January 2021 Acquisitions
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I am afraid that the likes of Palmolive and Dove which my wife tends to use do not agree with my Skin. I do use MWF toilet soap which is not a Standard soap.
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I get that I thought you meant shaving soaps..... thanks for clarifying. Try safronicio varesino I think its Brill. Although not English!!
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MWF toilet soap is very hard to beat as far a English soaps are concerned, I always have a small stock of it
Paul.
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Carry me Caravan take me away
Take me to Portugal, take me to Spain
May I ask where you bought the aftershave from?
I'll be using their shaving soap for the first time tonight.
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From Portuguese Factory. I particularly like ABdB splashes for their fantastic scents. Never tried their soaps though.
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These 2 just arrived , can't wait to try them.
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Man his lovely Hair !!!
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Well that's going to be a rough face latherer now ...
Go on, what's going into it?
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If I can get the knot out, then I'll clean handle up, add paint to lettering & to keep with tradition another boar.
This will be the biggest restoration I've done, not convinced I can do it.
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You can! In fact, synchronicity? https://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/community/index.php?threads/removing-a-knot.53557/
Don't doubt yourself. Go slow and steady. The key is to drill into the knot to break it up and then chip the rest of it out. Clean up with a drum sander attachment on a drill/Dremel. I've done a number of brushes with simply a hand drill, spade bit (20mm) and sanding drums.
These kind of things:
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You can! In fact, synchronicity? https://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/community/index.php?threads/removing-a-knot.53557/
Don't doubt yourself. Go slow and steady. The key is to drill into the knot to break it up and then chip the rest of it out. Clean up with a drum sander attachment on a drill/Dremel. I've done a number of brushes with simply a hand drill, spade bit (20mm) and sanding drums.
These kind of things:
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Got all those & thanks. I can go either 1 of 2 ways. Handle is hollow & Ferrell seems a bit fragile
