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Sunday SOTD Thread - January 19th, 2025 (#588) (self.wetshaving)

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[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 6 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Décadi 30 Nivôse an 233 de la Révolution, jour de Crible

Preshave: Proraso White Preshave
Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎
Razor: River Razors Kamisori
Lather: Abbate y la Mantia Ishtar
Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
Postshave: Zingari Man Mousse Illuminée Recovery Splash
Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

It has finally happened: my clumsiness manifested during the shave, and I dropped a straight into the sink. The kamisori is symmetrical no more, and upon inspection and stropping, the whole blade is warped to one side, more at the toe than at the heel, and the toe bites into the stropping leather. Positive side: I didn't try to catch it, and no one was hurt.

I will certainly need to rehone this before using it again, but I'm not sure that it will ever be the same. Shit happens! (But maybe that's a sign that I should go back to DEs and GEMs.)

Have a good day!

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[–] gcgallant 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've done this. I dropped a straight razor onto a tile floor. Luckily, it was a Gold Dollar and not a River Razor. Can you send me some photos?

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I suckin taking photos, but this illustrates the problem:

Before, this was 100% symmetrical. There are no chips in the blade.

[–] gcgallant 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can’t tell much from the photo. What does it look like if you lay each side on a flat surface?

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I will get to it after work. Thanks for looking at it!

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Here we go:

Still difficult to see, but on the first, the toe clearly doesn't touch the stone. There is some space between the center and the store on the second.

[–] gcgallant 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It looks to me as if it is cupped. In the first picture, the heel and toe are off the table and in the second the center is off. I've received razors with a similar amount of warp. By rolling the razor on the stone, you can generally get to the edge everywhere. You have to be diligent about it, though. If you use your vice, apply pressure very slowly and let the deformation you apply to the razor set in the vice for a few minutes before you remove pressure. I doubt that it would hurt to heat the blade up a bit but this is @djundjila's domain more than mine.

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As to heating up, what temps are we talking about as to not interfere with the tempering?

[–] gcgallant 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I honestly don't know if it will make a difference. I would take a butane lighter and slowly heat the entire blade to the point where touching the edge with fingers is uncomfortable. This should be way below the temperature it would take to alter the temper.

[–] djundjila@wetshaving.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But then what would be the benefit?

[–] gcgallant 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Perhaps making the razor hot might allow it to be more easily straightened when the blade is put in a vise.

FWIW, I have tried this with knives that were dropped and bent. I've had zero luck. The amount of pressure to get the steel to retake its shape normally breaks the steel.

[–] djundjila 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Perhaps making the razor hot might allow it to be more easily straightened when the blade is put in a vise.

I doubt that it would do so in a meaningful way. If you google "yield strength vs temperature carbon steel" diagrams (or "reduction factor", or "tensile strength" they would be related) you'll see that regardless of steel type, not much changes between room temperature and, say, 300ºC and that's getting close to tempering territory. It makes sense that softening the steel happens at temperatures at which we lose the harder forged steel microstructures (=losing the temper)

I've had zero luck. The amount of pressure to get the steel to retake its shape normally breaks the steel.

😬 Yeah, that's the risk

[–] gcgallant 2 points 6 days ago

I thought as much, but figured I'd ask. Thanks!

[–] djundjila 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tempering is usually done at around 500°C, so you'd definitely want to stay far away from those temps.

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have consumer-grade kitchen ustensils, and I doubt that even with fat, I will get much above 300 degrees (assuming I don't set fire)

[–] djundjila 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A regular kitchen gas stove is about 2000°C, and a crème brûlée torch even more, so yes, avoiding fire might be a good idea :)

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 2 points 1 week ago

No gas here, only induction. But I didn't know that a small torch provides the power of the sun 💥

[–] djundjila 3 points 1 week ago

😬 😭

[–] snooting 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sorry to hear about your blade!

