Splash
Today's shave is something I've always wanted to try. We've all seen it in movies and such. Some machismo bro shaving with a Bowie out on the plains. The calm before the storm. So I did. It was awful.
It was awkward, and I didn't take this to my Jnats, just synthetics and a pasted strop. That synthetic progression only takes me up to 8k. I figured, "What the hell, I've shaved off an 8k edge before," but damn... I should have spent way more time changing the angle of the bevel. I mean... it shaved (kinda)... it just wasn't great.
For my lather today, I went with a favorite product of mine: Anchor Lube. Some of you may know, I'm a Journeyman Carpenter. More so on the commercial side of things, I work with a lot of metal. Primarily when doing doors and hardware. This involves lots of drilling and lots of thread tapping.
Typically, guys will use cutting oil to drill, thread or tap. I'm telling you here now... that's trash. Especially if you're fighting gravity. It burns up super quick, it's hella runny, and all in all, it's pretty mid. Some other guys also like using wax. Wax has a place when working with wood, but never metal, in my opinion. Folks that use wax on metal are also the same ones that need instructions drawn in crayon.
I digress. This stuff sticks super well and doesn't burn up like oil. Absolutely an S Tier product. It feels slick enough that I thought it might do for a lather. That may have been the case with an appropriate shaver. But I couldn't tell shit as I hurried along.
The proof is in the pudding. This wasn't my best shave. Maybe I could've done better? I'll never know, cause I'm probably not going to do it again. It was one pass and done. My neck is on fire.
My post shave today was made by my dear friend Beefimus (he's real. u/J33pGuy13 has Helldived with him). He sent this along with some shave soap and beard oil. All scented the same. To me, it smells like clean laundry. Today, it burned like hell. Think Home Alone type burn.
All in all, it was an experience.
For the side challenge, I just clean my brushes with a little bit of dawn and water. I used to use a clarifying shampoo that seemed to work great, but I'm out and haven't bought more.