walden
@walden@sub.wetshaving.social
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread - February 20th, 2025 (#618) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 18 hours ago:
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread - February 20th, 2025 (#618) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 18 hours ago:
February 20, 2025
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/Maggard SHD 30mm Fan
- Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
- Blade: Personna 74 (27)
- Lather: Van Der Hagen - Deluxe - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Petrichor - Aftershave
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth/Declaration Grooming - Cerberus - Liniment
A very decent shave. I have been using some super duper artisan soaps lately, and figured I’d take a break and use something more “commercial”. This stuff is available in the USA at most grocery stores.
The puck is rather small, so I smushed it into an empty tub to make loading easier. The lather was really not bad at all. No complaints, and it has a nice almond type scent.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - February 19th, 2025 (#617) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 day ago:
February 20, 2025
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
- Blade: Personna 74 (26)
- Lather: Ethos Grooming Essentials - Dragonsbeard - Soap
- Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Incorporeal - Aftershave
An excellent luxury shave compliments of @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social.
This is my first time using an Ethos soap, and I’m impressed! I loaded the entire smush, so I was not wanting for lather. I’ve seen this soap base used a lot on YouTube, and now I know why people are fans. I don’t know anything about the artisan, but I do know the price is slightly outside of my comfort zone. It seems like you get what you pay for, though.
The scent is pleasant and just interesting enough to catch my attention. It seems like a crowd pleaser without being too generic, if that makes sense.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - February 19th, 2025 (#617) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 day ago:
I disagree!
But, welcome to the freedom club.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - February 19th, 2025 (#617) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 day ago:
I’ll have to ask AI to give me a good summary.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - February 19th, 2025 (#617) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 day ago:
Did you have an improper snitch today? Is that why the points are striked through?
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - February 19th, 2025 (#617) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 day ago:
February 19, 2025
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/Maggard SHD 30mm Fan
- Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
- Blade: Personna 74 (25)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Soap
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Aftershave
I’m a dolt and forgot to use my BVWSC soap, so I will pay penance and enjoy a Luxury Shave later this evening. Looking forward to it!
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - February 18th, 2025 (#616) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 2 days ago:
February 19, 2025
- Brush: Maggard 24mm Tuxedo Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
- Blade: Personna 74 (24)
- Lather: Viking Shaving Soap - Norway - Soap
- Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Sni Mato - Aftershave
- Comment on [BVWSC] Reminder: Wednesday 19 is the day! 3 days ago:
Thanks for the reminder!
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread - February 17th, 2025 (#616) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 3 days ago:
February 18, 2025
- Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
- Blade: Personna Twin Pivot Plus Refills, Atra (3)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann - Vespers - Soap
- Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread - February 16th, 2025 (#615) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 4 days ago:
Congrats on making it this far. I offer you a sincerely firm handshake.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread - February 16th, 2025 (#615) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 4 days ago:
February 16, 2025
- Brush: Maggard 24mm Tuxedo Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
- Blade: Personna 74 (23)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann - Vespers - Soap
- Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Nefertiti - Aftershave
Saxe Sunday. Vespers is great. This blade, which has been starting to feel less than sharp, felt better today. Probably a testament to Omnibus. I don’t have any evidence, but I feel like since B&M soaps can hold so much water, they can also “release” a lot of water into the whiskers, making them softer. It’s probably more complicated than that. Either way, great shave.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread - February 15th, 2025 (#614) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 5 days ago:
February 14, 2025
- Brush: Maggard 24mm Tuxedo Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
- Blade: Personna 74 (22)
- Lather: Meissner Tremonia - Woody Almond - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
Nice shave! I tried more water in the Meissner Tremonia and it worked just fine, but I think it works better run a bit dryer.
This blade is starting to show its age. It’s not as sharp, and while the shaves are still smooth, they aren’t up to the standard that was set between the 8th-20th shaves.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread - February 14th, 2025 (#613) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 6 days ago:
February 14, 2025
- Brush: Ever-Ready 400 w/30mm Motherload
- Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
- Blade: Personna 74 (21)
- Lather: Meissner Tremonia - Woody Almond - Soap
- Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Raconteur - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Brut - EdT
Great lather from this soap today. It’s just one of those soaps that you need to load relatively dry, else it’ll puff up on you.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread - February 13th, 2025 (#612) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 week ago:
February 13, 2025
- Brush: L’Occitane Plisson Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
- Blade: Personna 74 (20)
- Lather: Chiseled Face - Gearhead - Soap
- Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Special Reserve - Aftershave
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth/Declaration Grooming - Cerberus - Liniment
- Fragrance: Spearhead – Seaforth! Leather – EdP
Lots of good smells today. I’m planning on going to Advance Auto Parts today, so Gearhead was in order.
