Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
I'm beginning to think that the best option, for me, is the $1/month plan from that club and a decent brush with Costco Dove clone soap slivers. I must first use up my bags of cheap razors and my tube of gel, so I have time to ponder this life-changing decision. OTOH, I did try to trim the pony tail yesterday, only to get it so lopsided that now it's too short, and the big question now is grow it out or cut it back to corporate accepted, cubicle slave style, short back and sides. (No buzz cut for me.) Patrick bobbed Moore in ABQ, NM, who is *not* soliciting advice about his hair cut. On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Philip Williamson philip.william...@gmail.com wrote: I've been using a brush for years and years. Since I was a teenager, I think. I got two brushes at a garage sale - one is stiff and terrible, and flips soap at the mirror while making a latherless mess. The other is soft and fantastic, creating lots of bubbly shaving foam with very little work. I've used it daily (mostly) since I got it, and it looks and works exactly the same as it ever did. I have a shaving mug, which is just like a regular mug, but with little nubs in the bottom to hold the soap, and I just throw all our old soap slivers in. They lather up beautifully, and if you're showering with soap you like, you'll like the soap you shave with. Every year or two I scrape the mug out and start semi-fresh. Re: Topics later in the thread. The blades I use are Gillette Mach 3(? 5?) Three I think. The older ones that go for weeks. They aren't cheap, but I don't find I buy them very often, either. I used to cut my own hair until about 5 years ago when my vintage clippers died and the new ones I got were just TERRIBLE. Now I just go to the barber, and they do a better job than I could. Philip www.biketinker.com On Sunday, November 3, 2013 11:14:45 AM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: I might have to buy one of those shaving brushes. What's the best soap to use it with? I don't worry about haircuts -- 7 years since I saw a barber, so liberating! -- but I do shave. (I hack off 2 off the tail every six months or so: cinch tightly, grip tightly, and chop with sharp scissors. Sometimes relatives do a smoother job.) On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:31 AM, James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.netwrote: I'll bet the next-door barber conspicuously started using this in the last couple of weeks: http://www.rivbike.com/proraso-shave-brush-p/goo21.htm On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Jim M. wrote: On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:53:43 PM UTC-7, BSWP wrote: Anyone tried the barber next door yet? I may soon be needing a new shop for my short haircuts, and would go out of my way to get a good cut with interesting conversation. The best barber in the Creek is DiMaggio's, which is south a few blocks at 1379 N. Main. The owner (1st chair) is a 2nd cousin of Joltin' Joe. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.net - 700x55 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patric...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Almost as fun as bikes! On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 1:06 AM, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: We've gone from bikes to hatchets to shaving. It's madness, I tell ya! Joe Madness Bernard Vallejo, CA. On Sunday, November 3, 2013 10:29:44 PM UTC-8, sameness wrote: My defolliculaton arsenal includes a Merkur 34C, Personna Red blades (or Feather Hi-Stainless if I'm feeling brave and/or haven't shaved in a bit), Proraso Green soap-in-a-bowl, and some old bristle brush I stole from my father-in-law. Jeff Hagedorn Warragul, VIC Australia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Patrick, Dog. Clippers. Dog clippers. They solve all mens' hair grooming challenges. No razor required. Grin. With abandon, Patrick On Thursday, November 7, 2013 9:35:14 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: I'm beginning to think that the best option, for me, is the $1/month plan from that club and a decent brush with Costco Dove clone soap slivers. I must first use up my bags of cheap razors and my tube of gel, so I have time to ponder this life-changing decision. OTOH, I did try to trim the pony tail yesterday, only to get it so lopsided that now it's too short, and the big question now is grow it out or cut it back to corporate accepted, cubicle slave style, short back and sides. (No buzz cut for me.) Patrick bobbed Moore in ABQ, NM, who is *not* soliciting advice about his hair cut. On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Philip Williamson philip.w...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: I've been using a brush for years and years. Since I was a teenager, I think. I got two brushes at a garage sale - one is stiff and terrible, and flips soap at the mirror while making a latherless mess. The other is soft and fantastic, creating lots of bubbly shaving foam with very little work. I've used it daily (mostly) since I got it, and it looks and works exactly the same as it ever did. I have a shaving mug, which is just like a regular mug, but with little nubs in the bottom to hold the soap, and I just throw all our old soap slivers in. They lather up beautifully, and if you're showering with soap you like, you'll like the soap you shave with. Every year or two I scrape the mug out and start semi-fresh. Re: Topics later in the thread. The blades I use are Gillette Mach 3(? 