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    Thread: SOTD - January 2025
Post: RE: SOTD - January 2025

Razor is unmentionable 2000s design. Bentonite clay preshave, barbasol Pacific rush and finished with paa Greenwich envy balm. Damn fine shave with no irritation.
kyle3rv2 SOTD 49 10,521 01-23-2025, 04:39 AM
    Thread: SOTD - January 2025
Post: RE: SOTD - January 2025

Razor unmentionable, paa clown fruit soap and aftershave, synthetic crown king small knot brush with ivory handle. Smooth refreshed bbs no irritation
kyle3rv2 SOTD 49 10,521 01-03-2025, 04:04 AM
    Thread: Treet
Post: RE: Treet

Great video as always. You need to try one of the dollar tree shave brushes they're really bad like uncooked spaghetti noodles
kyle3rv2 Other SE brands. 4 2,332 12-26-2024, 04:09 PM
    Thread: Got my fuzzy catcher. First shave tonight!
Post: Got my fuzzy catcher. First shave tonight!

Just got my fuzzy catcher assembled.
kyle3rv2 The Front Porch 2 1,126 11-30-2024, 02:37 AM
    Thread: SOTD - November 2024
Post: RE: SOTD - November 2024

11/24 razor unmentionable, prorasso white cream, horse hair brush, Turkish bowl, Thayers witch hazel after shave balm, Giorgio red for men cologne. I loosened the razor head to raise aggression did it...
kyle3rv2 SOTD 68 16,551 11-25-2024, 02:21 PM
    Thread: SOTD - November 2024
Post: RE: SOTD - November 2024

Razor unmentionable, Turkish textured bowl, dollar tree shave soap, Giorgio red for men cologne and witch hazel after shave balm. Used a horsehair brush for the first time in a long time I forgot how ...
kyle3rv2 SOTD 68 16,551 11-24-2024, 02:08 AM
    Thread: SOTD - November 2024
Post: RE: SOTD - November 2024

11/19 Gillette techmatic band second use felt a bit scratchy this use. I decided to lower the aggression one notch for next shave I had it wide open. Musgo real oak Moss cream bowl lathered and green ...
kyle3rv2 SOTD 68 16,551 11-20-2024, 12:57 PM
    Thread: SOTD - November 2024
Post: RE: SOTD - November 2024

11/18 techmatic band razors with new Gillette band. Dr Harris lavender shave stick and lavender witch hazel after shave. The soap was fantastic nice lather smell and slickness. Not a huge fan of face ...
kyle3rv2 SOTD 68 16,551 11-19-2024, 04:37 AM
    Thread: SOTD - November 2024
Post: RE: SOTD - November 2024

For 11/17 I used the type n with dollar tree shave soap and finished with witch hazel spray and dior sauvage. Great shave the blade needs swapped out it was a bit dull feeling. Smooth and no irritatio...
kyle3rv2 SOTD 68 16,551 11-18-2024, 07:39 PM
    Thread: SOTD - May 2022
Post: RE: SOTD - May 2022

Hi guys it's been a while. Used my techmatic great as always. People should use them more. Van DER hagen premium soap lathered in mug and paa big shave swest 2020 star jelly. Near BBS no irritation. D...
kyle3rv2 SOTD 174 112,925 05-10-2022, 06:14 PM
    Thread: SOTD - December 2021
Post: RE: SOTD - December 2021

Wchnu Wrote: (02-25-2022, 02:20 AM) -- Sure is a lot of mentioning of unmentionables around here……… -- I know right
kyle3rv2 SOTD 416 266,561 02-25-2022, 04:39 PM
    Thread: Timex watch repair
Post: RE: Timex watch repair

mrconklin Wrote: (02-25-2022, 02:51 AM) -- The face looks similar to one (hands and hour markers - main dial color was more silver) my grandfather had.  His case was a bit rounder, but not perfectly ...
kyle3rv2 The Front Porch 18 14,003 02-25-2022, 04:38 PM
    Thread: SOTD - December 2021
Post: RE: SOTD - December 2021

Sorry no pic was in a hurry. Techmatic razor, Williams mug and Avon musk wood aftershave balm. First shave on this section of the blade nice and smooth no bleeders. Tecatics don't deserve their bad re...
kyle3rv2 SOTD 416 266,561 02-24-2022, 09:33 PM
    Thread: New watch project
Post: RE: New watch project

GAW9576 Wrote: (02-20-2022, 01:50 PM) -- That awesome. Cool little watch. -- Thanks I thought it deserved to be fixed and enjoyed. It's a 1975 french Timex basically.
kyle3rv2 The Front Porch 14 10,603 02-20-2022, 02:05 PM
    Thread: New watch project
Post: RE: New watch project

Face attached to calibrate the midnight date change before attaching hands and then the tool to press the hands on. Then the finished product. I still need to polish the crystal.
kyle3rv2 The Front Porch 14 10,603 02-20-2022, 04:56 AM
    Thread: New watch project
Post: RE: New watch project

This is as far as you tear down a Timex for cleaning and oiling. You use synthetic lubricants and little spatulas to apply oil. Alot of people me included have tried just spraying oil on a movement. C...
kyle3rv2 The Front Porch 14 10,603 02-20-2022, 04:53 AM
    Thread: New watch project
Post: RE: New watch project

GarnerPW Wrote: (02-19-2022, 10:24 AM) -- kyle3rv2 Wrote: (02-18-2022, 03:39 PM) -- So I only mess with Timex movements. But Timex watches were sold under other names. In Europe they had a French fa...
kyle3rv2 The Front Porch 14 10,603 02-19-2022, 08:48 PM
    Thread: New watch project
Post: RE: New watch project

Twelvefret Wrote: (02-19-2022, 05:34 PM) -- Go for a swim or a shower and see if the crystal fogs!! -- Haha. I could get it pressure tested. These Timex movements aren't afraid of water though. Wor...
kyle3rv2 The Front Porch 14 10,603 02-19-2022, 08:38 PM
    Thread: New watch project
Post: RE: New watch project

The watch made it to Ohio today. It was dirtier than it looked in pictures and it has an issue with setting I've never seen. Shouldn't be an issue I have a junkyard of parts. Band was very dirty but i...
kyle3rv2 The Front Porch 14 10,603 02-19-2022, 04:02 PM
    Thread: SOTD - February 2022
Post: RE: SOTD - February 2022

Sadly my shave was a fail today. Still got a socially acceptable shave but there was an issue. I accidentally stropped my kampfe blade at the wrong angle. During the shave I thought man this blade is ...
kyle3rv2 SOTD 237 154,293 02-19-2022, 04:27 AM