^^^ I can tell that I'm actually shaving hairs by the sound - there's a distinctive shaving sound. Pretty soon, it becomes natural to automatically adjust the angle until you get the right sound.
azscoob said:Here is that pipe holder pic, I think it works perfectly as a razor holder!
Just need that brush holder to flip it over.
FastAndy said:I've been using a soap/cream mix on occasion lately. I leave the puck in its mug, load the brush with soap and then lather in a second mug on top of a bit of cream. I figure thats easiest since i use the soap everytime and only need a second mug everyonce in a while.
...do you build your lather in the mug on top of the puck, shave, and then rinse the excess off the puck?
Yes. But without the rinse. Why bother wasting soap by rinsing the puck?
I am a new convert to wet shaving. I'm using an Edwin Jagger DE 89L razor, with Proraso green tea soap, original Tabac cream, and an Edwin Jagger best badger brush. I'm only a couple shaves in and already notice that I'm not getting the nasty razor burn on my neck that I always get with disposable multi-blade razors. So far, I've only used the Astra Platinum blades, but plan to experiment with others. Can anyone recommend some other good blades for a DE razor noob?
So you leave the extra lather in the mug and let it air dry? Awesome. Just makes me wonder if you end up using more soap by building on the puck rather than getting a bit on the bristles and building the lather with it in a separate mug. I'll give it a shot, but it seems like you'd be constantly adding soap to the brush and need to re-wet all the time.
I am a new convert to wet shaving. I'm using an Edwin Jagger DE 89L razor, with Proraso green tea soap, original Tabac cream, and an Edwin Jagger best badger brush. I'm only a couple shaves in and already notice that I'm not getting the nasty razor burn on my neck that I always get with disposable multi-blade razors. So far, I've only used the Astra Platinum blades, but plan to experiment with others. Can anyone recommend some other good blades for a DE razor noob?
How many shaves (on average) does a blade last?
So you leave the extra lather in the mug and let it air dry? Awesome. Just makes me wonder if you end up using more soap by building on the puck rather than getting a bit on the bristles and building the lather with it in a separate mug. I'll give it a shot, but it seems like you'd be constantly adding soap to the brush and need to re-wet all the time.
Personally, when face lathering, I don't go back to the puck. Just one "dip" to last all passes. I just stand the brush bristles up while I shave.
Maybe I run a bit short of foam on the last pass, but I always end by squeezing the foam into my end and applying to my face. There's a lot there.
I always do a 3 pass shave for a BBS shave. And I re-apply lather between each set of passes.
So you leave the mug like this or wipe it out?
I leave it.
Done...one less thing to clean up in the morning. The lather for this afternoon's shave was definitely the thickest I've had. I had to dip the bristles in some water for the second and third latherings to moisten things up.
Before I got this mug, I would fill the old mug and sink with hot water and let the brush and mug soak in the sink while I showered to warm everything up. Do you do the same thing with the puck in the mug - fill it with hot water and soak it and the brush in the sink to soften the soap?
How have I previously missed this thread? Any other straight razor guys in the house?
Rather than wait for a brush holder to come in I made one from some scrap stainless rod I had in the garage. Good enough for me!!
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