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by brothers
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: Straight Razors
Topic: Which straight razor did you use today?
Replies: 660
Views: 192926

Re: Which straight razor did you use today?

Today's razor is a Torrey. I confess I haven't used any straight razors in quite a while. I dressed the edge on the jasper stone, followed up with a good strop. Because of the circumstances, I only used the open razor on 2/3 of my whiskers, because I wanted to avoid any damage to my face, I didn't s...
by brothers
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:42 am
Forum: Shaving Brushes
Topic: Synthetic Siblings
Replies: 1
Views: 21

Synthetic Siblings

After six (6) years, this morning I decided to retire the SilkSmoke brush in my current brush rotation and replace it with the SynBad Mesquite synthetic. Note: This is a post I made here in October of 2018 but I can't locate it anywhere now. --- "Here is a photo of the SynBad synthetic next to ...
by brothers
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:09 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD March 18 - March 24, 2024
Replies: 0
Views: 23

SOTD March 18 - March 24, 2024

This morning's razor of choice is one of my favorite straight razors - Torrey to be clear.
I'm looking forward to what has become a rare occasion for me. Wish me luck! :D
by brothers
Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:07 am
Forum: Straight Razors
Topic: Open razors - the chosen few
Replies: 29
Views: 9974

Re: Open razors - the chosen few

The last time I posted in this thread was the last time I shaved with any of my Straight razors. I have abandoned them unintentionally. As we all know, time travels fast as we get older. Nonetheless, I have not fully forgotten my beautiful straight razors in the drawer in the cabinet, and therefore ...
by brothers
Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:32 am
Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
Topic: Review of the "new" Mitchell's Woolfat
Replies: 12
Views: 822

Re: Review of the "new" Mitchell's Woolfat

I'm still clinging to the hope that jww might provide us with a few words regarding all of this MWF intel. I suspect Wendall isn't buying the new product every time they change it again, but I also suspect he's just a bit curious!
by brothers
Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:23 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD March 11 - March 17, 2024
Replies: 1
Views: 124

SOTD March 11 - March 17, 2024

DRH Arlington shaving cream - Thater 4376/5 brush - Schick Proline blade - Superior 70 splash. Monday morning's 3-day beard.
by brothers
Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:19 pm
Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
Topic: Cats
Replies: 8
Views: 253

Re: Cats

Nothing wrong with cats! In our house we currently have only one little animal friend at the moment, an 8 month old kitty cat named Cocoa.
Over the decades we've had multiple dog and/or cat friends at random times due to the kids. We love 'em all. (Kids and animals :D )
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by brothers
Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:47 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD March 4 - March 10, 2024
Replies: 2
Views: 140

SOTD March 4 - March 10, 2024

Every time the Asylum Levante soap comes up in the rotation, I'm finding that it's one of the most dependable soaps I've had the honor of using.
by brothers
Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:25 am
Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
Topic: Green tea
Replies: 27
Views: 7176

Re: Green tea

Hi Jim, it's good to see you here. :D My story is similar. For example, I love the dark chocolate any way I can get it, and I enjoy my daily large green tea. On the other hand, after reading the health benefits from Apple Cider vinegar, I picked up a big bottle of it at the grocery store a couple of...
by brothers
Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:44 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD February 26 - March 3, 2024
Replies: 1
Views: 281

SOTD February 26 - March 3, 2024

The best thing about waking up on Monday morning is the invigorating hot shower followed by the shave. At my house today the cream was Taylor's Cedarwood applied by the SilkSmoke synth brush. This was the 3-day whisker growth. Followed up by the sparkling splash of Superior 70 after shave.
by brothers
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:40 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD February 19 - February 25, 2024
Replies: 2
Views: 244

SOTD February 19 - February 25, 2024

It's Art of Shaving Peppermint shaving cream to start the week off.
I'm always looking forward to my Monday morning shave.
by brothers
Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:36 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD: February 12 - February 18, 2024
Replies: 4
Views: 370

Re: SOTD: February 12 - February 18, 2024

This morning's soap of the day turned out to be surprisingly good. --- Fine's Green Vetiver --- the badger brush made a memorable lather. This is the only vetiver fragrance that I can tolerate. Of course, this fragrance of Fine's shaving soap has been discontinued for 4 or 5 years now.
by brothers
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
Topic: Simple Poem to make me smile
Replies: 2
Views: 507

Simple Poem to make me smile

Nothing philosophical, just some animals having fun and what happens when I clean up the kitchen --- 

Hey diddle diddle
The cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon
The little dog laughed to see such sport
And the dish ran away with the spoon
by brothers
Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
Topic: Review of the "new" Mitchell's Woolfat
Replies: 12
Views: 822

Re: Review of the "new" Mitchell's Woolfat

Before I posted about it yesterday, I also read the positive comments. I was slightly alarmed when the author enthusiastically wrote the last sentence that declared the new stuff is 10 (Ten???) times better than the old stuff. Really!!! :lol: Of course that was what prompted me to ask for other revi...
by brothers
Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:37 am
Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
Topic: Review of the "new" Mitchell's Woolfat
Replies: 12
Views: 822

Review of the "new" Mitchell's Woolfat

I've been hoping Wendell (jww) would give us a rundown of his take of the recently reformulated Mitchell's, which has earned him the SMF moniker "Woolfat Evangelist"! Considering he's not checked in for about a year now, maybe he'll give us an update on his favorite soap. More importantly,...
by brothers
Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD: February 5 - February 11, 2024
Replies: 2
Views: 364

Re: SOTD: February 5 - February 11, 2024

Murray, these Monday's just keep a'comin' don't they? :D Monday Morning was a good opportunity for me to re-evaluate my brush rotation, considering the somewhat used-up Zenith boar brush. It turned out that my treasured Rooney Finest is the long-overdue permanent replacement/upgrade to a world-class...
by brothers
Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Fifteen years on this forum
Replies: 14
Views: 2311

Re: Fifteen years on this forum

Nate wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:08 am Murray, Lynn, and Gary! Great to see some familiar faces! I hope all is well with you guys, shaving and otherwise.

The Feather Artist Club format has really been a game changer for you eh Gary?
Yep! 8) Took a while, and they just work for me.
by brothers
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: General
Topic: Fifteen years on this forum
Replies: 14
Views: 2311

Re: Fifteen years on this forum

It's good to see you again Nate! I also hit my 15th year a few months back.
by brothers
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 29 - February 4, 2024
Replies: 8
Views: 494

SOTD January 29 - February 4, 2024

This morning's Joris soap did OK with the Zenith boar brush, but I should have remembered to reserve the boar brush for the shaving creams. It does much better with creams. It's been a good brush, but every time I use it, there are several detached hairs. That's normal, considering how long it's bee...
by brothers
Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:40 am
Forum: ShutterBug Shaver
Topic: Posting Photos on SMF updated
Replies: 4
Views: 5209

Re: Posting Photos on SMF updated

I think I need to post a photo this morning, just to see how well this feature works. I've attached several photos to learn how well they remain for viewing. 2010-07-08 09 26 26 (2).jpg 2014-05-26 15 19 29.png Beautiful Wade & Butcher restoration.jpg 1940 Cadillac Fleetwood grille.png 1949 P...