WetShaving
This is a community of enthusiasts, hobbyists and artisans who enjoy a traditional wet shave: brush, soap, and safety or straight razor. We are a part of the WetShaving community found on Reddit, Discord, and IRC.
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Rule 2 - Content Guidelines
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Mail Calls, Simple Questions, and SOTD posts belong in the recurring weekly threads.
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Posts must have sufficient content to generate a meaningful discussion.
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Use [First Impressions] in the title if your experience with the product is limited.
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Disclose how the product being reviewed was acquired (e.g., PIF, loan, or purchase). If the product was provided to you directly by the maker or vendor free of charge or at a discount, you must disclose this fact even if the item will later be returned to the maker or vendor.
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Do not solicit donations or share fundraisers without mod approval.
Rule 5 - Inappropriate Content
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All NSFW/L content must request mod approval and be flaired appropriately.
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Non-shaving related NSFW/L content is not allowed.
Rule 10 - Moderator Discretion
- The rules may not apply perfectly to every situation. The mods have final discretion.
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Mossy Tobacco
Adventus calendarian and Mob Boss u/Jwoods23 declared today to be Irisch Moos day, but it's Tabac Tuesday. Luckily, they also suggested how to resolve this merge conflict, and it can be seen looming in the background of my SOTD pic.
My Tabak brush is suddenly shedding many more bristles than usual. Today it must have lost 100 bristles while typically, it would shed one or two from time to time. Not a good omen for this Zenith knot. I'm hesitating between letting it take its course and immediately replacing it, maybe by a Chisel&Hound badger knot?
Stank++;
100? Wow. How old is the knot?
Yeah, it's not ideal. The knot was first used in the 2022 Lather Games and has seen about 100 uses
I'm Moosless, so I'll have to stick with Tabac which I'll use just before hitting the road to do some traveling. Love the SLS idea, btw.
I think the Fanchurian knots are great. If you decide to go that way, I don't think you'll be disappointed. I'm hoping to pick up another C&H brush in today's handle drop.
Mooslosigkeit (mooslessness) is getting more and more difficult to remedy😢
The drop today like really nice, I hope you'll be quick enough to fetch what you're looking for!