Why would someone pay thousands of dollars over the months and years and never bother to post in his own operation. Hundreds of guys have followed his very glaring example and quit posting. The truth is that he is NOT paying for "us". He is paying for something, but clearly not for any of the hundre...

Quarterfinals. I just watched Australia v. France. 120 minutes of zero to zero. It took a double overtime kick to decide the winner. You can look it up. Now I'm watching Columbia v. England. These women are incredible. I hope some among our SMF number are also interested, even if they may not bother...

Just what I've been looking for, today's shaving cream is a new tub of DRH Arlington. It's on tap for today and Wednesday this week.

The AOS Unscented to which I added a liberal measure of Domenico Caracini scent was my "Shaving Cream of the Day" for today.

Klinker, your amazing collection of beautiful shaving tools is impressive! Thank you for sharing them with us on a regular basis. I do have a personal question for you - when it comes down to the daily shave, do you have your own personal favorites (based on performance) that you enjoy using and loo...

Today's shave - courtesy of the Schick P30 blade - marks this month's final day before replacing it with a fresh Kai Captain Original for August.

I haven't mentioned it lately, but I'm still using Superior 70 Mentolado aftershave splash exclusively. 350 ml - 11.8 oz, made in Puerto Rico. Whenever the bottle runs out and I start a new one, I add 1/3 of a tube of 444 and a tablespoon full of liquified menthol crystals to the new bottle, for ext...

Klinker, sir, your repertoire of shaving and grooming accessories is magnificent.
And your photographic skills are commensurate with the scope of your collection!
Thank you for taking the effort and time to share! Well done!

I've recently reached the inevitable age when the old worn out muscles and bones just don't work like they used to. While I love my straight razors, I don't love the tedious process of maintaining the edge. Example: endless hours of honing (straights) vs. the absolute zero - 0 - time spent on safety...

The Asylum Flying Mango soap fits perfectly in the Mitchell's WoolFat ceramic bowl with a lid. It's a top level shaving soap.

Friday marks my final of the week. Today's soap of choice - Fine's Vetiver. My only pre-discontinued dinosar soap from that seller. The only one of the Fine line that got banished a couple of years ago. Who cares! Their business, not mine! My money, not theirs!$$$.

Pedigree wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:35 pm They turn the handles from rods of solid resin using a lathe and then polished, IIRC. The knots are tied, shaped and glued entirely by hand.

If that's the way they're still doing it, then it's truly hand-made, and truly worthy of the high degree of respect that deserves.

When they say "hand made" are we to understand someone picked up a block of faux ivory and used hand tools to give it a uniform size and shape, or does it mean they pick up a ready-made-to-order handle and mount a ready-made brush head into the outsourced handle? Or, alternatively, does the hand wor...

Hi Pedigree. Welcome to SMF.

Kent Shaving cream is worthy of comparison to any of the other well known creams. Looking forward to using it on a regular basis.

Hi Pedigree. Welcome to SMF.

It's been a while travelling through the rotation, and this week's soap is Fine's Snake Bite in the push-up stick. The lathering skill was provided by the Elite White Manchurian brush. A great result.

I found this:

Is magnesium flammable or explosive?
highly flammable
Magnesium metal and its alloys are explosive hazards; they are highly flammable in their pure form when molten or in powder or in ribbon form. Burning or molten magnesium metal reacts violently with water.

I'm a lucky guy - AOS Rose Absolute shaving cream 3 days this week.

Here it is! Just took a moment to locate it. Mystery solved. Peter was very close....but no banana. I grew up in Bernardsville, NJ and attended Bernards High School ( along with Meryl Streep, among other interesting fellow students ). I graduated from Bernards High in 1966, hence, 'Bernards66'. When...