Tuesday SOTD Thread - November 07, 2023 (sub.wetshaving.social)

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[-] sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 1 year ago

Nov 7, 2023 - Cosecha Catalana

Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts/Declaration Grooming Purple Hybrid 28mm B7 Knot
Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [5]
Lather: Gentleman’s Nod - Cosecha Catalana - Soap
Post Shave: Gentleman’s Nod - Cosecha Catalana - Aftershave

Cosecha Catalana has really grown on me since the first use. The AS highlights different aspects of the scent from the soap.

Rating: 4.5/5

[-] MaplePoplar@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 1 year ago

Nov. 7, 2023

Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
Razor: Karve Overlander
Blade: Astra Superior (Blue)
Lather: Stirling - Executive Man - Soap
Post Shave: Stirling - Executive Man - Aftershave

Good shave. Nice shave lots of bang for your buck in this soap.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 1 year ago

lots of bang for your buck in this soap.

It's the Stirling way 💥🦌

[-] spj_hook@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 1 year ago

I miss having Executive Man, will have to buy more soon. After I killed my tub I bough Sharp Dressed Man to replace it, and while it's good, it's just not the same.

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 1 year ago

November 7, 2023 Bleu Teusday

Brush: Elite Razor Neo-resinate 26mm Mother Lode
Razor: River Razor 14 8/8" Full Hollow (Straight Shave 372)
Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Deep Blue Sea - Soap
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Deep Blue Sea - Aftershave
Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
Fragrance: Chanel Bleu de Chanel

Another "14" style razor. This one is a River Razor fabriqué en France. I became aware of this maker (Boris) a number of months ago via (you guessed it) YouTube and decided to look into his razors. I procrastinated. Then, DrMatt357 (YT again) released a video in which he suggests this might be the best razor ever. Yeah, I thought it was a stunt, but I contacted Boris with some questions. After a bit of discussion I ordered the razor you see in the photo.

Is it the best razor ever? Well, it is very good. I have three other razors in the form factor, though, and they are also very good. Today's shave was with the "factory" edge. It was very comfortable, but for me to compare properly, I'll need to put my own edge on this razor. It doesn't really matter which one is best, though. Having any razor that shaves this well is a joy.

[-] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 1 year ago

A very good looking razor! Though for my taste the tang is a bit small (same basic design as TI).

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 1 year ago

Actually, the tang is quite large. Much larger than the one on a Filarmónica 14. It is a trick of the camera angle.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 1 year ago

Ou, làlà!

That thing looks splendide, magnifque!

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

Merci! It begs the question, though, are there any "14" style razors that aren't superbe?

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

🤔 if there is, we will find it eventually 😅

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 1 year ago

Tabac Tuesday

Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal
Razor: Dovo Bismarck 2 (7/8″, full hollow, carbon steel)
Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original

The Bismarck truly grew from ugly duckling into beautiful swan when I learned to hone it right. Exceptionally smooth, with a comfortable round point and ergonomic shank and tang geometry; this razor would be a great daily driver if I had such a thing.

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

Again?

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, it's Tuesday again 🙂

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

Tabac++;

Today I'm going bleu.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

Teusday 🍻

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 1 year ago

Hah! For my SOTD, I almost wrote, "I'm bleu da ba dee da ba di". Naturally, I went the wordy route.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

Great minds think alike, and fools rarely differ. We're covered either way 😄

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

👍

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

November 7, 2023

Brush: Wald Nimbus Chryselephantine 29mm A1 Fan
Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
Blade: Personna Gem PTFE (10)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn - Soap
Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Traditionalist - Aftershave
Post Shave: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn - Eau de Toilette

Another very pleasant evening shave. I felt that it would be a good idea to use an aftershave balm this evening and was surprised at how well the notes of The Traditionalist complement those of Marilyn.

I haven't used the MM24 in quite a while but it was very comfortable shave, as expected.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 1 year ago

Those two-tone MM24s are 👨‍🍳😗

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

They don't show up often and when EldrormR offered this one I bought it for its looks. I don't actually like the design of the MM24 head. As a "blade holder" it is not as elegant as the MMOC IMHO.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

I like the looks of the MM24, and that it's Eld's pet project. But the Micromatic series of razors is the pinnacle of safety razor design, functionally better that anything that came before or after: two degrees of freedom actuated by a single rotary knob to both align the edge against the blade stops and clamp the blade down while keeping your fingers far from danger. It's just the best for this mechanical engineer/nerd 🤓

Wolfmen, Blutts, Blacklands, and all the other CNC milled expensive high precision pieces that cost 100s of francs can't do that simple trick of guaranteed reproducible perfect blade-to-comb/safety bar alignment regardless of blade geometry tolerances. Pet peeve rant over 😅

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

And, this was done before planned obsolescence became a "thing". The TTO mechanism in my MMOC works perfectly after 85-ish years.

