5/31/24
Mrs. Pudding’s pick today, as I am too sick to smell anything. Nice shave, though!
I haven’t tried the Rolls yet. I’m saving that up for LG 😁
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“Pinging” you two to address your comments on the mail call. Similar in feel to handling a GEM, but with a much gentler blade. Awesome shaver.
5/29/24
First go with this Lather Catcher and I love it! I just honed up one of the 3 wedge blades this evening. I could probably stand to dial it in a little more. All in all, fantastic shave though. I just love Lather Catchers.
Very steampunk indeed. From what I can tell, these were made by Heljestrand between 1900 and 1939. The lines along the back give me really strong 30’s vibes. The most steampunk looking decade!
It is. It has a little clip in the middle that holds the blades. From what I gather, you set the blade in the clip and pull the leather, then flip and pull it the other way. It’s cool. I’ll try to remember to grab a pic showing that this evening.
The Night Before is one of my favorite scents in wetshaving. I wish so bad I had a frag of it.
5/26/24
5/25/24
I refreshed the edge on this chopper for the first time since getting it. Roman has great steel, and it’s a perfect marriage with the Nakayama. I wish I had done this sooner. I liked the edge on it just fine before. I absolutely love it now.
Damn fine shave.
5/24/24
How are you liking the Puma so far?
5/21/24
Damn fine shave. Labyrinth is a fantastic scent.
You should. I think they’re neat and same with their history. Definitely try one with Swedish steel, though, I bet some old Sheffield steel would feel great too.
5/19/24
Man I love this scent. I wish I had it in a frag, I’d wear it all the time.
So good. Some days I get more tobacco out of it, and I love it even more those days. Yesterday was one of them.
5/18/24
Close and comfortable shave, no nicks or irritation.
Yeah that price tag is a little of a 😬
But that stone is probably top tier. Not only really rare, it’s kinda collectable I suppose too, as it has both Maruichi and Maruka stamps. Probably stamped during the transition of ownership from Kato (Maruichi) to Hatanaka (Maruka). Either way, either of those stamps guarantee quality.
You might be able to find something more reasonably priced, however. Ozuku, for example, are typically pretty damn hard. I don’t think I’ve ever met a soft one (though admittedly I haven’t met a lot 🤣). Other mines like Shobu and Aiiwatani are also pretty solid. You could find a really good stone for only a couple hundred to begin with.
One of the bigger price hikes on stones is mostly looks, believe it or not, over fineness. With exceptions, of course, like in the case of the rare and venerable Nakayama.
I look forward to when you take the plunge.
I go by feel mostly, but always have my microscope for that extra verification of consistency. I’m probably a lot more anal about it than I need to be.
That sounds like a solid progression!
from what I understand natural stones are a little bit on the soft side for honing stainless steel
You can definitely get some super hard jnats that work wonders with stainless. My Nakayama is 5++ and it married super well with Infernals 17.
I hope you try some naturals at some point. They’re fascinating, doubly so jnats imo.
RIP ABC