5?) Three I think. The older ones that go for weeks. They aren't cheap, but I don't find I buy them very often, either. I used to cut my own hair until about 5 years ago when my vintage clippers died and the new ones I got were just TERRIBLE. Now I just go to the barber, and they do a better job than I could. Philip www.biketinker.com On Sunday, November 3, 2013 11:14:45 AM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: I might have to buy one of those shaving brushes. What's the best soap to use it with? I don't worry about haircuts -- 7 years since I saw a barber, so liberating! -- but I do shave. (I hack off 2 off the tail every six months or so: cinch tightly, grip tightly, and chop with sharp scissors. Sometimes relatives do a smoother job.) On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:31 AM, James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.netwrote: I'll bet the next-door barber conspicuously started using this in the last couple of weeks: http://www.rivbike.com/**proraso-shave-brush-p/goo21.**htmhttp://www.rivbike.com/proraso-shave-brush-p/goo21.htm On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Jim M. wrote: On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:53:43 PM UTC-7, BSWP wrote: Anyone tried the barber next door yet? I may soon be needing a new shop for my short haircuts, and would go out of my way to get a good cut with interesting conversation. The best barber in the Creek is DiMaggio's, which is south a few blocks at 1379 N. Main. The owner (1st chair) is a 2nd cousin of Joltin' Joe. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@**googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.**com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/**group/rbw-owners-bunchhttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_outhttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out . James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.net - 700x55 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@**googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.**com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/**group/rbw-owners-bunchhttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_outhttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out . -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/**index.htmlhttp://resumespecialties.com/index.html patric...@**resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/**patrickmooreresumespec/http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: .
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Och! Man! This eventually happens in every group. I slip up and then no one treats me the same. Sigh. I might as well get this over with. Steve, here's your slippers (yumm, real lambswool!). Rod, here's your paper (sorry about the drool on the meat flyer). Bob here's your ... With abandon, Patrick On Thursday, November 7, 2013 10:02:21 AM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote: On 11/07/2013 11:45 AM, Deacon Patrick wrote: Patrick, Dog. Clippers. Dog clippers. They solve all mens' hair grooming challenges. No razor required. Grin. And we know why you think so... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Patrick: If you use twin-blade cartridges instead of disposable razors, you'll toss less plastic into your local landfill. No big deal maybe, but it's a thought. (I used disposable razors until I discovered that shave club that I mentioned, but won't mention again lest I sound like a shill!) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Oh, no fancy stuff for me. The $1 option from the club looks very good, and I may well sign up. I was wondering if anyone could recommend bulk but decent disposable razors available at Albertson's or somesuch. I've used semi decent ones and horrible ones. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Evan evanellio...@gmail.com wrote: Patrick: When you say you seek the best cheap blade or disposables, do you mean basic modern cartridge-style blades or do you mean old school double-edge blades and the like? If it's the latter, I imagine you can spend hours (days?) skimming through the Badger Blade forums. But if you want decent disposable cartridge blades, plus handles, I recommend Dollar Shave Club: https://www.dollarshaveclub.com/how-it-works I have no affiliation with them. Am just a customer. And I like their copy: The Humble Twin keeps it simple. It wields nothing but the truth. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
