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Boar brushes, or should I say, good boar brushes do have a certain allure.Just to be clear @MaineYooper, the SOC was just meant to give you a taste; I did not intend to get you hooked on boar brushes
Boar brushes, or should I say, good boar brushes do have a certain allure.Just to be clear @MaineYooper, the SOC was just meant to give you a taste; I did not intend to get you hooked on boar brushes
Believe it or not...so did I. I ordered Bartigan and Stark "NIL" and the matching ASB. Bartigan & Stark Nil Unscented Shaving Soap - https://www.fendrihan.ca/products/bartigan-stark-nil-unscented-shaving-soap@Rusty Blade, you may not believe it, but I ordered another unscented soap to try!
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It’s the PAA Scentsless in their premium CK-6 formula.
I sold some razors and decided to try that base, as I have heard so many love it, and the $25 price had been putting me off. But, I rationalized to myself, why not use funds from a sale to pay for it? Well, I couldn't argue with that, so I ordered it!
Interesting...when I think back not too long ago, I owned only one boar brush (crazy eh?...I mean I only owned one brush really!) and I would use it every day for a few years before it would start losing its bristles. They are tough buggers.There's some good news and some bad news on the Omega 10066 front. The amount of time for the brush to return to its dry weight in my environment has been determined; after 24 hours the weight had dropped to 41.7 grams and 41.1 grams after 48 hours. That's the good news. The bad news is it looks like the Cheapskate Challenge has been postponed until December so I will wait to perform the 30-day endurance portion of the brush test. Even more good news is this delay allows me to get back to my normal brush rotation after the month-long SOCtober event.
This looks interesting. Looking forward to hearing about your experiences with it.Believe it or not...so did I. I ordered Bartigan and Stark "NIL" and the matching ASB. Bartigan & Stark Nil Unscented Shaving Soap - https://www.fendrihan.ca/products/bartigan-stark-nil-unscented-shaving-soap
I woke up this morning and something inside me said, "Rusty...you need another unscented soap". So I ordered NIL. Actually, I ordered two unscented soaps now that I think of it. Fendrihan has their own brand of soaps and I picked up a puck of their unscented just to give it a try. And now if we can just get rid of these darn bats...
Yeah, if I could do it all over again I would have stopped at three brushes and my shaving life would be much simpler. I recently took nine brushes out of my rotation and I plan to see how long it takes to miss using them.Interesting...when I think back not too long ago, I owned only one boar brush (crazy eh?...I mean I only owned one brush really!) and I would use it every day for a few years before it would start losing its bristles. They are tough buggers.
Agreed. I've some to think of some of the GEM razors as hidden treasures. They are truly wonderful, but don't let that information get out as I'm sure the prices will increase significantly.This week's kit
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The GEM Damaskene alternating with the GEM Jr.
Continue with the SOC boar (which I am really liking)
Stirling Unscented with Beeswax
These two razors are amazing, and around 100 years old now. They are, for me, so smooth and efficient. I get a drama-free and very close, long lasting shave. An injector like the Type M or I can be even better (due to those injectors getting under the nose easily), but somehow the weight, feel, or look of the old GEM adds something intangible, and to me, elevates the shave.
Or, it's all in my head, like these bats in my belfry!
I just did a roll call and I am thoroughly embarrassed to say I now have 29 brushes. If I could roll back the clock I would only have three. And the strange thing is, I don't know how I ended up with 29 brushes. I guess they sneak in one at a time when you are not looking.Yeah, if I could do it all over again I would have stopped at three brushes and my shaving life would be much simpler. I recently took nine brushes out of my rotation and I plan to see how long it takes to miss using them.
Isn't it interesting how we go through phases with different types of products. I could write a book on all the phases I have gone through with brushes-- I was a die-hard boar brush user for four decades, then I discovered badgers, then horse, then synths. I was stuck on synths for a couple of years and the rest of the herd sat idle. Now i am back to boars. What's next? I guess this answers my question of how i ended up with 29.Changed up the brush already! Ben, I am really leaning towards only boar brushes next month. I ordered a TGN knot and a Turn N Shave nongelled knot. I pulled a couple of Timberwolf knots to free up handles.
Sometimes it seems I am doing a Soap and Blade of the week, since I keep changing brushes and razors!
I'm probably wrong, but my first thought was the "buckle" part of a razor strop. It seems to be in good condition whatever it is. Maybe somebody in one of the straight razor forums has a clue.That's what I was thinking. All brass, which is nice as it retains heat for a warm shave!
It had this in the case.
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From what I could find after 1 Google search, the company made straight razors. But no photos showed anything like this. You guys know what is or was part of?
It looks to me like a guard that would fit on the spine of a straight razor to make it a "safety razor". It would create a consistent angle. Quite a unique piece of history.That's what I was thinking. All brass, which is nice as it retains heat for a warm shave!
It had this in the case.
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From what I could find after 1 Google search, the company made straight razors. But no photos showed anything like this. You guys know what is or was part of?