Tuesday SOTD Thread - November 26th, 2024 (#534) (sub.wetshaving.social)

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[-] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 1 day ago

Tuesday, November 26, 2024: SLS

Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
Razor: Merkur - 34C
Blade: Personna - Lab Blue (1)
Lather: Stirling - Vanilla Sandalwood
Post: P&G - Old Spice Aftershave splash
Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
Frag: Stirling - Stirling Gentleman

The Merkur 34C was my first "nice" DE razor when I was first starting out. I haven't shaved with it in a while, so took it for a spin tonight to see whether I want to bring it with me while traveling for the holiday.

It's surprising how much of a difference improvements in technique make. This was an absolutely flawless BBS shave with very little effort.

It's such a great little razor, I think we'll get on fine for the next several days.

🍳 Created with Neovim & sotd.nvim 🍳

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 1 day ago

November 26, 2024

Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/AP Shave Co 24mm Titanium Synthetic
Razor: Böker 14er 8/8 Full Hollow
Lather: Los Jabones de Joserra - Noir - Soap
Aftershave: Noble Otter - Cerberus - Aftershave

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

FLS, but I'm posting it late. Noir is an interesting soap. The scent is well blended and mild-medium, and quite suitable for fall/winter. The soap is very dark gray in the tub, and the lather is light gray. It has activated charcoal in it, and I think this is the only soap base that Jose makes that has it. Interesting stuff to use!

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 1 day ago

November 26, 2024

Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/AP Shave Co 24mm Titanium Synthetic
Blade Holder: Gillette Aristocrat UK #21
Blade: Gillette Nacet (5)
Lather: Los Jabones de Joserra - Blas de Lezo - Soap
Aftershave: Noble Otter - Cerberus - Aftershave
Talc: Yardley Classic

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Today's SLS. Such a different experience in scent and in soap base from this morning. If you used Noir for a while, you'd have a hard time believing this soap came from the same maker. A very enjoyable evening shave.

[-] sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 2 days ago

Nov 26, 2024 - Tea Tuesday: Jasmine Green Tea

Brush: Declaration Grooming Magic Hour 28mm B8 Badger Knot
Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [10]
Lather: Noble Otter - 茉莉綠茶 (Jasmine Green Tea) - Soap
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami - Splash

Excellent scents for a quick morning shave.

[-] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 2 days ago

Tuesday, November 26, 2024: FLS

Brush: Yaqi - Mysterious Space 24mm 2-band Badger
Razor: Chiseled Face - Titanium Legacy Razor
Blade: Personna - Lab Blue (1)
Lather: Stirling - Haverford
Post: Stirling - Haverford Aftershave splash
Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
Frag: Stirling - Haverford EdT

Haverford is a great scent. I'm almost finished with my aftershave and EdT samples, so will probably add these to my next Stirling order. It's just so dang comforting, especially in cooler weather.

Have a good day y'all.

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[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 2 days ago

Haverford++;

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 2 days ago

November 26, 2024

Brush: Maggard 24mm Tuxedo Synthetic
Razor: Ever-Ready Streamline Jewel Gen 2
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
Lather: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Soap
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Aftershave
Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

GEM Days 10b/14: The Featherweight – Tue 26 Nov 2024

Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
Razor: GEM - Featherweight
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
Lather: Klar Kohle
Post Shave: Wars – Fresh

Simple evening shave with unscented Klar Kohle, generic Wars, and the GEM Featherweight. This razor is practically equivalent, but not identical to the Ever-Ready version: The best way to tell them apart is by looking at the bottom of the handle. The Gem version has a little "G" where the Ever-Ready has just a bullseye (blue annotation in the picture). We will see this distinction again tomorrow when we look at the G-Bar and the E-Bar. Further the Ever-ready has an additional rivet at the neck (yellow annotation) and finally there are a few minor differences in the detailed outlines of top-cap, the leaf springs, the rivets, and the base plate of the Ever-Ready in thicker that the GEM's (red annotation).

