🐗 🐖 🐷 🐽 DecemBOAR 2021 - Only boar brushes… for all of December! 🐗 🐖 🐷 🐽

[SharpieB]

vintage boar
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Today I learned there are ginger boars!

Great brush!

 

[La Malice]

Prep : warm shower / Bulldog original face wash
Pre shave : Proraso blue
Brush : Proraso boar by Omega
Cream : Proraso Blue
Razor : Muhle R41
Blade : Voshkod (6)
Post : alum block , Proraso Blue AS balm

7 out of 10

First shave of the month, warming up to the proraso bleu smell.

Not sure how I like this razor, but at least better result than with the Fatip Lo Storto Chrome Slant earlier this week, I am going to have to work on the blade angle a lot … I suppose next Saturday shave will be with a new blade in the Merkur 34 HD. I got 4 new to me blade to test in the coming month and see if the voshkod is really the best blade for me so far.

BTW I really enjoyed the grip of the handle

 

[Lefonque]

 

[gewoon ik]

Blade is astra sp.

 

[godlike]

That is one beautiful ash 1250, @godlike!

Not sure if people know this, but the 1250 comes in ash and in oak. I am partial to the ash.

I did not know but now i will mention that whenever i use it, thank you sir

 

[cryhavoc]

Omega 10290 Boar

 

[NorthernSoul]

Decemboar Day 2:

Brush: Omega Jade boar
Razor: Muhle R89
Blade: Feather (3)
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat in ceramic dish
A/S: Witch hazel & Proraso Red

Just an easy-going shave today. The Omega Jade boar is one of my favorites.

 

[linty1]

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Blade is astra sp.

Hey what brush is that? I like how it's worn and been well used.

 

[JAHE]

>> DecemBOAR, day 2 <<

The Semogue 1800 is one of my longest serving shaving brushes. I like him very much, even if his knot has become a bit floppy in the meantime. But no matter, as I find the lovely grain of the handle is reason enough to continue to use him regularly. So I do...

 

[MaineYooper]

DecemBoar 2nd

Soap: Stirling Sheep for the week
Scuttle: Crown King
Razor: Hydro-magic by Ever-Ready
Blade: sChick (12, like the Energizer bunny!!)
Brush: TGN 24mm boar in Trotter Handcrafts Coho

This was the first use of the brush, other than 8-10 hand lathers to start breaking it in. It only lost 5 hairs on the first pass.

The brush had both a great face feel and the handle felt perfect in my hand. I did have to reload with a few swirls off the puck again, as the lather was looking too thin. But it sure was slick! Is it my imagination or is the soap somehow different with a boar?!

 

[Abz88]

I'm in! Late to the party as I didn't shave yesterday! Tried out my Goodfellas Smile Wild Hog again today but similar to previous uses I found it to be a bit too floppy for my liking (floppier than an Omega Pro 49 which I still find odd as it is essentially a shortened loft version of that knot!)

1. SharpieB
2. Sinnbad11
3. GNR
4. Leverspro
5. FarmerTan
6. messygoon
7. bjm
8. Gewoon ikk
9. Acmemfg
10. MaineYooper
11. BaPh96
12. PintoPlain
13. slimShavy
14. Ewk
15. APBinNCA
16. dnallehekaj
17. JoWolf
18. Bugin
19. Beardlyboy
20. Slanterino
21. beerandguitars
22. samasourus
23. Hahnenkam
24. Old Hippie
25. dmshaver
26. RookieGuy
27. talibeard
28. kjbarth
29. godlike
30. Shave Soufflé
31. Paulford
32. Ravenonrock
33. Jahe
34. 2bit_collie
35. Frank Shaves
36. La Malice
37. cryhavoc
38. md1234
39. Contact_vs_Feedback
40. NorthernSoul
41. Wil_D
42. Crisp Rat
43. Potentia
44. linty1
45. Lord NSIC
46. jmd
47. FoolishMortal
48. EMG06
49. Chan Eil Whiskers
50. Tanuki
51. Abz88

Brushes I'll be using this Decemboar (essentially all of my brushes minus a Zenith Extra Soft Horse):

 

[bartje-p]

Combining decemboar and PIF from Feather and Kai blades, this was today's shave with the Kai blade and Omega 10049 brush. It will be either this or the Omega 10018 brush. I have 1 synthetic, only used during holidays.