- Comment on Mailcall 1 week ago:
Did you get that tub of LPL from a European vendor, or did it come via a re-shipper with the rest? If it came with everything else, I get a chuckle out of how well traveled that tub is!
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - February 12th, 2025 (#612) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 week ago:
I view 20 as the perfect number. I currently have 32, down from just over 50, and I still want to go lower.
- Comment on Ain't no way in hell... 1 week ago:
What is that? Iced over windshield? Shattered windshield?
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - February 12th, 2025 (#612) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 week ago:
No problem. To expand on it a tiny bit, once a single user subscribes to a community (on another instance), that community is then shown under “all”. “All” doesn’t show anything if nobody is subscribed.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - February 12th, 2025 (#612) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 week ago:
If a single user of sub.wetshaving.social subscribes to a community, our instance will start pulling new content for that community. Old content isn’t really pulled, even if you subscribe.
If nobody is subscribed, the first time someone views it it’ll probably show as empty. In the background it’s doing its best to gather some posts though, so refreshing after 10 seconds should show the most recent content.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - February 12th, 2025 (#612) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 week ago:
My personal block list is what I was referring to. We currently don’t block anything at the site level.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - February 12th, 2025 (#612) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 week ago:
February 12, 2025
- Brush: L’Occitane Plisson Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
- Blade: Personna 74 (19)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann/Zingari Man - Nocturne - Soap
- Post Shave: Brut - Splash On
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
Nocturne smelled so good today.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - February 11th, 2025 (#610) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 week ago:
I just noticed that we’re blade buddies. P74++
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - February 11th, 2025 (#610) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 week ago:
February 11, 2025
- Brush: Chisel & Hound “Rob’s Finest” w/25mm Paragon Synthetic
- Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
- Blade: Personna 74 (18)
- Lather: Noble Otter - Batters Up - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Eau Factory - Defiance - EdT
Excellent shave. This blade has been so comfy for the past week+, and I love this razor.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread - February 10th, 2025 (#609) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 week ago:
I think I’m out. I think I decided there should be a consensus to stay in, and there wasn’t. Mostly I didn’t want to use my unscented soap!
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread - February 10th, 2025 (#609) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 week ago:
February 10, 2025
- Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
- Blade: Personna Twin Pivot Plus Refills, Atra (2)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann - Promises - Soap
- Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
This soap is stronger than I remember it. I left it open in the bathroom and could smell it in the other room!
- Comment on Do you think aluminum bronze would be a good razor material? 1 week ago:
Interesting that they don’t mention “aluminum bronze” in the marketing. I wonder if all bronze razors are aluminum bronze.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread - February 8th, 2025 (#607) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 week ago:
❤️
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread - February 9th, 2025 (#608) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 1 week ago:
Tomorrow’s Atlas Shaves Theme:
345 Soap Co. - Unscented
- Comment on Do you think aluminum bronze would be a good razor material? 1 week ago:
This is a cool question and made me think.
Common metals for safety razors (not including plated razors) are:
- Aluminum
- Stainless steel
- Titanium
- Brass
- Bronze
The prices of these razors depend mainly on how difficult it is to machine. Titanium, I believe, is the most difficult to machine. The material cost also varies, but most of the price is reflected in how much time it takes to machine a razor.
From a marketing perspective, people solid metal razors for one of a few reasons.
- Appearance
- Weight preference
- Some people like a patina
To compete with the other metals, Aluminum Bronze only appeal to people who want a dark metal razor, but no patina. Most people who buy Brass or Bronze want a patina.
That being said, as someone who owns a stainless steel razor and a titanium razor, I’d totally buy an Aluminum Bronze razor knowing it won’t get a patina (or at least not much of one). The only question is price. How difficult is it to machine? I assume it’s pretty easy.
