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Very nice handle @Clint64 ! Is it made by Wolfman or someone else?
Thank you. It is a Wolfman handle. I managed to get it the last time Wolfman sent out an in stock tweet.
Very nice handle @Clint64 ! Is it made by Wolfman or someone else?
Wednesday Lunch;
Wilkinson Sword DE,
Wilkinson Sword blade (1),
Maseto 30mm 2-band,
Fine Platinum,
Alum/cold/witch hazel.
First try with a DE! After giving my newly-acquired Maseto a good clean out with some Fine Platinum soap I thought I'd try my hand with my, also newly-acquired, DE. Fresh blade straight out of the box and lathered up. I feel I could have done a considerable amount more in terms of preparation but ho-hum, time wasn't of the essence. The brush is a beast. It mops, it scrubs, it paints! Onto the DE; I went far too heavy-handed immediately and could tell something was up. I lightened my touch and took far shorter strokes than I'm used to with an SR and that gave me some decent results. In some places I'm as slick as soap. In others I'm as raw as the resident Masetoshaving badger's arse. I think I'll be taking a bit of time to hone my angle-finding. I find it far easier (currently) to find the angle for an SR than the DE, though that's probably down to practice. All up, not a terrible shave. I'll be having a couple of days off and re-approaching with, probably, a new blade. I've probably not done myself any favours trialling this one so will start entirely anew next time. A couple of weepers, couple of raw patches, couple of stubbly patches but nothing to complain too hard about. I feel at times as though my skin lays too flat to my neck (my main tidy-up area). I stretch my skin, sure, but with the grain seems to miss some entirely (probably user error). I'll have to get used to going across and against the grain before long, I think! I tried some ATG today but that was the sole cause of the aforementioned weepers!
Happy hump-day, folks.
19 and still going strong......outstanding!Razor: Gillette Executive Gold Adjustable Fat Boy (F 1) 1960
Blade: Personna 74 Tungsten Plus (19)
Brush: El Druida Te Vigilo w/Manchurian
Soap: Jeeves Soap Turkish Bath
Aftershave: Fine Platinum
Fine shave tonight. Three passes with a touch up for a near BBS.
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I'm as surprised as you are.19 and still going strong......outstanding!
It is a great looking brush, That's all I'm saying.
Another day another new razor to try.
The Brass General arrived today from @MPF9 AKA Mike, thank you. The razor is on loan from James @Acer89.
So what were my first impressions? Well it's a solid bit of kit and fits together better than the aluminum version. What I mean by that is you always feel the handle could be tighter with the aluminum version. The thread and fit is excellent with this version.
It's also heavy. Would be too heavy though?
Onto the shave. I used the Schick Proline blade for the second time and it worked brilliantly, smooth and without irritation. I did need a fourth pass under the jar line and neck but was left with a comfortable close shave.
I thought it was more efficient than the aluminum one and not by a small margin either. The weight did help in this regard but I also thought the razor was too heavy. I think it could lose 10 or 20 grams.
I also think the handle could do with more work. Although it didn't slip out my hand you are conscious of it's smoothness. I think some knurling or something to add grip is necessary.
I also think the aluminum handle looks better.
Another thing I noticed when taking the razor apart was how tight the blade was held in place. This is not a bad thing by the way.
I feel as if this is still at the prototype stage. Don't get me wrong. If I had bought this version I wouldn't have been dissapointed at all.
The Brush: Worth the wait. That's all I'm saying.
I finally had success with the Wickams soap too. I've struggled with the lather in the pass, but not tonight. Thick and creamy.
Thanks again to James for loaning me the razor and Mike for sending it on.
Cheers
Rob
Prep: Saponificio Varesino Monoi de Tahiti
Bowl: Fine
Brush: Saponificio Varesino Paragon Bocote HMW
Soap: Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica 4.3
Razor: LASSC BBS-1
Blade: Vokshod
Post: Alum Rub
AS: Floid Genuine
AS: Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica
Best Regards
Marco