1. SharpieB
2. Sinnbad11
3. GNR
4. Leverspro
5. FarmerTan
6. messygoon
7. bjm
8. Gewoon ikk
9. Acmemfg
10. MaineYooper
11. BaPh96
12. PintoPlain
13. slimShavy
14. Ewk
15. APBinNCA
16. dnallehekaj
17. JoWolf
18. Bugin
19. Beardlyboy
20. Slanterino
21. beerandguitars
22. samasourus
23. Hahnenkam
24. Old Hippie
25. dmshaver
26. RookieGuy
27. talibeard
28. kjbarth
29. godlike
30. Shave Soufflé
31. Paulford
32. Ravenonrock
33. Jahe
34. 2bit_collie
35. Frank Shaves
36. La Malice
37. cryhavoc
38. md1234
39. Contact_vs_Feedback
40. NorthernSoul
41. Wil_D
42. Crisp Rat
43. Potentia
44. linty1
45. Lord NSIC
46. jmd
47. FoolishMortal
48. EMG06
49. Chan Eil Whiskers
50. Tanuki
51. Abz88
52. beepee1972

 

[GNR]

DecemBOAR 2nd

Grabbed a pretty new Omega 10104 Boar. Still developing/breaking into the brush that it can be. Already a good painter and tips are splitting, it’s going to be a small scrubby buddy when it “gets there”.

Omega 10104, ARKO, BMMOC, Pinaud Clubman.

 

[gewoon ik]

Hey what brush is that? I like how it's worn and been well used.

Bearly readable. But prospector co is the brand.
Was a gift from my girlfriend some years ago. The knot is glued in place (fell out) with superglue, and not perfectly done (my mistake).
The wearing was very quick. In the beginning i was annoyed, but now I really like.
Had a very long breaking in period.

 

[SharpieB]

My Semogue SOC Mistura is out for delivery and will be used today.

Being fairly close to Fendrihan has it‘s advantages. I ordered the brush yesterday afternoon!

 

[beerandguitars]

Omega 81052
Maggard’s #7 handle and V3M head
Ladas Super Stainless
Long Rifle 1776
Jay’s Clay Blue Grip shave Bowl
Not pictured Thayer’s original, Aqua de Gio, Neutrogena Triple Protect Face Lotion

 

[Frank Shaves]

Semogue 2000 meets TI 7/8 Basic Black with hard translucent Arkansas finish, Acqua di Parma cream, and Myrsol F/Extra.

C135 steel + hard translucent Arkansas + mineral oil = marriage made in heaven.

Love the Semogue 2000 - the bristles and the handle shape. Only wish they made a 22 mm version.

The above said, I have to say that creams (at least this most excellent one) do not work as well with boar as badger. I can only get that whipped cream experience with creams using badger.

 

[GNR]

Semogue 2000 meets TI 7/8 Basic Black with hard translucent Arkansas finish, Acqua di Parma cream, and Myrsol F/Extra.

C135 steel + hard translucent Arkansas + mineral oil = marriage made in heaven.

Love the Semogue 2000 - the bristles and the handle shape. Only wish they made a 22 mm version.

The above said, I have to say that creams (at least this most excellent one) do not work as well with boar as badger. I can only get that whipped cream experience with creams using badger.

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Great right up but, your picture perfectly captures traditional wet shaving! (And I don’t even use a SR).

 

[Leverspro]

DecemBoar 2nd

Soap: Stirling Sheep for the week
Scuttle: Crown King
Razor: Hydro-magic by Ever-Ready
Blade: sChick (12, like the Energizer bunny!!)
Brush: TGN 24mm boar in Trotter Handcrafts Coho

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This was the first use of the brush, other than 8-10 hand lathers to start breaking it in. It only lost 5 hairs on the first pass.

The brush had both a great face feel and the handle felt perfect in my hand. I did have to reload with a few swirls off the puck again, as the lather was looking too thin. But it sure was slick! Is it my imagination or is the soap somehow different with a boar?!

Hey, me too! First time use of an untreated TNS knot in a Paul Trotter handle. Having done a couple palm lathers which looked/felt very promising I was pretty disappointed today in its performance. But a break in period is to be expected. The soap I used is also kind of peculiar and it was my first use of the tub.

 

[EMG06]

12/02/2021

Razor: Tatara Muramasa (2 passes WTG on 4; ATG on 5)
Blade: Wilkinson Sword , 18th use
Brush: Semogue Owners Club Cherry C5
Soap: Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica
Lather: Face lather
Aftershave: Captain‘s Choice Land Ho! Aftershave