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- Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:09 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Review of the "new" Mitchell's Woolfat
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1046
Re: Review of the "new" Mitchell's Woolfat
At least they kept some lanolin in there so the wool fat name still holds true. I never liked this soap much so it’s one reformulation that won’t affect my rotation at all.
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 1:43 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Mitchell's Wool Fat soap no longer contains tallow
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1818
Re: Mitchell's Wool Fat soap no longer contains tallow
At least they haven’t dropped the lanolin yet. Once that goes what will they call it? The soap that formerly contained wool fat?
- Sat Aug 12, 2023 3:05 pm
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Aerospace grade magnesium shaving brush
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1240
Re: Aerospace grade magnesium shaving brush
Mg + H2O = MgO + H2. I doubt that there is really any danger of combustion. My hot water tank has a magnesium rod as a sacrificial anode to protect the copper. A shaving brush is a far cry from a flashbulb.
- Sun Jul 23, 2023 2:49 pm
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Simpson Brushes History
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6246
Re: Simpson Brushes History
The lathe work definitely used to be by hand. The tulip an pj series used to have quite a range of curviness. I’d be surprised if the handles are still done that way. Just meeting safety and health would be hard, not to mention the low output. Gone they way of lampblack stamping. Probably nc lathe b...
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:21 am
- Forum: Selling & Trading
- Topic: SOLD: Extremely Rare Rooney Finest Brushes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 908
Re: FS: Extremely Rare Rooney Finest Brushes
A pair of rare beauties. Finest seemed to come in a range of bristle from very scrubby to almost gel. The ones with long white, slightly prickly tips are unmatched in my experience. Some of the vintage high mountain whites and Simpson came close but never matched the finest. Buy one of these and you...
- Thu May 25, 2023 5:28 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Charcoal Goods Gen-1 Lvl-1/Maze
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1158
Re: Charcoal Goods Gen-1 Lvl-1/Maze
Looks very nice. I have only tried the gen. 1 Charcoal Goods. I have a brass level 3 with open and closed comb plates on a maze 1 handle. Excellent shaves every time. Also a nice understated razor.
- Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:22 pm
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Simpson Brushes History
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6246
Re: Simpson Brushes History
I heard that the Manchurian grade is brought in by balloon.
- Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:22 am
- Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
- Topic: SOTD: February 20 - February 26, 2023
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1048
Re: SOTD: February 20 - February 26, 2023
Rooney 3/1 finest
Barrister and Mann Beaudelaire soap
Wolfman WR1 0.8 OC
P74 (about 20 shaves so far)
Sebum green rose serum
Amouage Jubilation XXV
Barrister and Mann Beaudelaire soap
Wolfman WR1 0.8 OC
P74 (about 20 shaves so far)
Sebum green rose serum
Amouage Jubilation XXV
- Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:15 am
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Simpson Brushes History
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6246
Re: Simpson Brushes History
I hope that this history does come to fruition. After trying just about all of the modern brushes, including the unicorns that take 2 years delivery, I have ended up keeping old Simpsons, Rooneys and Plissons. Overdense, gel tips and otherwise inferior knots make almost all of the modern brushes tha...
- Fri Sep 09, 2022 4:38 am
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Legalize the worlds oldest profession Why?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2198
Re: Legalize the worlds oldest profession Why?
I’ve read that the system in New Zealand works quite well but I don’t know any of the specific details - easy to google I'm sure. As a practical matter, I think that the industry created by policing and prosecuting these crimes (and small soft drug crimes) place an enormous and ultimately useless bu...
- Sat Sep 03, 2022 7:30 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Fifteen years on this forum
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2479
Re: Fifteen years on this forum
I also joined this forum in 2007. Although I hardly ever post, I enjoy the tone and culture on SMF. Lots of good information. Not too much one_upping with the latest and greatest, biggest, densest… whatever it might be. It’s been disappointing to see the posting taper off to almost nothing. Maybe, l...
- Sat May 15, 2021 7:28 am
- Forum: Selling & Trading
- Topic: FS: Paladin and M&F brushes.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2967
Re: FS: Paladin and M&F brushes.
Brushes SOLD.
- Fri May 14, 2021 2:34 pm
- Forum: Selling & Trading
- Topic: FS: Paladin and M&F brushes.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2967
FS: Paladin and M&F brushes.
Two very high quality brushes for sale. I used the Paladin about a dozen times from new. I bought the Morris and Forndran on a forum as new and did not use it at all myself. 1. Morris and Forndran Stubby style in off white resin with a slight swirl. Very densely filled with Finest 2-band badger as o...
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 5:33 am
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Synthetic v. Badger - soap/cream consumption
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6584
Re: Synthetic v. Badger - soap/cream consumption
The amount of soap that I have means that efficiency of use is not a good figure of merit for a brush. On the contrary, I like my mid-sized scrubbing brushes that can burn though a puck in a few weeks. I apologize for my scorched earth attitude. Synthetics are better in every practical sense. It’s g...
- Mon Apr 05, 2021 6:36 pm
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Louvre Online
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4464
Re: Louvre Online
Wow, very nice. On more than one occasion when I’ve been in Paris the actual museum has been closed due to strikes. This online gallery seems to be excellent. Looks as if it has at least 2000 artworks with multiple images of many.
- Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:18 pm
- Forum: Selling & Trading
- Topic: WTB Declaration Brush
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3172
Re: WTB Declaration Brush
They are currently only offering a knotting service but no brushes as far as I know. I have a B3 knot in a custom handle. This knot really benefits from good break in. Great backbone and scritch, very dense. Refreshingly old school in a world of “gel tips”. Good luck with your search.
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:41 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Caswell-Massey Shaving Cream
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6698
Re: Caswell-Massey Shaving Cream
The website says the cream can be used with or without a brush. Any comments on lathering? I’ve not liked the few brushless creams that I’ve tried. They seemed a bit greasy and tended to clog the razor.
- Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:37 pm
- Forum: Selling & Trading
- Topic: FS. Blackland Tradere open comb.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2899
Re: FS. Blackland Tradere open comb.
No longer available.
- Sat Sep 05, 2020 4:01 pm
- Forum: Selling & Trading
- Topic: FS. Blackland Tradere open comb.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2899
Re: FS. Blackland Tradere open comb.
Only one pic uploaded. I am happy to send more pics if needed. Thanks.
- Sat Sep 05, 2020 3:59 pm
- Forum: Selling & Trading
- Topic: FS. Blackland Tradere open comb.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2899
FS. Blackland Tradere open comb.
Blackland Tradere open comb DE razor. Low serial number. Bought new, used about a dozen times. Excellent condition, all packaging and inserts, blades, etc. $240 CONUS, please add 3% for paypal.