Comment on Monday Austere August SOTD Thread - Aug 28, 2023
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 1 year ago
The Twenty-Eighth Day Of Weckoning is upon us
- Brush: Rubberset 400-3 with a 26 mm unbleached Zenith boar knot at 56 mm loft
- Razor: Weck Sextoblade Med Prep
- Blade: Kismet Rostfrei, Polymer beschichtet (34)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann – Oceana
- Post Shave: Ralon – Original
- Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. – Island Man
The final Austere August Monday is here, time for a few early Weckonclusions:
- Djudging by the number of complaints, the Weckoning was a much more difficult challenge than the MMOC challenges of years prior. Many got comfortable with the Weck format, but by far not all.
- The Weck is scary: 19 would-be Weckonistas started the challenge, and a quarter of them immediately gave up after one day. Only 2 more gave up since, with a round dozen still in the running. I feel a weirdly misplaced sense of pride for those 12 to stuck to it. (Granted, with @Old_Hiker@sub.wetshaving.social, @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social, @EldrormR@sub.wetshaving.social and @myself, at least one third were Weckerans already).
- I made a good choice with my software: I’m still enjoying that whiff of Oceana, Ralon, and Island Man every morning.
- The speed Wecking trend that briefly flared up has died down again without any injuries (at least publicly), for which I am very grateful.
Three passes, good shave, this week can start.
#Monthofweckoning
sgrdddy@sub.wetshaving.social 1 year ago
Why so many abandon?
Is the angle hard to find?
djundjila@wetshaving.social 1 year ago
@sgrdddy
The angle is easier to find than on any other shavette I've tried because the blades are very sturdy, yet the spine is thin (think geometry of a DE shavette with blade quality of a Feather AC shavette). It's really as close to a hollow ground as you can get, arguably even better, depending on your preferences (the coated blades glide better than a straight ever could, if that's important to you).
@djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social
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djundjila@wetshaving.social 1 year ago
@sgrdddy
I think it's because they are open blades. The learning curve is real and the nicks are of a different "quality" than when learning safety razors 😅
@djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social
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sgrdddy@sub.wetshaving.social 1 year ago
cool. thanks!