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Enjoy your trip! Glad you enjoyed that scent. It is a nice one!

Enjoy your trip! Glad you enjoyed that scent. It is a nice one!

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Mayhem Williams Shave

Wednesday May 12, 2021
Razor: Rockwell 6s Plate 5
Blade: Williams (1)
Brush: Williams Boar
Soap: Vintage Williams
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Williams Aqua Velva
Fragrance: Azzaro Visit
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 917


So some have done their Mayhem Shave on the Shave Den and this is my 1st official one in May. Basically due to the Williams Blade which says the finest surgical steel. I assume it is carbon steel as there was rust visible on the blade although minimal and NOT on the edge from what I could see which looked shiny and sharp (The sharp descriptor proved to be DECEIVING)


On to the Williams brush which appears to be a nice boar although on the very small size. Not a problem for me as I feel a small knot can perform just fine for a 3 pass shave. I expected some shedding as it had minimal and by minimal I mean 1 night of a cold water soak for break in. I saw a couple shed hairs after that soak which you could expect and was looking forward to using it.

On to the shave. I loaded the brush with soap and as I was loading the alopecia areata began in earnest but we pressed on while hair where dropping like flies after a gallon of Raid was sprayed on them. Even when I thought I pulled the hair off the brush lather that was loose and off my lathered face I would be shaving and see the hairs collecting on the razor. Here's pass 3 with the Rockwell after a few swipes.

Enough about the brush that was losing hair it couldn't afford too in the 1st place due to size. Let's get to the smooth shave...............stop....rewind.....rephrase. This was NOT a smooth shave. The wtg pass had me thinking that this finest surgical steel required more than the leather hone job and probably why leather honing didn't really catch on. Although rough I thought maybe my 1st pass wtg would strop the blade good on my face and improve. There I go thinking again when I shouldn't. The shave got rougher and while not Graham Field blade rough, I felt I was doing more tugging and pulling out by the roots than cutting hair. I really had second thoughts about finishing the shave with another razor but hey, this is what Mayhem is all about right ?!?! So I soldiered on and did pass 3 as well. Well that's behind us and never to be done again but I didn't feel like I just had a 3 pass shave when surveying the landscape. I thought, well I will have more to shave tomorrow but I just wouldn't be able to endure the day with this bad a shave. Not really a bad shave, but not a successful shave in whisker removal by my standards. So I decided to pull out the Shake Sharp to do pass 4 if I could get a 4th lather out of the amazing shrinking knot. I was able to coax enough lather out and as I did the 1st stroke I swear the heavens parted and I heard singing and joy return to my life. I was able to get the stubble that remained and the boar hairs left behind by the brush as well. Remember this pic is of some strokes on pass 4....

Yep the knot just doesn't want to keep it's hair and I may give it 1 more try before deciding to reknot it as I'd like to keep it stock but it really can't afford to give up much hair as can be seen. Have a great day Everyone !!!!

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Dave, I absolutely love the write up! Alopecia areata, like bugs dropping after a gallon of raid, and those pics! Man, you are a soldier to keep going through all of that! Glad you got the 4th pass, even with the brush that couldn't afford to lose more hair. And the sheer number of whiskers in the lather (along with more knot hair!) is astounding for a 4th pass!! It looks more like a first pass.

Well done and such an enjoyable morning read. Although I am glad the coffee is still brewing and thus my laptop's screen was saved the indignity of nosed coffee on it!

What a doozy of a shave there 

Glad you were able to salvage it in the end. I was sweatin it with ya lol.

What a doozy of a shave there 

Glad you were able to salvage it in the end. I was sweatin it with ya lol.

Dave, I absolutely love the write up!  Alopecia areata, like bugs dropping after a gallon of raid, and those pics! Man, you are a soldier to keep going through all of that! Glad you got the 4th pass, even with the brush that couldn't afford to lose more hair. And the sheer number of whiskers in the lather (along with more knot hair!) is astounding for a 4th pass!! It looks more like a first pass.

Well done and such an enjoyable morning read. Although I am glad the coffee is still brewing and thus my laptop's screen was saved the indignity of nosed coffee on it!

Glad it gave a laugh Eric

Fluffy A little over 3 hours to go and they have me bumped into triple digit territory but still holding strong so far. 10 different bidders gunning for the top spot so far.......

Should have soaked it in Rogaine instead of water. 
The blades looked good/cool. Too bad they are Thailand back alley surgical steel.
But you did overcome the hardship. Once again proving your metal. Well done Dave. 
Fluffy