When I shaved flea markets were a great resource for bulk yet name brand razors on the cheap. On Nov 5, 2013 4:17 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote: Oh, no fancy stuff for me. The $1 option from the club looks very good, and I may well sign up. I was wondering if anyone could recommend bulk but decent disposable razors available at Albertson's or somesuch. I've used semi decent ones and horrible ones. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Evan evanellio...@gmail.com wrote: Patrick: When you say you seek the best cheap blade or disposables, do you mean basic modern cartridge-style blades or do you mean old school double-edge blades and the like? If it's the latter, I imagine you can spend hours (days?) skimming through the Badger Blade forums. But if you want decent disposable cartridge blades, plus handles, I recommend Dollar Shave Club: https://www.dollarshaveclub.com/how-it-works I have no affiliation with them. Am just a customer. And I like their copy: The Humble Twin keeps it simple. It wields nothing but the truth. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
I like the Schick Extreme 3 disposables and bought an 8 pack recently with a $3 off coupon for around $5.50 out the door, IIRC. With the cost of cartridge replacements being so high now, I have switched back to disposables and have not regretted it. On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote: Oh, no fancy stuff for me. The $1 option from the club looks very good, and I may well sign up. I was wondering if anyone could recommend bulk but decent disposable razors available at Albertson's or somesuch. I've used semi decent ones and horrible ones. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Evan evanellio...@gmail.com wrote: Patrick: When you say you seek the best cheap blade or disposables, do you mean basic modern cartridge-style blades or do you mean old school double-edge blades and the like? If it's the latter, I imagine you can spend hours (days?) skimming through the Badger Blade forums. But if you want decent disposable cartridge blades, plus handles, I recommend Dollar Shave Club: https://www.dollarshaveclub.com/how-it-works I have no affiliation with them. Am just a customer. And I like their copy: The Humble Twin keeps it simple. It wields nothing but the truth. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
I never got used to more than 2 blades on a razor. The Schick Slim Twins are pretty good for a drugstore disposable. Try the Sensitive Skin version. They work really well with Cremo shaving cream if you want to go brushless. Cremo is decent alone but really good as an addition to a super-lather brush applied concoction. Dan On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Jim Bronson jim.bron...@gmail.com wrote: I like the Schick Extreme 3 disposables and bought an 8 pack recently with a $3 off coupon for around $5.50 out the door, IIRC. With the cost of cartridge replacements being so high now, I have switched back to disposables and have not regretted it. On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote: Oh, no fancy stuff for me. The $1 option from the club looks very good, and I may well sign up. I was wondering if anyone could recommend bulk but decent disposable razors available at Albertson's or somesuch. I've used semi decent ones and horrible ones. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Evan evanellio...@gmail.com wrote: Patrick: When you say you seek the best cheap blade or disposables, do you mean basic modern cartridge-style blades or do you mean old school double-edge blades and the like? If it's the latter, I imagine you can spend hours (days?) skimming through the Badger Blade forums. But if you want decent disposable cartridge blades, plus handles, I recommend Dollar Shave Club: https://www.dollarshaveclub.com/how-it-works I have no affiliation with them. Am just a customer. And I like their copy: The Humble Twin keeps it simple. It wields nothing but the truth. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
We've gone from bikes to hatchets to shaving. It's madness, I tell ya! Joe Madness Bernard Vallejo, CA. On Sunday, November 3, 2013 10:29:44 PM UTC-8, sameness wrote: My defolliculaton arsenal includes a Merkur 34C, Personna Red blades (or Feather Hi-Stainless if I'm feeling brave and/or haven't shaved in a bit), Proraso Green soap-in-a-bowl, and some old bristle brush I stole from my father-in-law. Jeff Hagedorn Warragul, VIC Australia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Ah... I've only ever tried a solid bar safety razor, and Gillette blades. Ripped my face right up. Philip www.biketinker.com On Sunday, November 3, 2013 7:35:52 PM UTC-8, Roger wrote: Ironically, your photo is called The Old but I believe that was a razor that debuted in 1929 and was named The New Here's some fun reading: http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Gillette%20Rasierer.htm Funnily, the razor that preceded The New was The New Improved. The easiest way to distinguish The New from previous models is that it was the first Gillette not to have the two vampire teeth blade centering pins on the underside of the razor. To me, The New was the pinnacle of Gillette technology, better than the very aggressive razors that came before it and better than all the later solid bar (i.e. not open comb) razors of later decades. On Sunday, November 3, 2013 7:22:54 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: Roger, here's my grandfather's Gillette open comb: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5150469506/in/photostream/ I don't know the age of it, but probably 50 y.o. at least. Works 100% perfectly... snip -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Has anyone shaved with a hatchet? