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SOTD     MONDAY MORNING,  NOVEMBER 9, 2020
My new boar brush is just a great MWF lather builder.  Many new to MWF give up on it because of lather building issues.  It does take some time each morning to build a proper lather.  It’s the ideal shave soap for an old retired fart who really enjoys taking his time on the morning shave. In my case I build two different lathers - a wetter, thinner face lather for my mug and a thicker, yogurty bowl lather for my dome.  In both cases this new Sapele handled boar brush is a pleasure to use.  The donated brand new Omega Pro48 knot just really works well for me.  Some find it too large, but it works just beautifully for me.  I now own two, this brush and my original Omega Pro48.  They are my favorite brushes.
The shave went well.  The sweet spot for a straight razor for me is 6/8.  The current fashion now for modern artisan builders is for these huge shave hatchets.  I don’t get it, but hey, different strokes for different folks.  Even my son, Ben, owns a couple, but I’ve always been a vintage guy.  The Witte Copperhead 6/8 arrived as NOS and just really checks all the boxes for me.  It’s a Solingen steel blade that holds a solid, whisker-melting, buttery smooth,  jasper stone edge. This morning’s mug shave was ‘epic’ to quote one of my shave mentors at TSD. The dome shave was every bit as good.  I used to shave my Rex Ambassador at 4, but have found as my straight shaving skills developed that I really enjoy shaving all my adjustables wide open. Blade feel is what it’s all about for me.  I feel cool, clean and smoothly velveteen.
RAZOR: Witte Solingen Copperhead 6/8 (Mug),  Rex Ambassador (Dome)
BLADE:  Astra Platinum
PREP:  Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH:  Sapele/Acrylic Handle w/ New Omega Pro48 Boar Knot
SOAP:  Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE:  Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH.  Finished with Chiseled Face Natural AS Splash
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