I'd like to hear opinions on the new Shavemac ones as well...

Not that good really. There is a thread on Against the Grain.

Thanks, Clint. What is the general complaint of it?

The knot does not appear to be hand tied. Many think it is sourced from another vendor. Not as good as the Simpson or the APS knots. Shavemac has supposedly reviewed the thread in order to correct the issues.

Considering the hoops a shaver has to jump through to get one, congrats Clint @clint64 & Randy @BaylorGator! I'm going to admire them from afar.

Jason @jtspartan - Has anyone linked you to the set of five replacement stickers available?

Thank you Clint & Andrew!

Thanks Jim! I believe you noted soft water from your tap. Mine is and I suspect there's day to day variation since the lather can be barely acceptable into decent. Sometime "use more product" helps. Bowl lathering doesn't as it just makes big bubbles.

Sure, Joseph. I'm far enough along in my preference development that I know an easy, slick, good residual lather from a bar of Dove. When I stumble into that case of Vintage Williams in the wild, I'll knock what's left of the modern puck right out of that mug. For now I count using it as a educational experience. It's not as good as ARKO or Palmolive but I've learned to get nearly almost (quickly dissipating) functional lather from the product. It's not the slick. I want buttercream!

Thanks, Rick. Yes, I know those are available, but I feel Simpson should send them to me directly and at their cost. Rob at Simpson agreed, and apologized, but they aren’t here. I’m not chasing them down any more.

Yes, I have a water softener. I believe that to be a variable in our opinions of different soaps.
I load the heck out of it plus transfer more to the bottom of my lather bowl. I've achieved buttercream the last two times I've used it.

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Thank you. Smugglers Glen course.

Great pictures and setup Andrew. Little guy looks great!

Solid shave Mathew. Good brush.

Thank you, Doug!

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I don't blame you, Jason.

Williams Wednesday! And this puck is getting mighty thin. Might just be the next thing I use up.
Another awesome shave with the Enders this morning. Sooner or later I intend to try this with an injector blade. But it's not looking like it will be this week. The vintage Enders blade is still holding its own.

Thanks, Andrew!

I recently sold one for exactly that reason.

cool shave sir..

Thursday Shave:

Pressed for time this morning so I went with a DE. I bought the Karve after reading so many positive comments here. I wanted to find a razor for travel as I do not want to risk my 2011 R41 nor my Joris. I tried the OC F plate today. I think this will work for travel, it is a nice razor with either F plate.

Irritation A+ Closeness A

Razor: Karve F plate OC
Brush: EDBIO Rudy Vey bog oak handle with Shavemac DO1
Soap: Fine Vetiver
AS: Fine Vetiver AS, Stirling ASB
Scent: Dior Bois d’ Argent

Digging deep in the database of TSD, I found a post in THIS thread called "Tabarko".

Our Dale @PanChango has been there, done that.

hello fello shavers, wednesday shave again..loaded some tfs bergamotto neroli soap in the captains bowl and built an awesome orangy lather with the rr400.the rfb/nacet combo did the heavy lifting and a smooth dfs+ shave was the outcome..no drama..finished up with the fine l'orange noir.. fantastic stuff, have a great thursday gents..