I was going to suggest instant runoff ranked voting, but it looks like @walden@sub.wetshaving.social's linked thingy does that.
The advantage of that is that we don't have work, the downside is that if someone wants shenanigans, they can participate and skew the vote, even impersonate us.
We can probably consider this my professional paranoia going amok and give it a try until we run into actual problems?
Second luxury shave with the loud 1914. I forgot to mention the handle on these during the first luxury shave this morning. These are tiny (as in short) hexagonal handles that are sometimes called golf-pencil handles. On my model, it seems to be solid brass and quite heavy, giving the razor a lovely balance which lets you guide the entire razor with just holding the neck of the handle in the nook of your index finger.
These golf-pencil handles are divisive. I'll talk more about them when we reach the 1924/MM24 schism tomorrow.
Mindigo was my first Mammoth soap and it's just lovely. Great SLS.
This was shave four of my run through all 14 generations of GEM-style razors:
Taking this to DM
Which kind of synths are your favourites?
Hope, alps, and hike in the same comment?
If you make plans to visit my corner of the planet, I'd love to arrange for a meeting!
That sounds fun!
I have an acquaintance in Connecticut who's also active in such a club (or the same club?) and I accompanied him checking "his" part of the trail for damages after a storm. It was really beautiful nature.
This is shave three of my run through all 14 generations of GEM-style razors, and I have reached the 1914.
The 1914
This is an odd little razor, with a very small top cap compared to all other GEM-style razors. Even though it bears some similarity with the 1912 on the outside, it represents a completely different mechanism. Unlike the broad leaf spring that's bent just so that it can push on the spine of the blade and the top-cap individually (the 1912 blue print, which we will see revisited in the Jewel, the Feather Weight, Heavy Flat Top, Push Button, and both Contour and Contour II), the engineers at ASR/GEM/Ever-Ready must have felt like two separate degrees of freedom deserve two separate springs. Also, the top cap disengages fully from the clamping spring when open, which means that you don't need to exert force to keep the top cap from closing during blade changes. Very much quality of life improvements compared to the 1912.
This image shows both the two-winged spring (blue 1) pushing the spine to firmly align the blade with the blade stops at the bottom and the leaf spring (red 2) clamping down the top cap (now fully disengaged). This design would be able to compensate for a much larger blade width tolerance than the previous single spring design because the two actions of clamping and aligning the blade are no longer coupled. A downside of added complexity and almost certainly increased manufacturing costs to simplify blade loading and offset the problem of reduced blade width. A real concern in an age where customers have habit of sharpening their blades to extend their life.
Someone must have decided that this design is too complex, and we'll look at how tomorrow's 1924 "Shovelhead" gets the same two benefits with fewer pieces to assemble.
Little sub trivia: Both of these razors are favourites of u/Old_Hiker's, and he sometimes observes the patent day on march 24 for the 1914.
The shave
Almond Leather + Fake Yellow Light + Gratiot League Square is a sweetish, smooth leather progression that I keep enjoy m enjoying. It's almost like a single set in my mind by now, and while I like playing with new combinations, I keep coming back to this one. 👨🍳😘.
The 1914 is fun. With crackling loud toast buttering sounds and unmistakeable blade feel, the it's nothing complicated about it. The right angle is obvious, and the geometry makes it easy to maintain it. Ever-Ready was great at creating ergonomic products.
The timeline
Yup, I'd love to get my hands on one, but they are ghosts
The Clog-Pruf is a fantastic starting point IMO. Good choice!
Stag + forest hike sounds like a good mix. I was bicycling in the forest with Djunior today, but I wasn't as well integrated as you :)
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My reshipper just delivered a combined Stirling/DG mailcall with a set of Stirling Friends to the End soap, splash, and solid cologne, and Cerberus splash and edp.
Baccarat Rouge is one of my wife's favourite fragrances (for herself) and I really like it on her. I already gave it a spin and wrote it up here.
I got the Cerberus soap when it was first released, and not having gotten the splash and frag was a big regret of mine, so I jumped on the opportunity of this re-release
I finally got my bottle of 3 Scots and a Valet Autostrop. I've been meaning to try an Autostrop razor for a while now, but there was always some other razor higher on my priority list. I'm happy I finally pulled the trigger, and this set arrived in almost pristine condition. It was either expertly cleaned or used very little. I'm excited to try it tomorrow.
My first impression of 3 Scots is a cooler Spiced, or Spiced is 3 Scots with Vanilla. I'm looking forward to experiencing the scent in more contexts over the coming days and weeks.
I think your point 2 is essentially what we're doing. Borda voting.
other than that, I fully agree, 48h, minimal rules, don't be a dick rule, and having fun should be the priorities 👍