Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 17 (NOS, 7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel)
Lather: Catie's Bubbles – Connecticut Shade
Post Shave: Chiseled Face – Gemütlichkeit
Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Tobacconist
Yesterday's combo left me wanting to play with more tobacco combos. This time I started with warm, sweet pipe tobacco with vanilla and nutmeg, took it in a fully gourmand direction with oatmeal cookies and coffee, and finished it up with the warm, dry scent of a cigar shop. It worked!
Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Leather - Soap
Post Shave: Brut - Brut - Splash On
Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Kelp & Sea Mineral - Lotion
Last time I used this blade (cart) I thought maybe it was time to replace it, but this shave felt great. Go figure! The lather was great, so maybe that had something to do with it.
Spearhead base is fantastic and will be missed.
I tried using the new Wet Shaving Database SOTD generator because it's really really nice, but I miss a couple features from my clunky SDS page -- namely tracking blade count and automatic posting to PieFed.
Those 2-blade Personna cartridges are, if cartridges need to be used, the best available option IMHO together with single-blade disposable BIC razors.
That SOTD generator looks really cool, but if you miss some features from your database maybe you could create your own SOTD post generator? Granted, I don't know how much work this would involve. A lot of effort, I imagine. But I would definitely give it a try too if you ever decide to do so and need testers 👍🏻
I do have a SOTD generator that is hooked up to the Shaving Data System. It's quite functional, but the one ShavingInCT made is much better looking and less "weird".
I'm sure I could get his source code and try to add the features that I want. A project for another day!
This was a test shave for edges from two Vermont slate stones; a mottled grey stone and a purple stone. The two Geneva Cutlery razors had the same geometry and steel and tested at the same level of keenness when they were sharpened. I found that the two edges were very similar, with the edge from the mottled grey stone having comfort similar to a Thuringian edge, while the one from the purple stone had more of an Arkansas edge feel to it.
The mottled grey stone takes a little more effort while sharpening because it is porous and requires hydration maintenance. The purple stone, like most razor finishers, is just splash-n-go.
I read an interesting blog post after a short research: the Escher stones originally came from the area near Sonneberg, a southern thuringian city famous for developing and manufacturing all kinds of children's toys. The sharpening stones themselves are rather rare and therefore expensive. Something new to me, but nevertheless quite interesting!
The Escher company went out of business. To my knowledge, the Thuringian mountain ranges are not mined for stones any more, but material from those mountains is used to make some synthetic whetstones. (I’ve never seen these). The original stones are very desirable.
The lather fell apart on me during my second pass. It became nothing more than a thin slurry. It was enough to finish the job, but I probably should have taken the extra time to reload the brush before the second pass. Still a close shave, with only one small nick.
Brush: AP Shave Co. Blue & Clear - Gelousy (A3) 28mm Badger
Razor: Ever-Ready Streamline
Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (10)
Lather: Talent Soap Factory - 2nd Wind - Soap
Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! 3 Scots - Aftershave
Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique - EdP
Busy day today so far!
I'm still not super impressed by this duck tallow base. It gave a good shave and lathered easily, but doesn't seem to have significantly better performance than the vegan TSF base(s).
24 Comments
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social · 7 pts · 299d
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Yesterday's combo left me wanting to play with more tobacco combos. This time I started with warm, sweet pipe tobacco with vanilla and nutmeg, took it in a fully gourmand direction with oatmeal cookies and coffee, and finished it up with the warm, dry scent of a cigar shop. It worked!
pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing · 3 pts · 298d
Those are some great picks!
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social · 2 pts · 296d
Yup, it's really working well together!
sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social · 3 pts · 298d
Connecticut Shade is so good
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social · 2 pts · 296d
💯
snooting@wetshav.ing · 3 pts · 298d
Chris is doing a release of Porch Drinks in the premium base soon, in case you haven't heard.
It would fit in very nicely with what you chose for today.
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social · 2 pts · 296d
Ooh, I haven't heard, and I'm going to jump on it, thanks!