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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No, but I cut firewood with a Bic disposable. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Coconutbill evan.spa...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone shaved with a hatchet? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Like Chuck Norris under my beard is another beard so no need for razors On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote: No, but I cut firewood with a Bic disposable. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Coconutbill evan.spa...@gmail.comwrote: Has anyone shaved with a hatchet? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Well... this ever-expanding beard of mine will probably at some point require require a hatchet to trim! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Patrick: When you say you seek the best cheap blade or disposables, do you mean basic modern cartridge-style blades or do you mean old school double-edge blades and the like? If it's the latter, I imagine you can spend hours (days?) skimming through the Badger Blade forums. But if you want decent disposable cartridge blades, plus handles, I recommend Dollar Shave Club: https://www.dollarshaveclub.com/how-it-works I have no affiliation with them. Am just a customer. And I like their copy: The Humble Twin keeps it simple. It wields nothing but the truth. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:53:43 PM UTC-7, BSWP wrote: Anyone tried the barber next door yet? I may soon be needing a new shop for my short haircuts, and would go out of my way to get a good cut with interesting conversation. The best barber in the Creek is DiMaggio's, which is south a few blocks at 1379 N. Main. The owner (1st chair) is a 2nd cousin of Joltin' Joe. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
I'll bet the next-door barber conspicuously started using this in the last couple of weeks: http://www.rivbike.com/proraso-shave-brush-p/goo21.htm On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Jim M. wrote: On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:53:43 PM UTC-7, BSWP wrote: Anyone tried the barber next door yet? I may soon be needing a new shop for my short haircuts, and would go out of my way to get a good cut with interesting conversation. The best barber in the Creek is DiMaggio's, which is south a few blocks at 1379 N. Main. The owner (1st chair) is a 2nd cousin of Joltin' Joe. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net - 700x55 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
I might have to buy one of those shaving brushes. What's the best soap to use it with? I don't worry about haircuts -- 7 years since I saw a barber, so liberating! -- but I do shave. (I hack off 2 off the tail every six months or so: cinch tightly, grip tightly, and chop with sharp scissors. Sometimes relatives do a smoother job.) On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:31 AM, James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.netwrote: I'll bet the next-door barber conspicuously started using this in the last couple of weeks: http://www.rivbike.com/proraso-shave-brush-p/goo21.htm On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Jim M. wrote: On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:53:43 PM UTC-7, BSWP wrote: Anyone tried the barber next door yet? I may soon be needing a new shop for my short haircuts, and would go out of my way to get a good cut with interesting conversation. The best barber in the Creek is DiMaggio's, which is south a few blocks at 1379 N. Main. The owner (1st chair) is a 2nd cousin of Joltin' Joe. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net - 700x55 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
I'm no help. I use dog clippers for hair and beard. I used to use just a washcloth and hot water and a safety razor, but got even lazier. With abandon, Patrick On Sunday, November 3, 2013 12:14:45 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: I might have to buy one of those shaving brushes. What's the best soap to use it with? I don't worry about haircuts -- 7 years since I saw a barber, so liberating! -- but I do shave. (I hack off 2 off the tail every six months or so: cinch tightly, grip tightly, and chop with sharp scissors. Sometimes relatives do a smoother job.) On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:31 AM, James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.netjavascript: wrote: I'll bet the next-door barber conspicuously started using this in the last couple of weeks: http://www.rivbike.com/proraso-shave-brush-p/goo21.htm On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Jim M. wrote: On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:53:43 PM UTC-7, BSWP wrote: Anyone tried the barber next door yet? I may soon be needing a new shop for my short haircuts, and would go out of my way to get a good cut with interesting conversation. The best barber in the Creek is DiMaggio's, which is south a few blocks at 1379 N. Main. The owner (1st chair) is a 2nd cousin of Joltin' Joe. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.net javascript: - 700x55 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patric...@resumespecialties.com javascript: http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
