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SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 2021
Fabulous shave this morning. Paul and Cathy, our company for the rest of the week, arrived yesterday afternoon from Buffalo, NY. Gromit was excited to see his old friends, Paul and Cathy. The wives immediately began canoodling, but Paul, a retired master cabinetmaker and I retired to my workroom.
Paul’s a fascinating man. After he retired, he took up spoon carving, and is amazingly talented. We have a number of his hardwood ladles, spatulas and serving spoons. He was very interested in the story of my “Edgar Allan Poe” stubtail initially, but the best part of our conversation revolved around honing and good whiskey!
Back to my shave! The Witte Copperhead delivered its usual three pass mug masterpiece, and the 1905 Gillette Old Type loaded with the infinitesimally wider Kai blade delivered a comparable two pass ATG noggin shave. There’s really nothing like a great MWF shave to set the stage for a great day! Paul, Cathy and I are scheduled to hit a local museum while my dear SWMBO works.
RAZOR: Witte Copperhead (Mug), Gillette Old Type (Dome)
BLADE: Kai DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Monster Tuxedo Synth
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Royall Lyme AS/Cologne.
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