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I have always felt that a major reason for my winning the two ribbons I did was that I owned a new countertop carbon filter that cost me $150 at the time. I believe that my beer tasted better than everybody else's in large part because my water tasted better. I have never tried making beer with gal...

drmoss_ca wrote: *I know about the fabled Taffy, but I still hope, as all liberal-minded types should, that he was an exception to his nasty, evil, short, dark, hairy and dishonest race. Mynd ar goll!

Taffy found SMF and is no longer hairy. To the casual observer, at least.

celar36 wrote:Ehsan ordered at last friday

Where did you get the Ehsan from? New stock or second hand?

It worked! The White House released the recipe! Last I checked, there were still a few thousand signatures needed... https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/ale-chief-white-house-beer-recipe A little surprising, the use of German and English hops and yeast - looks nice though; I'd definitely cons...

Having read the article I can't decide whether this is a good thing or not. So, hurrah or boo, depending on personal preference.

My history is rusty :oops: Was RichardIII Lancaster or York? MWF may not hold the bard of Avon in high esteem.I understand there is a society still trying to restore his name in history after William's highly political play. And we think our politics gets nasty Previously an inky Molesworth-esque s...

Just as an after-thought: if you were thinking of trying to get any of the products that SMF members are chatting about on the British High Street, I would abandon that thought immediately. Unless any of my fellow members from the UK know better ... I have seen a couple of TOBS soaps in John Lewis ...

Thanks for the info; that's what I was hoping to hear. Now I've just got to save up a little money so I can get a razor and a set of strops. The whipped dog bundle that another poster was talking about recently looked pretty well priced to me. Alternatively, look on http://www.straightrazorplace.co...

With all that out of the way, I'll get to my actual question. I know that a shavette isn't a real straight razor so they can't really be compared, but will a real straight razor behave more like the the Feather blade (Ginsu-sharp and highly exfoliating) or with the Dorco (still sharp, but doesn't g...

Sam, the concern you voice over the clip being at the writing end of the Vanishing Point is the very reason I currently do not own one. Thought of buying one many times though. I have a Pilot Capless Decimo (which is the lighter, thinner version). I find that the clip fits nicely between my thumb a...

The three Spyderco hones are for non-conformists but are cheap. At the end of it all, the various advice you will get about honing proves only one thing - there are many ways to get there and a proficient practitioner of each will probably be happy with his shaves. Chris Oh dear, didn't know I was ...

5/8 Dovo Perlex Inox Woods of Windsor Soap Simfix Grosvenor LE Nivea Sensitive ASB Woods of Windsor EdT Winter shave kit will be as above, I like Woods in the winter. I managed to ding my razor on the tap a week or so ago and finally found time to to take it to the hones to get rid of the small nick...

Rare SOTD:

5/8 Dovo Pearlex SS
BK4
Proraso Green Tub (Geaux Tigers!)
Nivea Sensitive ASB
English Fern EDT

fallingwickets wrote:question of the day: what company/ies are considered decent ink manufacturers? many thanks

clive

I'm partial to Waterman and Lamy inks, but your best bet is probably to look in the ink reviews section of http://www.fountainpennetwork.com.

Thanks for the tip Wayne and second rec Dave :lol: Ok, so pen is in my cart at amazon, but I have a question about ink......buy namiki or will any cartridge ink work? I ask not really for tech reasons, but colour choice.....in my cross i use mont blanc turquoise and have been doing so for almost ev...

Squire wrote:So, does anyone know where we might order some of these Bulgarian shaving products? Any ideas Phil?

Interestingly they appear to be made by a Spanish firm - perhaps Teiste or others might be able to track them down?

Bulgarian Rose Shaving Cream for Men

is it my imagination or what? i seem to sense that most, if not all, reformulation is coming from the UK? Since I started paying attention I can think of the following: Proraso red being discontinued and being replaced with the green tea and aloe variety Muhle soaps were rebranded Haslinger ones an...

is it my imagination or what? i seem to sense that most, if not all, reformulation is coming from the UK? Since I started paying attention I can think of the following: Proraso red being discontinued and being replaced with the green tea and aloe variety Muhle soaps were rebranded Haslinger ones an...

Owen, all I can say is that the original Erasmic tallow sticks are wonderful. I cannot understand why the company would have wanted to change to an inferior formula, when they had a smash hit. Absolutely agree - but they seem to be back to the original tallow at the moment, but I don't know for how...

I have a question for Erasmic shave stick users: did yours come with a holder? Is it convenient for travel, or would it be a bit of a mess? Thanks, Greg No, it comes with a red base about half an inch tall that has prongs that stick into the bottom of the stick, the rest is exposed (although foil w...