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Tuesday SOTD Thread - December 19, 2023

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djundjila@sub.wetshaving.socialM
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Swan Song Tabac Tuesday. The Fat Lady Sings. Nadir Knot. Final Curtain

  • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal (at first)
  • Brush: Chisel and Hound Ambrosia Maple with 26 mm synthetic Maggard knot
  • Razor: Filarmonica 14 Doble Temple (8/8", extra full hollow, carbon steel)
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
  • Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original (splash)
  • Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original (balm)
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original

I’m calling the time of death for this Zenith knot: TabacTuesday of the Lord 2023-12-19 06:13:47 CET. When I brushed the knot to get rid of loose bristles before they end up sticking to my soap, I was just pulling out hundreds and hundreds of them. #Sad. This is the first Zenith knot to do this to me (out of 9 boar knots and one horse) and it’s not my most used by far (that would be the B21), so I’m chalking this down as bad luck.

Otherwise a great Tabac Tuesday shave, with the same razor as I suspect @InfernalInternal@sub.wetshaving.social will be using today. Since I’ve been quadholing the last two shaves, I threw in the balm today, to keep the streak going.

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gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social
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Replacing a knot is so easy that it is the kind of thing I will procrastinate forever. Because of that handle, though, I imagine you’ll get right on it. Will you replace it with another Zenith boar?

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djundjila@sub.wetshaving.socialM
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I’ve ordered a AP Shave Co gealousy A3 fan as a replacement. I have 8 other Zenith boar brushes, so trying this seemed more interesting 😊

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gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social
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I’ll be interested in your impression of the Gelousy knot. I have a Gelousy SHD bulb that I like, but in retrospect, wish I had ordered in the fan shape.

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PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social
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RIP! BTW, did you buy the knot like that, or did you extract it from a brush?

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djundjila@sub.wetshaving.socialM
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I bought it from Zenith directly. I’ve done that for multiple brushes with any issues. This is the first time I see a Zenith knot disintegrate like this, and I’ve got 9 of my own and must have sent at least 20 to friends.

Old_hiker told me that Zenith used to have QA issues with shedding knots years ago. Maybe I was just unlucky and got an old knot?

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PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social
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Thanks!

Another question: have you tried lem.el to connect to Lemmy? Emacs freezes when I try to connect (not just here, but also reddit.de).

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