I wonder whether you could find someone to reset the blade angle without ruining the steel. Maybe a “honemeister” would have some tricks up their sleeve?

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 6 points 1 week ago

Maybe local hone hero @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social has a secret recipe for straightening the bent?

[–] djundjila 4 points 1 week ago

Oof, sorry to hear about the Kamisori's demise. Good that you didn't try and catch it. I'm worried I'll reflexively try to when I inevitably drop one.

[–] walden 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oof, glad your fingers are all ok!

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 4 points 1 week ago

Thanks! I broke a mug this morning, too - not my day 😭

[–] DaveWave94 4 points 1 week ago

Pressing F to pay respects for your kamisori. I personally think razors should survive a fall into the sink (it's a different thing with the tile floor), but then again what do I know about straights. Maybe a nice KAI or Feather AC shavette could be a good replacement if its really beyond saving? Mine (KAI Cap J-7) has survived some nasty falls without a single bend.

[–] enndeegee 5 points 1 week ago

Same again.

Once a week

SSL

Red zenith

1914

[–] enndeegee 5 points 1 week ago

Same again.

Once a week

SSL

Red zenith

1914

[–] gcgallant 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

January 19, 2025

Brush: Wald Nimbus Bloodline 27mm J3
Razor: Puma 89 #2 11/16 Full Hollow
Lather: Elysian Soap Shop - Cherie Tobacco - Soap
Aftershave: Elysian Soap Shop - Cherie Tobacco - Aftershave
Fragrance: Elysian Soap Shop - Cherie Tobacco - Eau de Parfum
Talc: Yardley Gold

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Wonderful Sunday shave. I love the scent of Cherie Tobacco. This was my second shave with an Escher edge on this Puma. It was as comfortable as the first one and lacked nothing in closeness. I thought the edge on my first shave could have been be sharper, but I did not have that feeling this time.

[–] djundjila 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Beautiful picture.

Did you ever find out the story behind the spelling of "cherie tobacco"?

[–] gcgallant 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Thank you!

Not yet. Does the name seem odd to you? It definitely bothers me, but the scent makes up for it.

edit: I just reached out to Shannon (owner of Elysian).

[–] djundjila 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah it's odd, but putting French (or English for that matter) words at odd places in other languages is fairly common 😅

[–] gcgallant 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Shannon responded to my email. She said that this was the first product for her company and she was attempting to be "cheeky" with the naming; relating both "cherry" and "beloved" through the word "Cherie" [sic]. I have said that the scent is like a sweet cherry pipe tobacco, and she told me that she attempted to capture the scent of the tobacco her grandfather used in his pipe when she made the fragrance.

[–] djundjila 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's pretty much what we guessed, then!

[–] gcgallant 2 points 1 week ago

Yep. I believe that, to-date, this is her best selling fragrance.

[–] snooting 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm boar
Razor: Chiseled Face - Titanium Legacy Razor
Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (2)
Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
Post Shave: Ginger's Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
Fragrance: Stirling - Oro Valley EdT

I'm trying to use this soap regularly to potentially kill a tub within the next few months.

I love the scent of GTB, but I'm not sure I'll replace the tub when it's gone. For a barbershop scent, I think I currently prefer ZM's The Master.

Legacy + Bolzano was a great combo as always.

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[–] walden 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm on the hunt, as well. My tub of Caoba is getting close...

[–] snooting 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There’s a part of me that wants to buckle down and focus on the kill.

Then the next morning comes and I get distracted by the other soaps I want to use. I should just hide everything else from myself or something.

[–] walden 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

January 19, 2025

Brush: Wolf Whiskers – "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
Razor: Personna BBS-0
Blade: Personna 74 (3)
Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - Caoba - Soap
Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Admiral - Aftershave
Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral

An old Personna razor with an old Personna blade. Magical.

I'll probably make a standalone announcement post at some point (maybe) but you might notice some slight changes to https://gem.wetshaving.social/ if you're a normal user of that interface (Alexandrite). There was an update with some small changes. I changed a couple of new settings, but I have no idea if it changes those settings for the whole server, or just for me.