I've been using a brush for years and years. Since I was a teenager, I think. I got two brushes at a garage sale - one is stiff and terrible, and flips soap at the mirror while making a latherless mess. The other is soft and fantastic, creating lots of bubbly shaving foam with very little work. I've used it daily (mostly) since I got it, and it looks and works exactly the same as it ever did. I have a shaving mug, which is just like a regular mug, but with little nubs in the bottom to hold the soap, and I just throw all our old soap slivers in. They lather up beautifully, and if you're showering with soap you like, you'll like the soap you shave with. Every year or two I scrape the mug out and start semi-fresh. Re: Topics later in the thread. The blades I use are Gillette Mach 3(? 5?) Three I think. The older ones that go for weeks. They aren't cheap, but I don't find I buy them very often, either. I used to cut my own hair until about 5 years ago when my vintage clippers died and the new ones I got were just TERRIBLE. Now I just go to the barber, and they do a better job than I could. Philip www.biketinker.com On Sunday, November 3, 2013 11:14:45 AM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: I might have to buy one of those shaving brushes. What's the best soap to use it with? I don't worry about haircuts -- 7 years since I saw a barber, so liberating! -- but I do shave. (I hack off 2 off the tail every six months or so: cinch tightly, grip tightly, and chop with sharp scissors. Sometimes relatives do a smoother job.) On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:31 AM, James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.netjavascript: wrote: I'll bet the next-door barber conspicuously started using this in the last couple of weeks: http://www.rivbike.com/proraso-shave-brush-p/goo21.htm On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Jim M. wrote: On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:53:43 PM UTC-7, BSWP wrote: Anyone tried the barber next door yet? I may soon be needing a new shop for my short haircuts, and would go out of my way to get a good cut with interesting conversation. The best barber in the Creek is DiMaggio's, which is south a few blocks at 1379 N. Main. The owner (1st chair) is a 2nd cousin of Joltin' Joe. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.net javascript: - 700x55 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patric...@resumespecialties.com javascript: http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
And, reading the previous Badger and Brush lathering tutorial, my technique is ALL wrong. Ha! Way too much water. I'll pay some attention to it this week. Reminds me of espresso forums. There's an easy Master's Thesis in Psychology right there. Philip www.biketinker.com On Sunday, November 3, 2013 6:16:11 PM UTC-8, Philip Williamson wrote: I've been using a brush for years and years. Since I was a teenager, I think. I got two brushes at a garage sale - one is stiff and terrible, and flips soap at the mirror while making a latherless mess. The other is soft and fantastic, creating lots of bubbly shaving foam with very little work. I've used it daily (mostly) since I got it, and it looks and works exactly the same as it ever did. I have a shaving mug, which is just like a regular mug, but with little nubs in the bottom to hold the soap, and I just throw all our old soap slivers in. They lather up beautifully, and if you're showering with soap you like, you'll like the soap you shave with. Every year or two I scrape the mug out and start semi-fresh. Re: Topics later in the thread. The blades I use are Gillette Mach 3(? 5?) Three I think. The older ones that go for weeks. They aren't cheap, but I don't find I buy them very often, either. I used to cut my own hair until about 5 years ago when my vintage clippers died and the new ones I got were just TERRIBLE. Now I just go to the barber, and they do a better job than I could. Philip www.biketinker.com On Sunday, November 3, 2013 11:14:45 AM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: I might have to buy one of those shaving brushes. What's the best soap to use it with? I don't worry about haircuts -- 7 years since I saw a barber, so liberating! -- but I do shave. (I hack off 2 off the tail every six months or so: cinch tightly, grip tightly, and chop with sharp scissors. Sometimes relatives do a smoother job.) On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:31 AM, James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.netwrote: I'll bet the next-door barber conspicuously started using this in the last couple of weeks: http://www.rivbike.com/proraso-shave-brush-p/goo21.htm On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Jim M. wrote: On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:53:43 PM UTC-7, BSWP wrote: Anyone tried the barber next door yet? I may soon be needing a new shop for my short haircuts, and would go out of my way to get a good cut with interesting conversation. The best barber in the Creek is DiMaggio's, which is south a few blocks at 1379 N. Main. The owner (1st chair) is a 2nd cousin of Joltin' Joe. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.net - 700x55 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patric...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