This was shave 20 of my run through all 14 generations of GEM-style razors:

~~1906-1953: GEM 1912/Star Cadet/Junior/Damaskeene~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1914-1927: 1914~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1924-1933: 1924 Shovelhead~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1930-1932: Micromatic Open Comb Gen 1 (Bumpless baseplate)~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1932-1941: Micromatic Open Comb Gen 2 (double-edge Micromatic GEM blades)~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1940-1943: Micromatic Clog-Pruf~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1945-1946: Micromatic Clog-Pruf Peerless~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1947-1950: Micromatic Flying Wing/Bullet Tip, with guiding eye until 1948, with plastic knob in the last year~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1949-1953: GEM Jewel/Streamline/Ambassador (The beginning of the end IMHO)~~
- FLS
- SLS
1950: New GEM Feather Weight, renamed to "Slim-V Flat Top" in 1953, British version sold as "Natural Angle" by Ever-Ready ← We are here
- FLS
1955-1958: GEM V-Slim "Heavy Flat Top" (G-Bar, shiny chrome), New V Natural Angle Heavy Flat Top (E-Bar, less shiny nickel)
1958-1965: Push Button
1965-1973: Contour
1973-1979: Contour II (The last GEM razor)

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

GEM Days 10a/14: The Featherweight – A Great Buy For A Great Guy – Tue 26 Nov 2024

Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
Razor: Ever-Ready - Natural Angle a.k.a British Featherweight
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
Lather: Red House Farm – NoScrub r/wetshaving s(cr)ub exclusive
Post Shave: Mühle – Aloe Vera
Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. – Island Man

This is shave 19 of my run through all 14 generations of GEM-style razors, and I have reached u/Semaj3000's favourite GEM, the Featherweight, or the return to making razors as cheaply as possible.

The Featherweight

This little razor comes just one year after yesterday's Streamline, and similarly picks up the mechanism of the 1912, but with the base plate of the Micromatic Flying Wing. Similarly to the 1912, the razor is mostly made of bent sheet metal, and has a hollow plastic handle. Clearly, keeping manufacturing cost low was a principal driving force here.

This razor marks the beginning of the final stage of GEM razors: The head geometry won't change much anymore (which means they will all be excellent but mild shavers like the Flying Wing), and neither will the base plate. The cleverness of the Micromatic TTO mechanism is a thing of the past, and handles will never again be detachable like they were with the 1912, 1914, 1924 Shovelhead, and the Streamlines.

Apparently, the Featherweight give the "closest, most comfortable shave" because of "GEM's built-in Barber's Stroke".

The shave

The low profile of the head (like the Flying Wing) invites a low angle, and the cheap looking, but ergonomic grip is comfy. This thing reminds me of the plastic Wilkinson Sword Classic razor: cheap and good. The very light weight of the razor is not an issue for me like it is with the very light Henson.

The timeline

~~1906-1953: GEM 1912/Star Cadet/Junior/Damaskeene~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1914-1927: 1914~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1924-1933: 1924 Shovelhead~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1930-1932: Micromatic Open Comb Gen 1 (Bumpless baseplate)~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1932-1941: Micromatic Open Comb Gen 2 (double-edge Micromatic GEM blades)~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1940-1943: Micromatic Clog-Pruf~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1945-1946: Micromatic Clog-Pruf Peerless~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1947-1950: Micromatic Flying Wing/Bullet Tip, with guiding eye until 1948, with plastic knob in the last year~~
- FLS
- SLS
~~1949-1953: GEM Jewel/Streamline/Ambassador (The beginning of the end IMHO)~~
- FLS
- SLS
1950: New GEM Feather Weight, renamed to "Slim-V Flat Top" in 1953, British version sold as "Natural Angle" by Ever-Ready ← We are here
1955-1958: GEM V-Slim "Heavy Flat Top" (G-Bar, shiny chrome), New V Natural Angle Heavy Flat Top (E-Bar, less shiny nickel)
1958-1965: Push Button
1965-1973: Contour
1973-1979: Contour II (The last GEM razor)

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 2 days ago

the razor is mostly made of bent sheet metal, and has a hollow plastic handle.

Ugh. Can't imagine how disgusted the designer of the TTO mechanism had to be about this. He (probably a he/him) might have been long gone at that point. This is now post WWII.

Another comment. The marketing miracle of plastic is starting to gain momentum in the 50's.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 2 days ago

Ugh. Can’t imagine how disgusted the designer of the TTO mechanism had to be about this.

It's like if Mercedes produced a car with an aircooled two-stroke engine.

Another comment. The marketing miracle of plastic is starting to gain momentum in the 50’s.

funny enough, this is the first GEM with plastic, but the next one will be full metal again :)

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