The color is slightly darker now. I moved the "hue" slider to make it a bit more purply, closer to what it was before. Nice improvement, I'd say. Personal preference, of course.

There's an option to open posts entirely when you click them, instead of opening in an "overlay". I enabled this as it's my personal preference. If it happens to change that setting for everyone, and you aren't a fan of that behavior, feel free to let me know and I'll consider changing it back. Just keep in mind that I'm the HMFIC 'round here and there are no guarantees!

I also clicked a box which makes the left-hand side panel stay visible all the time. I'm not sure if I like it or not, but again, maybe let me know if you have strong opinions (if it even affects you).

[–] DaveWave94 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

19.01.2025 - Creatures SOTN

Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin handle w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop Fan hybrid knot
Razor: RazoRock Cyber Medium
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Lather: HAGS - Creatures of the Night (Mutton tallow base)
Post-Shave: Moon Soaps Old School "balm"

-> 2 passes on the head, one on the neck. Really smooth and slick shave! I feel like this mutton tallow base is really good.

Had a pretty busy weekend despite rarely leaving my flat (new furniture and so on), so I wanted to end it with a relaxing shave.

Creatures of the Night is yet another dupe scent by HAGS and it's really sweet and powdery. Not my usual liking, but the base really saves it. This one gets really damn slick once it has enough water added and that rocks for head shaving. Unfortunately it's a bit finicky to build a good lather, but I worked around that by loading for each pass individually. I was quite impressed how well the Cyber Medium handles longer growth on the head, absolutely no problem even though it's a rather mild razor.

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Let's see what the new week brings...

[–] walden 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is HAGS still around? I'm not at all in their demographic, but ever since I stopped checking The Razor Company's website (after they threatened to sue j33pguy) I haven't seen it anywhere.

[–] DaveWave94 4 points 1 week ago

I think in such instances it's good to check out the official site if there's one and in this case, HAGS has one . Kinda interesting that it's yet again just one guy, but I think that explains the AI tub art and dupe usage. He does a good amount of collabs/commission work for european wetshaving stores though and all bases are really solid. It's just since he's based in Greece, not many in the US know/care about him.

Out of the loop on that story about j33p though, sounds like a wild ride.

[–] djundjila 4 points 1 week ago

Gemütlich! Sun 19 Jan 2025

Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
Razor: Thiers Issard 14 Médaille d'Or 1921 Exposition d'Algier Acier Spécial (7/8", extra hollow, square point, carbon steel)
Lather: Chiseled Face – Gemütlichkeit
Post Shave: Chiseled Face – Gemütlichkeit
Fragrance: Tom Ford – Tobacco Vanille

I haven't used the Chiseled Face base in forever and forgot how quickly it lathers. Gemütlichkeit is total gourmand overload and I love it for this lazy Sunday morning shave. I had been considering getting this set for a long time and I'm glad I finally did. The only bad surprise is the menthol in the splash (not anybody's fault but mine, it's right there in the ingredients list). I dislike menthol or synthetic cooling agents in warm scents, it feels jarring to me. So I'm not sure I'm going to use that splash again, but the soap is a winner. Not for everyday use, but for indulging extra-gemütlich winter weekend morning shaves like this one.

The lather was a bit fluffy, but still slick enough for a close and gemütlich lazy Sunday morning shave with the big Thiers Issard.

[–] snooting 3 points 1 week ago

Sunday, January 19, 2025: SLS

Brush: Summer Break Soaps "Elyria" - TurnNShave v9 28mm badger
Razor: RazoRock - Game Changer .68
Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (7)
Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm

Back for a second luxury shave this evening since I have to be up earlier than usual to catch a train.

The Bolzano blade still performed well on its seventh shave, but I don't feel like I need to push it any further. I will probably order more of these blades eventually, they've performed consistently well for me across razors.

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