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Update: Shaving with the Merkur HD Razor

Posted on March 28th, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Gadgets, Health, Human, Shaving.

Just writing a quick update on the progress using the Merkur Heavy Duty Razor. I have been shaving with it for about 2 weeks and I have to say I am really getting to like shaving with this razor. It really is one of the best shaves I have ever had. But as I may have mentioned this does take longer to shave with then the mach 3 razor but the shave is much much better.

As I previously mentioned Shaving is no longer a chore of something that I need to do everyday but actually a time to relax and enjoy the experience of shaving. I never believed what other wrote stating those very words but it really is true.

All Though you definitely have to be more careful with your strokes as you shave your face or you might nik yourself. I have only nicked myself twice and both have been small little nicks the septic pencil easily took care of.

The whole ritual of from lathering up the face with rich warm lather to the small strokes shaving away the lather and stubble is zen like. Now if I could only shave better using my left hand.

Now a few notes of interest: I did receive my shipment of various blades in from LetterK and I again highly recommend this as there really are differences in the feel of a cheap blade and a better quality blade with out much price difference. The First few shaves I was using the only blades I had on hand from family dollar which were really good and no nicks from them. However I did switch to a derby feather blade and it glided much easier across the skin and this one I did get a nik from. I should have listened to the forums and practiced more with the duller blades. I then switched to a merkur blade and have not had any problems at all. I will try each one and see which ones I like and don’t like using and that is what I will continue shaving with. I can see trying different shaving creams starting to come into play. I really want to try different ones. Currently I am still only using the Prorasso Shave Tub and it really is working like a charm. I really get a nice rich lather from it and I love the smell and the cool sensation. But I really want to get my hand on a few others and compare and contrast the differences. I need to find some samples of these as well.

Again I fully recommend switching to a double edge safety razor because of the cost and the quality of the shave.

Merlin -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Technorati Tags: Merkur, Razor, Wet+shave, Wet, Shave, Shaving, Prorasso, brush, badger, hair, derby, feather, blades, derby+feather, Razor+blades, Mach+3, Mach3, Gillette

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Woodpixel - Create your own Masterpiece

Posted on March 20th, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Art, Gadgets, Toy.

This is one heck of a cool product: Woodpixel - 100 cubes with 6 different shades per cube and a tray to put your art together. I didn’t see a price on their website - But it sure would be a cool conversation piece to have laying around your coffee table. As you can see below you can make some very cool and interesting art and change it all round again and again. I can see someone coming up with some software where you put you photo in and it converts it to the cubes to make it easier on the creation process. You can see more of the Woodpixel at their website woodpixel.com.

Technorati Tags: woodpixel, toy, art, analog, dice, die, cubes, cube, shades, artwork, converstion, piece,

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Cool Product for the Office - Paper Email

Posted on March 19th, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Communication, Email, Gadgets, Notetaking, Office, Shopping, Weird Stuff.

Yes you saw that right - PAPER EMAIL - now you can have paper email in the office instead of those little pink pads that people write their memos on or while you were out pads. This is just a fun replacement for some of your office supplies that you normally take for granted. Honestly I think this pad is easier to read then the standard pink telephone call memo pad. Plus this Give you all the information in a standard format (EMAIL :-) )

Just something to have some fun with while at work.

Technorati Tags: Adult, Office+Pron, Email, Analog, Weird+Stuff, paper, products, notepad

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My Favorite Pipe: The Boswell Pipe

Posted on March 18th, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Gadgets, Pipe, Tobacco.

The Boswell pipe: This is my favorite pipe I use when I get a chance to smoke a bowlfull of my favorite pipe tobacco. Currently I am still smoking some of Haddos Delight and I picked up some Plain Nut from my Local Smoke Shop. This boswell pipe has been with me for a few years. I got this as a gift when I started working at my last job. What a wonderful give to be given to me. This really is a nice smoker and didn’t require any break in at all.

I really like the looks and how this feels in my hand when taking a few puffs. What is pretty nice it the bowl takes a generous amount of pipe tobacco so you don’t need to re-fill it that often. This is good when you are sitting back and reading a book or doing some research on the net.

Below you can see the photo I took of it - and if you click it - It will enlarge to see more details.

My Favorite Pipe: The Boswell Pipe - Classic Freehand Bent Sitter

Technorati Tags: Smoking, Pipe, tobacco, pipe+tobacco, Boswell+pipe, Boswell, Chambersburg+PA, Pipe+smoking

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The Art of Shaving: Part 2

Posted on March 6th, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: DIY, Gadgets, Health, Shaving, YouTube.

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The Art of Shaving: Part 1 With Video

Posted on March 1st, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Gadgets, Hack, Health, Life, Shaving, Tutorial.

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New Product Found: Index card Holder

Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: GTD, Gadgets, Hack, Notetaking.

I just happened to be browsing for a gift I need to purchase on Amazon and I happened to see this item and thought I would share this with everyone. It is called the Deluxe Hard Wood card Holder - The Current Price is $9.32 - Below is a Photo of the item.

I can see this being used as an inexpensive alternative to the Levenger Index card holder. This seems to have a nice angle and has 4 row that can hold quite a few cards. This can be a nice 3×5 Index card Tickler Device. Simple and Effective to use. And it doesn't look that bad either.

Technorati Tags: Index+cards, GTD, Notecards, Note+cards, 3×5, Cards, Card+holder, Levenger, Levenger+Products, Wooden

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