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  1. DeaconKC

    What do you use to shave?

    Just opened up a really nice Gillette Toggle in the mail. I like this razor, honest wear on the doors, you can tell this was someone's favorite razor. Very well cared for and in excellent shape. I can't wait to use it tomorrow!
  2. DeaconKC

    Some Vintage Gillettes

    Okay, one of the things I enjoy collecting are older razors. I use them daily and enjoy hunting for them. Here's a couple of pics of the gang. A Goodwill and a gold plated New 1961 Fatboy and Slim Adjustable My "orphans", they were so forlorn at the market I couldn't leave em Dad's...
  3. DeaconKC

    Shave of the Day

    Thank God for good old VDH soap! Today the next protoytpe X4a soap flopped, so it was grab the VDH and away with the failure. 61 Fatboy Derby Blade VDH soap Omega Boar brush 4 passes Gillette AS Balm
  4. DeaconKC

    At a store near you!

    If you are ever in Hawaii, hit Hilo Hattie's clearance racks. Man did I ever score for a fat guy there. My Hawaiian shirts see most use during the warmer months obviously!
  5. DeaconKC

    The perfect hat

    Looks pretty good to me Ron! You definitely are a hit with your little girl!
  7. DeaconKC

    From bowlers to fedoras, when and why?

    Also, the fedora is a bit more of a "working hat" with it's wider brim to keep rain, snow, etc off as opposed to a derby. As one poster noted, too, the automobile with an enclosed top was becoming more common, it is easier with a lower crown to enter and exit. This would readily explain the...
  8. DeaconKC

    Anybody join me for evening coffee?

    My lovely wife brought home some very good Kroger's Hazelnut for me! She's a sweetie.
  9. DeaconKC

    Show us your Guns!

    The M16 clips aren't bad, you just have to hold your mouth just right...........
  10. DeaconKC

    Shave of the Day

    Also try adding some plain glycerine to the mix. It can certainly help the lathering. Funny, because today I was back to trying the experimental soaps and this one X-4 was a dismal failure, couldn't get any kind of lather out of it. Made Williams look like Mama Bears! Switched to some C&E Nomad...
  11. DeaconKC

    At a store near you!

    David, I just got a pair of the Madisons. A very pleasant wearing boot in a medium weight. It is definitely a year round boot.
  13. DeaconKC

    4th DIY: Last one in queue

    Wil another nice job. Well done!
  14. DeaconKC

    What do you use to shave?

    Charlz, you have a very valid point. A good soap/brush combo can make an ordinary razor perform very well, but a poor soap will make the finest drag and skip. Even using cheap disposables or cartridge razors, the shave is much better than with the canned stuff.
  15. DeaconKC

    Shave of the Day

    Used the gold Tech again, sweet shaver! VDH soap C&E brush 4 passes Avon Black Suede AS Derby blade really nice shave today. This razor shows why Gillette ruled the market.
  16. DeaconKC

    Divorce // A gift from my father

    Have it re-sized and wear it! It is gorgeous.
  17. DeaconKC

    Prohibition

    A couple of excellent books on the Prohibition Era are "Bloody Williamson" by Paul Angle and "A Knight of Another Sort" by Gary DeNeal. Both are about the bootlegger wars fought in southern Illinois, where the rival gangs shot up hospitals. used amored cars and even threw bombs from aircraft!
  19. DeaconKC

    What do you use to shave?

    I recently started collecting vintage gold plated Gillette's. The quality of the 60+ year old razors is incredible. It is obvious the craftsmanship and pride that went into making them. To build these today would be hundreds of dollars, a shame as the average shaver would never pay that but what...
  20. DeaconKC

    Shave of the Day

    Just got this gold Tech yesterday, cleaned it up and used it today. Derby blade hot towel VDH soap C&E Badger Brush Clubman AS 4 passes and a spectacular shave. Straight up BBS with a first time razor, wow.
  21. DeaconKC

    Are there any established methods for resizing a human head?

    These guys can help!
  22. DeaconKC

    Newsboy from Dillard's

    Looks pretty good to me.
  23. DeaconKC

    Dirt is good!

    My Mom had a little sign in our kitchen growing up: "This house is clean enough to be healthy. and dirty enough to be happy."

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