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Friday SOTD Thread - March 15th, 2024

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PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social
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Friday, March 15, 2024

It’s Haslinger Hétfő, but on Friday. A good and confortable shave, though not too close.

Have a good evening!

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

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gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social
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March 15, 2024

  • Brush: Grizzly Bay Shire 26mm V18 Fanchurian

  • Razor: Filarmonica 14 Doble Temple Gen 2

  • Lather: Wholly Kaw - Entropy Man - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner

  • Aftershave: Wholly Kaw - Entropy Man - Aftershave

  • Talc: Yardley Classic
     
    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

I think that Sri at Wholly Kaw does incredible work. His soap bases are top-tier IMO, especially for straight razor shavers, and he also manages to create very interesting scents to go along with them. Entropy Man is a case in point. Tobacco, leather, plum and rum. Amazing stuff.

Today’s shave was a test shave. I honed this Gen 2 Filarmonica for a friend and member of this sub. The shave was terrific and I’m very happy with the edge. And, I love this particular razor which has seafoam green scales. Possession is 9/10 of the law I think … 🤔

Since the razor is so awesome, I had to make a video of honing it.

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sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social
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Entropy Man++

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PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social
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Thanks for the video. A question: What is the purpose of turning around your JNAT stone, and when do you do it?

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gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social
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The purpose is to try and put even wear on the stone and not put all the wear on one side of it. These very hard Jnats do wear as you use a progression of natural slurries on them. Synthetics wear too. I’m out of the habit of spinning synthetics because I use them for knives where I sharpen ambidextrously; right hand, right side of the knife, right side of the stone, and vice versa. I need to pay more attention when I sharpen a razor on synthetics :)

The idea is that when I flatten a stone I’m removing a lot of abrasive that was not put to good use.

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PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social
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Thanks, I see! 🫡

I should probably also start turning my stones!

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djundjila@sub.wetshaving.socialM
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The Elephantid-Bovine Showdown

  • Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BOAR (31 mm × 57 mm bleached boar)
  • Razor: Filarmonica 14 Doble Temple (8/8", extra full hollow, carbon steel)
  • Lather: House of Mammoth — Shire
  • Aftershave: House of Mammoth — Shire 2
  • Fragrance: House of Mammoth — Shire 2
  • Talc: Borotalco

Both brands today could be a Zoologist fragrance. I fear today’s match-up might get as bloody as the Stomping of The Talent of 2024 (I’m simultaneously horrified and relieved that the Tabacalypse of 2024 is no longer the point of reference for the biggest rout), but still I decided to go with the favourite today for one reason: Shire. It’s the scent of scout camps for me. Fresh spring air, tobacco, and smoke. If you add cheap beer then it’s the perfect time machine to go back to those happy but tired evenings when the kids are already in their tents and we’d sit in the kitchen tent, shooting the (deliciously Shire-scented) breeze and planning the day ahead. It’s a part of my life that I lost. The last scout camp I helped run was half-way through undergrad, and I like in a different part of the country now with zero connection to the local scene. Long story short, Shire is 100% happy nostalgia, so it had to win over Entropy Man, the (controversial) WK scent I was also considering for today.

I had a particularly smooth shave with the big Fili today, and I almost met the u/iamsms splash-feels-like-water-challenge but for a spot under my chin. So close.

Now I smell anachronistically great, I have a silky Borotalco finish, and my popcorn is ready for today’s March Madness.

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sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social
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Mar 15, 2024 - MM24 8th Match-Up: HoM vs. WK

  • Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Gothic 26mm Manchurian T1 Knot
  • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24 #MMarch24
  • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE [15]
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist - Soap
  • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist - Splash
  • Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist - Eau de Parfum

I have nothing against Wholly Kaw, but House of Mammoth was an obvious choice for me. I’ve not used the Tobacconist trifecta in a while, so it was nice to return to this morning.

Rating: 4.5/5

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MaplePoplar@sub.wetshaving.social
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Mar. 15, 2024

  • Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Karve Overlander
  • Blade: UK Tech Statum [7]
  • Lather: Spearhead - Black Watch - Soap
  • Post Shave: Spearhead - Black Watch - Aftershave

Good shave. This blade was a bit rough I tossed it when I was done. Black watch is the best.

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