I love me my Merkur 1904 model: http://www.flickr.com/photos/64942209@N00/5149860903 Blades are all over the place as you mentioned, but the basic razor is fantastic. On 11/3/13, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote: I might have to buy one of those shaving brushes. What's the best soap to use it with? I don't worry about haircuts -- 7 years since I saw a barber, so liberating! -- but I do shave. (I hack off 2 off the tail every six months or so: cinch tightly, grip tightly, and chop with sharp scissors. Sometimes relatives do a smoother job.) On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:31 AM, James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.netwrote: I'll bet the next-door barber conspicuously started using this in the last couple of weeks: http://www.rivbike.com/proraso-shave-brush-p/goo21.htm On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Jim M. wrote: On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:53:43 PM UTC-7, BSWP wrote: Anyone tried the barber next door yet? I may soon be needing a new shop for my short haircuts, and would go out of my way to get a good cut with interesting conversation. The best barber in the Creek is DiMaggio's, which is south a few blocks at 1379 N. Main. The owner (1st chair) is a 2nd cousin of Joltin' Joe. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net - 700x55 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Open combs like that nice Merkur are nice razors. They shave nice and close, and don't clog so easily when one hasn't shaved for several days. For Patrick and others, shaving is a regressive technology (now geared primarily towards marketing advances) and many believe that unless you want to go all the way to a straight edge, that the double-edged razor blade is the next best thing. Great razor blades can still be bought as cheaply as disposables (10 cents to 50 cents a blade that will last for perhaps 5 to 10 or more shaves), and the razors themselves (essentially blade holders) from the 1910s to 1970s that one finds in antique stores and thrift stores can be as good or better than those made today. My two favorite razors are a refurbished Gillette open comb at least 50 years old, and a Merkur Slant razor I bought in an antique shop in Luling Texas. I think it was made in Germany in the 1930s. As for blades, each brand is slightly different: some too sharp, some too dull, some quite stiff, some flexible... I like 7 o'clock most of the time, but go for the Kai or Feather if I really want to...carefully... shave really closely. On Sunday, November 3, 2013 6:44:29 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: I love me my Merkur 1904 model: http://www.flickr.com/photos/64942209@N00/5149860903 Blades are all over the place as you mentioned, but the basic razor is fantastic. On 11/3/13, Patrick Moore bert...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: I might have to buy one of those shaving brushes. What's the best soap to use it with? I don't worry about haircuts -- 7 years since I saw a barber, so liberating! -- but I do shave. (I hack off 2 off the tail every six months or so: cinch tightly, grip tightly, and chop with sharp scissors. Sometimes relatives do a smoother job.) On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:31 AM, James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.net javascript:wrote: I'll bet the next-door barber conspicuously started using this in the last couple of weeks: http://www.rivbike.com/proraso-shave-brush-p/goo21.htm On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Jim M. wrote: On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:53:43 PM UTC-7, BSWP wrote: Anyone tried the barber next door yet? I may soon be needing a new shop for my short haircuts, and would go out of my way to get a good cut with interesting conversation. The best barber in the Creek is DiMaggio's, which is south a few blocks at 1379 N. Main. The owner (1st chair) is a 2nd cousin of Joltin' Joe. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.net javascript: - 700x55 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patric...@resumespecialties.com javascript: http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Roger, here's my grandfather's Gillette open comb: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5150469506/in/photostream/ I don't know the age of it, but probably 50 y.o. at least. Works 100% perfectly, but I've been using the Merkur. FWIW, I do a good shave once on a week on the weekend, then a quick dry scrape daily. I hate shaving, but dislike a beard. It's complicated being me. On 11/3/13, Roger rogerdhod...@gmail.com wrote: Open combs like that nice Merkur are nice razors. They shave nice and close, and don't clog so easily when one hasn't shaved for several days. For Patrick and others, shaving is a regressive technology (now geared primarily towards marketing advances) and many believe that unless you want to go all the way to a straight edge, that the double-edged razor blade is the next best thing. Great razor blades can still be bought as cheaply as disposables (10 cents to 50 cents a blade that will last for perhaps 5 to 10 or more shaves), and the razors themselves (essentially blade holders) from the 1910s to 1970s that one finds in antique stores and thrift stores can be as good or better than those made today. My two favorite razors are a refurbished Gillette open comb at least 50 years old, and a Merkur Slant razor I bought in an antique shop in Luling Texas. I think it was made in Germany in the 1930s. As for blades, each brand is slightly different: some too sharp, some too dull, some quite stiff, some flexible... I like 7 o'clock most of the time, but go for the Kai or Feather if I really want to...carefully... shave really closely. On Sunday, November 3, 2013 6:44:29 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: I love me my Merkur 1904 model: http://www.flickr.com/photos/64942209@N00/5149860903 Blades are all over the place as you mentioned, but the basic razor is fantastic. On 11/3/13, Patrick Moore bert...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: I might have to buy one of those shaving brushes. What's the best soap to use it with? I don't worry about haircuts -- 7 years since I saw a barber, so liberating! -- but I do shave. (I hack off 2 off the tail every six months or so: cinch tightly, grip tightly, and chop with sharp scissors. Sometimes relatives do a smoother job.) On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:31 AM, James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.net javascript:wrote: I'll bet the next-door barber conspicuously started using this in the last couple of weeks: http://www.rivbike.com/proraso-shave-brush-p/goo21.htm On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Jim M. wrote: On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:53:43 PM UTC-7, BSWP wrote: Anyone tried the barber next door yet? I may soon be needing a new shop for my short haircuts, and would go out of my way to get a good cut with interesting conversation. The best barber in the Creek is DiMaggio's, which is south a few blocks at 1379 N. Main. The owner (1st chair) is a 2nd cousin of Joltin' Joe. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.net javascript: - 700x55 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patric...@resumespecialties.com javascript: http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Ironically, your photo is called The Old but I believe that was a razor that debuted in 1929 and was named The New Here's some fun reading: http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Gillette%20Rasierer.htm Funnily, the razor that preceded The New was The New Improved. The easiest way to distinguish The New from previous models is that it was the first Gillette not to have the two vampire teeth blade centering pins on the underside of the razor. To me, The New was the pinnacle of Gillette technology, better than the very aggressive razors that came before it and better than all the later solid bar (i.e. not open comb) razors of later decades. On Sunday, November 3, 2013 7:22:54 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: Roger, here's my grandfather's Gillette open comb: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5150469506/in/photostream/ I don't know the age of it, but probably 50 y.o. at least. Works 100% perfectly... snip -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Ha! That's funny... wasn't intentional, just old in comparison to my new Merkur!!! :-) 'Nother pic shows it definitely being The New model: http://www.flickr.com/photos/64942209@N00/5150469056 That site is pretty fun, quite the rabbit-hole! On 11/3/13, Roger rogerdhod...@gmail.com wrote: Ironically, your photo is called The Old but I believe that was a razor that debuted in 1929 and was named The New Here's some fun reading: http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Gillette%20Rasierer.htm Funnily, the razor that preceded The New was The New Improved. The easiest way to distinguish The New from previous models is that it was the first Gillette not to have the two vampire teeth blade centering pins on the underside of the razor. To me, The New was the pinnacle of Gillette technology, better than the very aggressive razors that came before it and better than all the later solid bar (i.e. not open comb) razors of later decades. On Sunday, November 3, 2013 7:22:54 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: Roger, here's my grandfather's Gillette open comb: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5150469506/in/photostream/ I don't know the age of it, but probably 50 y.o. at least. Works 100% perfectly... snip -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
My defolliculaton arsenal includes a Merkur 34C, Personna Red blades (or Feather Hi-Stainless if I'm feeling brave and/or haven't shaved in a bit), Proraso Green soap-in-a-bowl, and some old bristle brush I stole from my father-in-law. Jeff Hagedorn Warragul, VIC Australia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Looks like an inviting micro-store, I'll get over soon. Is there a preference to buy things through the storefront, rather than through the RBWHQ warehouse... ? Anyone tried the barber next door yet? I may soon be needing a new shop for my short haircuts, and would go out of my way to get a good cut with interesting conversation. - Andrew, Berkeley -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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Good luck, Grant and all! It looks great, wish I were closer to see it in person. On Friday, October 25, 2013 12:43:51 AM UTC-4, Peter M wrote: It's a beautiful space. Maybe it's the barista in me but I think if you added a little latte machine and some stools it would be a great spot to drink coffee and talk bikes. On Oct 25, 2013 12:42 AM, LeahFoy jonasa...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Wow, it is so beautiful! I feel like I'm being transported back to a simpler, happier time - like my childhood romps through the woods. I hope that magic rubs off into your customers...and their wallets! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Anyone know of any pics of this place? Please help your non-west coast friends! On Thursday, October 24, 2013 4:23:39 PM UTC-4, Bill Rhea wrote: I was coming back from Sacramento on Tuesday and stopped at the new Bike, Book and Hatchet location on Main Street for opening day. Definitely worth a visit! Don't miss the stick the lug to the rare earth magnet game. I picked up the new catalog and a few odds and ends, including the new Swedish green long sleeve wooly which has become my new favorite. Great seeing Grant again. -br -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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[RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Wow! I am impressed. That is one classy looking bike shop. I like the way the bikes are displayed, and all the wood in that place. Very impressive. I hope it works out well for them. Thanks for sharing the pics. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
It's a new experience for us...who are used to people trying to find us and knowing something about the bikes before they come in. Now we get rare curiosity seekers who don't know or care what a lug is, and mostly ask,what's with the hatchets?, which of course is an excellent question. I addressed that on a page I taped to the front door window, but not everybody sees it, and--at least they're in the store. Our 3 day sales have been $752, $412, and up to 7:30 tonite (we close at 9, but I left 730), $316...and half is from friends-who-are-local customers already, and relatives,and the landlord bought two hatchets today (he lives in a spaceship house in Taos, is a retired carpenter, and needed them...he said). We're going to start having events, like storytime for kids, how-two for bike riders, and maybe even some ride, like Learn the Local Trails. It's pretty clear that we can't just be cocky or even confident based on any history we have already. This saturday will be interesting, since -- saturday shopper traffic, or something. Anywayit's been great to see friends there.. I think there are pix on the BLug, and I'll make more. On Thursday, October 24, 2013 1:23:39 PM UTC-7, Bill Rhea wrote: I was coming back from Sacramento on Tuesday and stopped at the new Bike, Book and Hatchet location on Main Street for opening day. Definitely worth a visit! Don't miss the stick the lug to the rare earth magnet game. I picked up the new catalog and a few odds and ends, including the new Swedish green long sleeve wooly which has become my new favorite. Great seeing Grant again. -br -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
Wow, it is so beautiful! I feel like I'm being transported back to a simpler, happier time - like my childhood romps through the woods. I hope that magic rubs off into your customers...and their wallets! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
MannySpotted in the photos. Imagine that On Thursday, October 24, 2013 9:42:00 PM UTC-7, LeahFoy wrote: Wow, it is so beautiful! I feel like I'm being transported back to a simpler, happier time - like my childhood romps through the woods. I hope that magic rubs off into your customers...and their wallets! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell BBH visit
It's a beautiful space. Maybe it's the barista in me but I think if you added a little latte machine and some stools it would be a great spot to drink coffee and talk bikes. On Oct 25, 2013 12:42 AM, LeahFoy jonasandle...@gmail.com wrote: Wow, it is so beautiful! I feel like I'm being transported back to a simpler, happier time - like my childhood romps through the woods. I hope that magic rubs off into your customers...and their wallets! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
