Hey Neighbor! James from Wolfman is a great person to work with. He modified mine and made the blade gap slightly bigger. I have been shaving with my Mongoose and Progress lately and had enjoyed shaving with my Progress set at 3 not too mild but not too aggressive that perfect feeling where the blade slices of the hair so well that a 2nd pass is barely needed but not too aggressive where you get nicks or weepers. That's where the Wolfman OC is at. First shave this morning with it and was happy with the aggressiveness of it. Beautiful razor, James makes great razors. Hope this helps!!! Jesse
Thanks so much. I am really looking to add a very nice stainless OC razor to go with the Goose. Did you shave with it before James modified the razor? Sorry to ask so many questions but there is just not a lot of information on these razors since they are so new.
No worries that's why we have the Den for to gather knowledge. I have not shaved with one of his razors til this morning. I had emailed him about the availability and the question of aggressiveness came up and I describe how I like my razors and he suggested a wider blade gap. The regular Open Combs are a tad milder from what I understood.
Schick I2 razor Personna blade FS Best brush Williams SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix M&L Florida Water Cologne Another dandy Williams shave. The FS Best brush made a fantastic lather and now I'm ready to go
Thanks so much. I will email James and see about getting on the list for one of his future production runs. Have a great weekend.
13 March 2015 * Weber DLC + WRH3 Aluminum * Super Iridium * WSP Manchurian + K-Translucent * Cold River Bergamot & Bay * Unrefined Shea Butter
Friday The 13th hot shower Grooming Co. synth Somersets PSO Stirling Clubman Schick Revere/Pella coated injector (9) cold water rinse Monster Block Alum cold water rinse Tend Skin Somersets ASB Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum Pretty smooth shave from Revere,face and dome BBS! Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend!
March 12, 2015 : Last nights shave Pre- Face wash with warm water Brush Soak- Sriracha Mug of Doom™ Razor- Ikon 102 Slant Blade- Personna Soap- Sapone Di Paolo Brush- VDH boar Post- Cold water rinse, Osma Alum block, Thayers Witchhazel Aftershave- Sapone Di Paolo Balm Two and a half passes :WTG , XTG, cleanup
13 mar 2015 Soap - Maggards London Barbershop Brush - WD Silvertip 24/50 Razor - Merkur 34C Blade - Ladas (3) AS - Pinaud Clubman Vanilla Couple of new items today. First the soap. The good: Lathered easily and provided good protection. The bad: The smell. At first it was OK, not bad not good but by the third pass I became nauseated by the aroma....it was either hurry up and finish and hopefully not get sick, or wash it off ...I hurried and finished. So sadly, although the performance is good, the scent is not for me...at all. Finished with Clubman vanilla and found it pleasant, very subtle and will make its way in my rotation. So in all fairness to Maggards, they are still my #1 supplier but won't be buying at least this flavor of soap.
Friday 13th March Warm shower Hot towel B&M Bay Rum scuttle lathered Finest Badger brush made by myself Gillette ABC Floral pattern handle (1909) Gillette Silver Blue (3) Cold rinse Thayers Superhazel DR Harris Bay Rum aftershave
Friday the 13th SOTD: Prep - Hot shower with QCS "Vetiver" Razor - Engelswerk 42 Diamantstahl, full hollow, pointed toe, bone scales Brush - Omega 80265 Boar Soap - QCS "Queen Charlotte" