Razor: Ronson Shaves and Sharpens
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Aftershave: Duke Cannon Supply Company Ice Cold Balm
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
  Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

   

This razor is like the Jones Shake Sharp in that it uses a double edged blade, but you only shave with one side.   The other side rides on rollers which can be used to sharpen that side of the blade.  The mechanism can be used to flip the blade when needed.  The original blades were proprietary, but injector blades and be fitted just fine with some fiddling.  I use a blade blank on the other side so that the blade assembly is properly supported.  Half DE blades can be used as well.   They actually shave nicely and are worth a try if you come across one!

I’m not sure if it’s just me but when I click the link to view a post with new posts I’ve viewed previously, it doesn’t take me to the most recent unread post as is the case with every other forum I’ve used. For example, there’s a 4 page thread where I’ve read all the posts. Then someone else posts something new. I see that the thread title is bold or I see it in New Post list. I click the thread title to load the post and am taken to page 1 post 1 instead of page 4, new post. Is it that way for everyone else as well? It makes it difficult to continue participating in a thread when I have to keep remembering where I left off.

I apologize in advance, this is a long post!

I'd be interested in hearing any ideas folks have on building community on this forum. Please share your thoughts and opinions!

The most obvious ways to build community are to create new threads, post (your experiences, information and/or images), and/or reply to someone else's post. I can think of no more satisfying reaction to one of my posts than to see others in the community reply and provide their input. srqshaver recently posted a concern about not wanting to post too often and being spammy. Our fearless leader, Wchnu replied, the gist of which is don't worry about that and post away..."We like spam...fried or written." I too had the same concern and at times wondered if I were posting too much. I suspect many new members will feel this way and I think it's up to all of us to make them feel comfortable and encourage their engagement, which can be done publicly in a reply or via private message.

Below are some of the particulars of the forum software that I've observed. If you have different experiences or are aware of other functionality, please share by replying!

There are a number of ways to engage with a post, short of replying. 

- You can like a post by clicking on the "Like" button which is located on the bottom right of the post. When you like a post, your username is displayed on the bottom left side of the post.

- You can also rate a post, by clicking on the "Rate" button located on the bottom left of the post. It is my experience that the forum software will only allow you to rate a post if you first like it, otherwise you will get an error message stating "You have already given as many reputation ratings as you are allowed to for today." If you do like a post and choose to rate it, you can select "Positive (+1)", "Neutral" or "Negative (-1)". Note that the forum defaults to the "Positive (+1)" option. You also have the option to leave a comment. There is also the functionality to rate a private message, but it has not worked for me and I've gotten the same error message detailed earlier.

The +1/-1 rating refers to a member's reputation score, which is visible on the left side of a member's post or can be seen if you view a member's profile. If you go to your own profile or click on the "User CP" link located on the top left of the forum, you can view your own reputation score. By clicking on "Details" you can see all of the individual ratings you have received and there is a scoreboard on the top right showing your ratings totals over various time periods. It is my experience that the "Positive (+1)" default is what this community uses, as I've not seen a neutral or negative rating. As you scroll down and review the individual ratings you've received, you can click on the link to the right of "Rating given for" and it will take you to your post which your were rated for. Note it is my observation that you can see the details of all other members reputation score by going to their profile, unless they've been banned. I did not see an option to hide this from your profile.

As a relatively new member to the forum, it has taken me a while to get a feel for how the community generally uses the Like/Rating options. This is the part of my post I really would like to get feedback on from everyone, as I believe the liking/rating of posts strengthens the community and encourages further sharing. 

I am speaking now only for me when I say I GENERALLY use the like button if I appreciate a post, whether I agree with it or not...as we all have different takes on things. In liking a post, I want to let the member know I have read it and thank them for participating. There may be times when I do not like a post because if fell through the cracks and I didn't see it or if someone is being snarky and I don't want to encourage further behavior as this.

Again, speaking for me only, when it comes to rating a post, I've only left "Positive +1" ratings and have not seen a reason leave a "Neutral" or "Negative -1" rating. I GENERALLY leave a positive rating if I feel that the post provides important information, if I believe it will stimulate additional engagement and/or if I have a strong reaction to it. If there were an occasion I wanted to let someone know I had an issue with their post, I believe I would likely send them a private message, instead of doing it via a neutral/negative rating since the details of ratings are publicly available.

And in conclusion (I'm sure you are glad this post is coming to an end  ), I want everyone to know that for some time I've been occasionally using the option of leaving a comment when rating a post. I use this option if I want to just leave a brief message or comment that doesn't need to be shared with the community and/or doesn't warrant a reply or private message. I don't believe the member is notified of the comment and would have to review the details of their reputation score to see it. I consider it a little gem that I've left for you to stumble across!

If you get to this point, I thank you for taking the time read my post and strongly encourage posting of your opinions on how we can build community on TOST3!  I agree completely with srqshaver from his post I linked to earlier, I too really dig this group!

https://www.tost3.com/showthread.php?tid...5#pid12935

Here is a razor that I've never seen before. I just won this on the bay, I haven't received it yet but thought I would ask here, while I wait, to see if anyone has any information on it.
Pictures are from the bay and it is of British manufacture, pat no. 12224/12.
I've had no luck finding anything but would be interested to know something about it.
It has an interesting approach to holding the blade and I'm hoping it might hold a wedge or Gem blade, I'll have to wait and see.


   

   
This razor has no blade feel at all, but you can hear it mowing down the whiskers.   It was a very smooth shave even though the blade was on its first shave.  Overall the result was a very close, comfortable shave.  Very nice!
Razor: Personna Floating Head Injector Razor
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Simpson Commodore X2 Best Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Fine American Blend
Aftershave: Proraso Green Splash
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
  Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

Nearly all of us use the quote functionality whether we know it or not, particularly when we reply to someone's post. In addition to this feature, you may want to insert a link that to your post that allows for a user to click on it and go directly to the post you are referencing. This functionality will also allow you to use the same link if you wanted to post to another social media site or email somebody, for example if you wanted to tweet about a specific post on the forum. Below description with images is one way I found to accomplish this.

I'm going to use GAW9576's post #5 from this month's SotD thread as an example. Click here to see the post.

1) Go to the individual post that you want to link to and hover your pointer over the post # in the top right area of the post. Right click on the "#5" and a menu will appear. Click on "Copy Link".



2) Go to the post you are working on, click on the location in the post where you want the link to go (inserts the blinking text cursor) and click on the "Insert a link" icon, which is a little more than halfway across the bottom tool bar. A box will pop up.



3) Click in the text field below "URL:", right click and select paste. There are many different ways to paste, for example Control-V or Command-V. Then in the "Description (optional):" text field, you can type the text you want to be added that will be a hyperlink. For this example, I used "Click here to see the post." Click on the "Insert" button.



4) And you can see the outcome below and the actual link above. I captured screenshots along the way. If you scroll back up to the top of this post, you can click on the hyperlink "Click here to see this post." and it will take you to the individual post.



5) Here is an image of my recent tweet where I pasted the link to the Greg's post. Greg, I hope you don't mind that I used your post and image as an example...I enjoyed it very much!

Hello My name is Glenn, Just Waving a hand from Florida, I am just dropping in to say hello to all fellow SE wet shavers out there. I'm a newbie as far as using a SE-Razor but I came across a se razor the same kind that my dad always used, as far back as I can remember he always used the Gem Feather weight SE razor with the white Plastic Ivory handle. I saw one in really nice condition and it brought back so many memories of my dad, so I bought it and picked up some Gem razor blades to try.  I really enjoyed the shave from this gem feather weight and I like how the SE Razor shaves so close, & now I'm hooked on the se razors. I started to watch a few YouTube video's and that's how I found out about TOST2 and the web site led me to TOST3 and watching a good video by the Razor Rookie.

Just an idea to add a thread where folks could describe and explain their avatar if they would like.

My avatar is cropped from the above photo titled, "The Moment". It was the Wildlife Photo of the Year in 2019, article below. Poor guy only lived for a few more moments!

As a college student, I worked part time at the school's outdoor program guiding hiking, canoeing, whitewater rafting and cross country skiing trips. I used to love watching the marmots scurry about and sunning themselves on the granite rocks in the Beartooth Mountains outside of Red Lodge, Montana. I've been using this cropped image as my background on my phone.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...180973378/

   
Razor: Feather Single II 400S-1B Injector Razor
Blade: Feather Single Sputtom Injector blade
Brush: Elite Razor Kingman Turquoise, Manchurian White fan
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Shannon's Soaps Indigo Oud
Aftershave: Pinaud Lilac Vegetal
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
  Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

This razor appears to be a Schick type O head mated with a type L handle.  It feels good in the hand and isn't really any more homely looking than the type O.  I have never used a Feather injector blade before, so it is hard to compare the razor.  The shave was smooth and very close.  One pass would have sufficed for any work environment, but I completed my usual three pass shave.  The Indigo Oud lathers well and filled the room with a pleasant scent of sawn hardwood.


If you compare the heads on the Schick and the Feather they are pretty similar. I have see Feather razor that also closely resemble the types L and N as well.