Farewell to Mitchell's Wool Fat (MWF reformulation)

Oh wow, that's a bummer. Just goes to show that we can't count on any particular product being around forever. Even if we hoard like pack rats, sooner or later the product will be all used up. I hope the reformulation didn't screw up the soap.

Those two formulations are awfully close, nearly identical. Did Mitchell's Wool Fat outsource their production to whoever makes the Truefitt & Hill Sandalwood soap?

 

Late post!

Via this thread i found that MWF Tallow production is ceasing. Also got the shocker that Tabac Tallow is also finishing

Ordered and received a bowl and 5 refills each of Tallow based MWF and Tabac in May in India. Tabac got delivered to a friend in Australia. Will receive it soon.

I won't use the 5 years old bowls of MWF and Tabac which I incidentally found while cleaning the store...

 

A Painful Day today...

My almost 10 year old Rab ( Robert A Becker) scuttle slipped out of my hands while cleaning and broke.

Bought it when I had just started wetshaving...

Never used it much but it had an emotional value...

Tried to search Mr Becker on net but he is nowhere to be found. He used to sell on ebay by name of "Feats of Clay"...

Excellent Quality yet economically priced...

 

That is a sad day.

 

That's a real shame. By any chance do you have the PAA moonscape or dreamscape scuttle? Similar concept of design, so may be a usable replacement.

 

No. That was my first scuttle and the only one I owned.

 

You need a copper one like one of these

 

Julie, at Dirty Bird is still making scuttles. Anymore I try to keep shaving as unbreakable as possible. Just remember vintage, and ceramic items are fragile, and easily broken.

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Not true:

http://www.dirtybirdpottery.com/shavinggear.html

 

Thanks Primo, I didn't know Julie closed her shop

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Too bad. She was a talented artisan. I had one of her scuttles. It was beautiful, but I am not a scuttle-guy, so I sold it long ago.

 

I have one that does see use during the cold Winter months. Warm lather is awesome

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may she rest in peace.

 

https://www.georgetownpottery.com/category/Shaving.html

Still have one from several years ago. Use it only occasionally during the winter.

 

look under the "home" part of the website..
http://www.dirtybirdpottery.com/shavinggear.html

This is Ken, Julie's husband. Sadly, Julie passed away on the 7th of March 2023 after fighting a very agressive brain cancer. She made pottery up until about two months before she left us. She never liked to be called an artist, but she was a super talented potter who loved her craft and most of all meeting people in her working Boothbay Harbor studio. It was her dream to have her own solo studio and she lived it very successfully for 7 years. She made nearly 30,000 pieces over the 32 years she was a potter, so her legacy will live on. I drink coffee from my Dirtybird mug every morning and smile! I dearly miss my sweet Julie Bird!
Her obituray can be found at:

https://hallfuneralhomes.com/book-of-memories/5154542/Moore-Julia/index.php
Closed Permanently.

 

Well, Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements sells a bowl-in-a-bowl scuttle and it's reasonably priced. I know it won't take the place of your broken one in your heart, but it is quite functional and comes with its own cork stopper so the warm water doesn't cool down too quickly.

 

Thank you, Gary. I am very sorry to read this.