Black Friday might make your pending soap-buying binge go further. In the meantime, you can get a kilo of Cella shipped from amzn for about $35USD. Cella tallow is Nature’s Vitos.
I have not. I have however, just had a look at it and it looks perfect.
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However, when I drop a blade on the cap this is where it sits. Its equal on both sides and the blade itself appears to be sitting level.
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After I screw the handle on and seat the blade, then unscrew it and try to take the blade off, this is what happens.
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It binds on the threads in the stud and gets stuck which doesnt make a lot of sense because the OD of the threads on the stud are .0173" and the ID of the center hole in the blade is .2". That should leave enough wiggle room for the blade to both drop on and come off the cap easily. I even dropped the cap with the blade seated like in the picture above and it still didnt come off.
My thinking is, if the blade can bind when seated, it can also bind as its being seated. If that were to happen, the edge would have an unnatural bend in it which would lead to the scraping feeling.
SV is the soap by which all others are compared. It easily surpasses my other soaps and creams. Wickham is pretty close though. Vitos cant touch it.
Ouch. For that kind of money, I think I'll save my pennies for some SV Cubebe. I've never tried it, but it's on my bucket list.
The shave den is bare now that I'm at the end of my 3017ing project, so I don't mind spending a bit to rebuild moral. Presently, I'm down to the last inch of an Arko stick, some Stirling samples curing as part of an experiment, and a puck of Mogno (currently in transit), which Marko has recently reviewed glowingly.
With my FOCS the blade goes on smoothy and easily and comes off smoothly and easily.
Perhaps it doesn't matter. Perhaps once the blade is pushed into and locked into place the slight misalignments of the posts are immaterial to the shave. Or not. I really don't know.
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I like the FOCS, a lot. That doesn't mean that other guys shouldn't use razors more perfect for them or more suitable for their skin, beard, technique, or whatever. It doesn't mean the FOCS is the perfect razor. It doesn't mean you should like it.
It's interesting that the FOCS has really clicked for so many guys and not clicked at all for others. I have not idea why and why not.
Mike, as you may remember I like SV and 1912 just fine or better than just fine, but I'd say the opposite: Neither can touch Vitos Red.
Actually, that's not a fair statement for me to make as I can only talk about what I like and what works for me. I have no idea how Vitos Red or any other soap works or doesn't work for anyone but me. There are many good to excellent soaps and few terrible soaps (in my experience of course). Then, there's Tabac which should be banned (for its odor).
Admittedly, I don't like the marzipan scent of Vitos Red, but leaving a chunk of the soap out in the open air for a week or so gets rid of the chemical scent leaving only a very very faint coconut scent (basically no scent). What I like is the shave qualities and the shave results and the fact that it doesn't hurt my skin. There is no soap I've tried which gives me better shaves than Vitos.
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Someone, probably several gentlemen, mentioned spending money and wasting money. On soaps? Goodness gracious! If we added up all the money all the members of B&B have spent on soaps which are now sitting unused on shelves and in drawers and boxes could we retire the national debt?
Happy shaves,
Jim
I gotta admit, it is reminiscent of that. It's also more than that too. It doesnt smell like anything you might, even remotely, want to ingest lol.
Someone, probably several gentlemen, mentioned spending money and wasting money. On soaps? Goodness gracious! If we added up all the money all the members of B&B have spent on soaps which are now sitting unused on shelves and in drawers and boxes could we retire the national debt?
That's why I did the sample PIF to palm some of it off onto other people That said, I don't have actually much soap compared to many on here. The purchase cost of all my soaps added together (not counting samples) probably doesn't even reach £100, and should serve me for many years. I just have to use the shorter lived ones first
1 unopened cream
1 soap with only 1/4 left, with a replacement waiting
4 soaps with about 2/3 to 3/4 left (the ones we're trialling together)
About 8 or 9 shave sticks
Aside from a few bought samples, that's it! It's still a few thousand shaves in waiting though.
I'm pretty sure you made a mistake. Didn't you mean to say £1000?
I think there's a B&B rule which states all members must buy at least £1000 worth of soap in their first six months of membership. Yes, I realize most members far exceed that amount.
Including me of course.
Happy shaves,
Jim
I wouldn't even be approaching half that if you included every razor, blade, brush and bowl I don't do so well in conforming to group expectations
Soaps I'd want to eat?
I'm not about to taste no Monkey Puck.Not Wickham’s Club Cola for a lemon meringue? I hear its residual slickness makes stomach pumping almost pleasant.
This one looks like they want people hospitalized:
CBL Master Barber- Peanut Butter » CBL Premium Shave Soap
CBL Master Barber – Peanut Butter Peanut Butter- Yep, Peanut Butter! Get a shave that is smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy with this peanut butter delight. No need to schmeer real PB on your face when you can enjoy this lovely puck of PB goodness. (*bring your own jelly) Sold as...cblsoap.com
Naturally, I’m a fan of unscented or non-edible scents
I'm in with the exception of Cella...Cella and CBL Monkey Puck. I'ma not going there.Want to is a bit bold lol. A few come to my mind though. Captain's Choice 45th Parallel and Lime lead the pack. Stirling Black Cherry is another and either Cella Bio or Vitos for the icing on top? lol
We need a test subject! @Raven Koenes!
I'm not about to taste no Monkey Puck.
Peanut butter. The only peanut butter that tastes like monkey; and it’s certainly not a soap; is Rhesus
Way to go Mr. Borgan!Mr, Brogan,
I'm pleased to report that your Dad joke level has reached 1,000, an honor that very few Dads ever achieve. Congratulations.
Sincerely,
National Association of Parental Humor
We need a test subject! @Raven Koenes!