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Omega Pro 49 Boar

DE-less-cemBoar!

Omega Pro 49 Boar

You take such nice and clear pictures Bryan !!

DE-less-cemBoar!

Omega Pro 49 Boar

You take such nice and clear pictures Bryan !!

Thanks, Dave...but I'm not sure how!? I have am using an iPhone SE...the original SE...you know, the one that came after the iPhone 5 and is the size of the current iPod touch. Fortunately we have a good size window in the bathroom which is facing east, thus gets the morning light. So, even if it is cloudy out I can still get a decent shot.

DE-less-cemBoar!

Omega Pro 49 Boar

You take such nice and clear pictures Bryan !!

Thanks, Dave...but I'm not sure how!? I have am using an iPhone SE...the original SE...you know, the one that came after the iPhone 5 and is the size of the current iPod touch. Fortunately we have a good size window in the bathroom which is facing east, thus gets the morning light. So, even if it is cloudy out I can still get a decent shot.

As soon as you said "I" you lost me. Android here cause I'm cheap lol

You take such nice and clear pictures Bryan !!

Thanks, Dave...but I'm not sure how!? I have am using an iPhone SE...the original SE...you know, the one that came after the iPhone 5 and is the size of the current iPod touch. Fortunately we have a good size window in the bathroom which is facing east, thus gets the morning light. So, even if it is cloudy out I can still get a decent shot.

As soon as you said "I" you lost me.  Android here cause I'm cheap lol

This is my first iPhone and was an Android guy before. This is a 2016 model that I bought in 2019 on clearance from Apple for $300...and I'll use it until it dies in another 3-5 years hopefully. Or, until the transplant phones into our heads! 

Thanks, Dave...but I'm not sure how!? I have am using an iPhone SE...the original SE...you know, the one that came after the iPhone 5 and is the size of the current iPod touch. Fortunately we have a good size window in the bathroom which is facing east, thus gets the morning light. So, even if it is cloudy out I can still get a decent shot.

As soon as you said "I" you lost me.  Android here cause I'm cheap lol

This is my first iPhone and was an Android guy before. This is a 2016 model that I bought in 2019 on clearance from Apple for $300...and I'll use it until it dies in another 3-5 years hopefully. Or, until the transplant phones into our heads! 

So this evening I went with the 24mm SOC, specifically the one with the butterscotch handle.

This brush has had one cleaning and one test / break-in lather. Nonetheless, it was awesome. A good backbone among soft tips. It held enough lather for three solid passes, with enough left over for cleanup (albeit a thinner lather there). Considering the Turn N Shave Shoat struggled to get a single pass (at 26mm!), The SOC performance should be seen as phenomenal.

After having various discussions about vintage razors, I pulled the Gillette black handle TTO out of banishment. An easy going three pass shave was had, but I had to call in the big guns (Henson TI) to play clean up. This got me to near BBS and a Happy mug. (...and the Gillette got re-banished)

For Saturday, I think I may go back to big and try the Omega 28mm.

Have a good evening DFS.

So this evening I went with the 24mm SOC, specifically the one with the butterscotch handle.

This brush has had one cleaning and one test / break-in lather. Nonetheless, it was awesome. A good backbone among soft tips. It held enough lather for three solid passes, with enough left over for cleanup (albeit a thinner lather there). Considering the Turn N Shave Shoat struggled to get a single pass (at 26mm!), The SOC performance should be seen as phenomenal.

After having various discussions about vintage razors, I pulled the Gillette black handle TTO out of banishment. An easy going three pass shave was had, but I had to call in the big guns (Henson TI) to play clean up. This got me to near BBS and a Happy mug. (...and the Gillette got re-banished)

For Saturday, I think I may go back to big and try the Omega 28mm.

Have a good evening DFS.

What a good looking brush! Love all things butterscotch! Poor ole banished razor...you are such a dungeon master! 

Proraso Pro
Added a velcro band to shorten the loft by about 10mm. I loved the result! I like the unbleached bristles but always thought the Pro Pro was too high lofted for my personal taste. This velcro strip is a game changer!!!

Can you post a picture of the strip in place? That is a very interesting fix, good show!

You bet, sir! I put the velcro strap on before I soak the brush. I then soak the brush & leave the strap on for lathering. I only remove the strap after I've shaved & ready to clean my brush. I leave the velcro off after cleaning so the brush dries properly. I'm considering setting some of my higher-lofted brushes deeper once I know what loft I like them at using the velcro strap. I cut one of the straps in half length-wise so I can try a 5-6mm reduction in loft as well as a 10-12mm reduction in loft.

Does anyone have knowledge if there is any reason or problem with setting boar knots 12mm deeper than their original factory-set loft? I'm thinking of setting some of my boars (Pro Pro & Zenith unbleached) in different handles so the loft is lower. I love the backbone of my Premium Jade & olive-handled Zenith unbleached. If I can replicate those lower lofts in other brushes, it would be a big win for me. Thoughts, gentlemen?

Thanks! I get it better now!

So this evening I went with the 24mm SOC, specifically the one with the butterscotch handle.

This brush has had one cleaning and one test / break-in lather. Nonetheless, it was awesome. A good backbone among soft tips. It held enough lather for three solid passes, with enough left over for cleanup (albeit a thinner lather there). Considering the Turn N Shave Shoat struggled to get a single pass (at 26mm!), The SOC performance should be seen as phenomenal.

After having various discussions about vintage razors, I pulled the Gillette black handle TTO out of banishment. An easy going three pass shave was had, but I had to call in the big guns (Henson TI) to play clean up. This got me to near BBS and a Happy mug. (...and the Gillette got re-banished)

For Saturday, I think I may go back to big and try the Omega 28mm.

Have a good evening DFS.

Nice report, Paul! I am using the SOC for my work weekend.