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[–] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

August 30, 2025

  • Brush: Zenith B44 28mm Boar
  • Razor: Koraat 14-2.0 8/8" Full Hollow
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose (Mutton -r/Wetshaving) - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
  • Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Sir Irisch Moos - Eau de Cologne

2 passes. Face lather. Good shave.


This penultimate AA shave was extremely comfortable and between DFS and BBS in closeness. I wanted to see what result I could get with my ""typical"" 2-pass shave to assess wear on the edge. As I have been experiencing, it has lost keenness.

I stropped after this shave so that on the last shave of the month I can wrap up my stropping experiment by trying a stropped, worn, edge and comparing it to an unstropped one.

Edge Microscope Images
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[–] walden@wetshav.ing 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm excited for the stropping result. Subscribing for updates!

The stropping result has been posted :)