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social · 3 pts · 298d
Terrific setup. I intended to buy Connecticut Shade at the Maggard Meetup but I think I was pretty nose-blind by the time I gave it a sniff.
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social · 2 pts · 296d
You'll just have to go there again next year 🙂
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social · 2 pts · 296d
I am planning to go again in April. Perhaps I’ll treat it more like the Maggard Buyup next time. 😉
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social · 2 pts · 296d
I know I would :)
walden@wetshav.ing · 5 pts · 298d
November 14th, 2025
Last time I used this blade (cart) I thought maybe it was time to replace it, but this shave felt great. Go figure! The lather was great, so maybe that had something to do with it.
Spearhead base is fantastic and will be missed.
I tried using the new Wet Shaving Database SOTD generator because it's really really nice, but I miss a couple features from my clunky SDS page -- namely tracking blade count and automatic posting to PieFed.
DaveWave94@wetshav.ing · 2 pts · 298d
Those 2-blade Personna cartridges are, if cartridges need to be used, the best available option IMHO together with single-blade disposable BIC razors.
That SOTD generator looks really cool, but if you miss some features from your database maybe you could create your own SOTD post generator? Granted, I don't know how much work this would involve. A lot of effort, I imagine. But I would definitely give it a try too if you ever decide to do so and need testers 👍🏻
walden@wetshav.ing · 4 pts · 298d
I do have a SOTD generator that is hooked up to the Shaving Data System. It's quite functional, but the one ShavingInCT made is much better looking and less "weird".
I'm sure I could get his source code and try to add the features that I want. A project for another day!
DaveWave94@wetshav.ing · 2 pts · 298d
Best of luck with it & let us know when it's done 👍🏻
pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing · 5 pts · 298d
SOTD - 2025-11-14
Have a good day!
gcgallant@wetshav.ing · 4 pts · 298d
November 14, 2025
3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
This was a test shave for edges from two Vermont slate stones; a mottled grey stone and a purple stone. The two Geneva Cutlery razors had the same geometry and steel and tested at the same level of keenness when they were sharpened. I found that the two edges were very similar, with the edge from the mottled grey stone having comfort similar to a Thuringian edge, while the one from the purple stone had more of an Arkansas edge feel to it.
The mottled grey stone takes a little more effort while sharpening because it is porous and requires hydration maintenance. The purple stone, like most razor finishers, is just splash-n-go.
Shave video
DaveWave94@wetshav.ing · 3 pts · 298d
Feels kinda surreal that my small little german state has a sharpening stone/edge named after it. Really cool though!
gcgallant@wetshav.ing · 2 pts · 294d
Not only that, these are famous stones for having exceptional quality!
DaveWave94@wetshav.ing · 2 pts · 294d
I read an interesting blog post after a short research: the Escher stones originally came from the area near Sonneberg, a southern thuringian city famous for developing and manufacturing all kinds of children's toys. The sharpening stones themselves are rather rare and therefore expensive. Something new to me, but nevertheless quite interesting!
gcgallant@wetshav.ing · 2 pts · 294d
The Escher company went out of business. To my knowledge, the Thuringian mountain ranges are not mined for stones any more, but material from those mountains is used to make some synthetic whetstones. (I’ve never seen these). The original stones are very desirable.
sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social · 4 pts · 298d
Nov 14, 2025 - Fougere Friday
The lather fell apart on me during my second pass. It became nothing more than a thin slurry. It was enough to finish the job, but I probably should have taken the extra time to reload the brush before the second pass. Still a close shave, with only one small nick.
snooting@wetshav.ing · 4 pts · 298d
November 14th, 2025
Busy day today so far!
I'm still not super impressed by this duck tallow base. It gave a good shave and lathered easily, but doesn't seem to have significantly better performance than the vegan TSF base(s).
snooting@wetshav.ing · 2 pts · 298d
November 14th, 2025: SLS
I really love Roam Two.