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Great early morning chemistry lesson, Dave! Really, that is good info.

I used the Golden 500 this morning and have a minor concern: it seems to me the head "wobbles" just a little. At first, I thought it was the Hydro-magic lever, but now I don't think so. The head is mounted on a long Type J handle. Do you have any recommendations for a fix? I don't think it affected the shave at all, which was very close and comfy. It has just a wee bit more blade feel, so I know it may bite if I get carefree with it. Part of me says leave well enough alone, and part says what if there is any easy solution?

Thanks for your thoughts!

Great early morning chemistry lesson, Dave! Really, that is good info.

I used the Golden 500 this morning and have a minor concern: it seems to me the head "wobbles" just a little. At first, I thought it was the Hydro-magic lever, but now I don't think so. The head is mounted on a long Type J handle. Do you have any recommendations for a fix? I don't think it affected the shave at all, which was very close and comfy. It has just a wee bit more blade feel, so I know it may bite if I get carefree with it. Part of me says leave well enough alone, and part says what if there is any easy solution?

Thanks for your thoughts!

Not a lot of time this morning Eric. On quick look of it it looks like you have a pin going through the side and a rivet through the front. They probably both stabilize it and not sure what's failed on yours. Leaving well enough alone maybe the best bet unless you can use some super glue or gorilla glue that will not show. I really have no good professional advice in that area. Sorry

Dave, you come through again! I actually wondered about carefully using Super Glue! Hope your day goes well! We're getting a heat wave, up to 30F today, but I'm working for my livin'!

Monday February 6, 2023
Razor: Schick Type "O" Clone Injector
Blade: Injector
Brush: Sorrentino "Clown Puke"/White Synthetic
Soap: Signature Soaps Hibernia
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Avon Island Lime
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,554
https://youtu.be/vryvF0HB_10

Tuesday February 7, 2023
Razor: Schick Hydromagic
Blade: Injector
Brush: Unbranded Boar from my youth
Soap: A&E NYC (1508.5 Project)
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: A&E NYC Splash
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,555

Wednesday February 8, 2023
Razor: Gem Junior/Baton Handle
Blade: Gem SS
Brush: Trotter Handcraft/Badger
Soap: Arrefa Kentucky Bourbon Shaving Cream
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Small Batch Shave Tonic
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,556



First shave with this shave cream and a pleasant one. I wasn't sure how much to use as I'm not a big user of creams and HATE bowl lathering but we all have our struggles in life. Placed a small amount but hopefully enough in the turkish copper bowl and off we go. At first as the Badger swallowed up the cream, I was thinking it was going to require more product. Kept swirling and adding water and it in time exploded wih lather. I may have went to fast and with too much water as it was a little airy for me but still a nice creamy feel. Protection and glide was certainly acceptable and while not "WOW and AMAZING" it was a very good shave and my face feels soft and supple afterwards.....HEY keep your hands to yourself !!


Something I never worried about is the quality of the container. This container feels cheaply made but guess what ? It holds the product and will be pitched no doubt after it's empty since I don't have a shortage of empties. It did it's job. While not an elite top drawer artisan product this is a good shaving cream and at basically $10 for 3.5 ounces it's a bargain . The cream has an interesting ingredient....Badger Tallow and Beer !

Soap ingredients: stearic acid, coconut oil, water, beer, KOH, badger tallow, palm oil, glycerin, sorbitol, shea butter, lanolin, mango oil, avocado oil, NaOH, perfume composition, kaolin clay, sodium lactate, sodium citrate, jojoba oil

Scent notes from the site shows:

Notes :

Top: orange, bergamot

Middle: clove, midnight orchid

Base: oak cask, musk, leather, patchouli.

Not sure how to describe the scent other than it is nice but more sweet to me than a good Bourbon. Must be the mix of everything together. It reminded me of something and then I checked my tub and yep, VERY similar to Henri Et Victoria's Cognac and Cuban Cigars. So a nice shave was had and whie cleaning up everything and the TON of lather that was left AFTER the shave was sitting there it began drawing a crowd......I'll use less product next time and try the smear on the face and face lather instead of the bowl method. Have a great day everyone !

A very fun read, Dave. And the humor is it brightened the morning!

Thursday February 9, 2023
Razor: Durham Duplex DE
Blade: Feather Pro (Modified)
Brush: Fluffy Industry Copper/Badger-Boar Mix
Soap: A&E NYC (1508.5 Project)
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: A&E NYC Splash
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,557

Friday February 10, 2023
Razor: Shake Sharp
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Stuart/Timberwolf
Soap: Arrefa Kentucky Bourbon Shaving Cream
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Small Batch Shave Tonic
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,558

So today was the smear cream on the face and lather method (I may do the palm lather method another time as it was recommended) I got a similar but better lather and think it may be due to the combinaton of using the synthetic brush and using less water than when I bowl lathered. A nice shave was had with a favorite vintage razor. I'm still not a big Shaving Cream fan but will keep this around for awhile. I do see this getting pif'd along at some point as I will be grabbing 1 of the 4 Arrefa soaps I have when Arrefa is reached for. The scent is too similar to a soap I have from another maker that was a gift. Crazy winds blew thru yesterday that knocked some trees down at a friends so off to there today to do some storm cleanup for him. Have a great day everyone !

Saturday February 11, 2023
Razor: La Faulx AC SE
Blade: Schick Proline
Brush: Lutin Lightning/Badger
Soap: Areffa Steel Credo
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Ethos Blood Orange SFS
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,559

This soap base with the bear tallow was why I placed another order and this is a nice bright scent. It's light but there to enjoy. It came with a slight animalistic note I've heard about with other artisans in the past and so left it sit lid off for a couple nights which cleared it out and left the pleasant scent it is fter the base scent wifted off. Nice easy lather that had everything needed to have a great shave. I especially like how cleanly it seems to rinse off when done.

1st run with the La Faux with a Schick Proline installed. Loading the blade was easy and no issues with it accepting a proline blade as some AC SE's do. I don't think the issue lies with the blades manufacturing stamps changing as some have eluded to and glad to see an SE razor that accepts these as many have it as a preferred blade. Drop onto the pins of the top cap and set the baseplate down onto it and thread the handle on. The titanium has a nice weight to it and comfortable on the skin. I found the shave to be mild feeling but got the job done. Looking forward to some more shaves with this new to the market razor now available made to order in a number of metals. Have a great day everyone !