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djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Killing Varen: Tabac Tuesday Edition

Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal, now with 28 mm Gelousy knot
Razor: Filarmónica 14 Doble Temple (8/8", extra full hollow, carbon steel)
Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original

Can’t lose track of the Tabac killing during the Varen killing. The Stank Tank® is clinging to a wisp of a ring of death and loading is becoming tedious, so this is going to happen soon.

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Wonderful morning shave today with the 14. I frequently describe shaving with a 14 as akin to wiping stubble off with a feather, and today felt especially gentle.

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gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
No question that your Tabac is hanging on by a thread. I have only ever killed one tub, but there was an odd feeling of accomplishment that accompanied it.

wiping stubble off with a feather I get this feeling from all four of my 14-style razors. There’s something about that form factor :)

Tabac++; Fili 15;

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- djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  That sometimes makes me curious about those 12/8 paddles that pudding enjoys. Who’s to say that the 14 form factor can’t be improved further?
  
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  - gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Straight razors have been around long enough for a sweet spot to arise. The Fili 14 seems universally liked, so I’m guessing that’s the sweet spot. It could also be argued that razors larger than 8/8 were not cost effective to produce and so aren’t represented fairly by history. Dunno. Does Pudding actually prefer his paddles to his 14?
    
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    djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Mhm, he was here once, let me try pinging him @whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social
    
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    djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Absent an answer from pudding, I want to speculate:
    
    8/8 is pretty much the maximum size for vintage razors with only few exceptions. I’m suspicious when the sweet spot sits on the boundary of the available space. It suggests that a boundary condition was activated. So this
    
    razors larger than 8/8 were not cost effective to produce
    
    Or something similar seems plausible.
    
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walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
This fills me with joy.

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