I note that the modern CNC razor makers don't do TTO and limit any mechanisms they produce to adjustability of blade gap (or gap and exposure in the case of Tatara's Muramasa).

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, these old brass mechanisms really don't break down, it's really fantastic.

About the CNC mechanisms, yeah, there isn't a whole lot of innovation, with the exception of the Muramasa, as far as I can tell. It's more about making fancy razors than clever razors. That's nice, too, though 😅

[-] spj_hook@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 1 year ago

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Prep: hot shower
Brush: Yaqi Cashmere Synthetic Shaving Brush, Dandelion Green Handle, 24mm
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE 89L
Blade: Lord Super Chrome (2)
Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Shaving Soap
Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave Balm

After what was promising to be a pretty decent shave, I somehow managed to cut the shit out of my lower lip. That was a first. And the amount of blood was impressive. I'm really struggling with what I believe is considered to be a pretty basic razor. At least I got to use Stag today, that always helps.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 1 year ago

Sweet, Smoky, Smooth

Brush: Zenith 506U N (50/50 horse mane/tail)
Razor: Dovo Bismarck 2 (7/8″, full hollow, carbon steel)
Lather: Declaration Grooming Massacre of the Innocents
Aftershave: Declaration Grooming Massacre of the Innocents
Fragrance: Maison Margiela – REPLICA By The Fireplace

One more new delicious combo: Sweet, warm MOTI and bonfire-in-a-bottle BtF.

The MOTI splash is in a little marmalade jar because I dropped the splash bottle a couple years ago and it broke in a way that about a third of the content was salvageable. The rest had made my bathroom smell delicious for a couple days.

It feels good to use the horsey again. Very different feeling than badger, boar, or bogus: the tips are clipped, so they aren't soft like the others, but horse hair has less bending stiffness, so the fibres can't really poke the skin.

Bismarck++;

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 1 year ago

Great photo! Love the look of that soap!

Bismarck++;

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks!

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 1 year ago

November 7, 2023

Brush: Zenith 508A XL/Bristle (B35) (MOAR BOAR) 31mm
Razor: Personna BBS-0
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (6)
Lather: Noble Otter - Hamami - Soap
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami - Aftershave
Post Shave: Eufros - Dama Noche - Balm
Fragrance: Noble Otter - Hamami - EdP

I usually end up trick-holing when I use Hamami. It's such a unique scent. I wish the Noble Otter aftershave formula was a bit less rich. I know a lot of people appreciate that, but my skin doesn't need all that stuff and my face gets shiny.

I bought and installed a small solar setup in my shed today. I still have some tidying up to do, like mounting the panel to the side of the shed instead of having it on the ground, but it works. I also need to buy more batteries, because right now I only have 1 car battery which was replaced because it couldn't start my wife's car. Either way, I'm pretty excited to have electricity there. I got a 100W panel, a charge controller, and a 1000W pure sine wave inverter for about $400 USD from Harbor Freight. Much cheaper than hiring an electrician, getting permits, etc.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 1 year ago

Nice! I had a smaller setup to power the lights, water pumps, and moisture sensors on our balcony garden (#cityLife) before Djunior claimed the balcony as play area. It was fun to set up!

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

It's super fun, not going to lie. I was ready for it to be really confusing, online order only type of stuff, but I was able to grab the stuff from a store 20 minutes from me.

Right now I'm using the old battery from my wife's car which is sufficient for basic shed stuff, but it's already 3+ years old. I'm going to check the water level, maybe that'll bump up the capacity. Otherwise I should probably get a Deep Cycle battery, which will add $160 to the cost, but in the long run is much better.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 1 year ago

Otherwise I should probably get a Deep Cycle battery

That's what I bought, a small deep cycle battery marketed for RVs. Worked like a charm. Enough capacity for hours of light, pumping water, measuring temperature and soil moisture, running a little LoRa node to send the data home

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

I did end up purchasing one today. It's advertised as having 105 Ah, which is great! I thought about connecting the old battery in parallel to get more juice, but there's no point.

Today I moved my soldering equipment out there and soldered up some new connectors for my RC charging setup, which is also now out in the shed. I'm super excited about having this little solar setup.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 1 year ago

RC? As in radio controlled?

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

That's right. I have one of these which I haven't flown in a while, and one of these that's a lot easier to throw in the car and go.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 1 year ago

Nice! I only ever had RC cars, this seems like a lot more fun!

[-] RichardWills@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 2 months ago

That’s right. I have one of these which I haven’t flown in a while, and one of these that’s a lot easier to throw in the car and go.

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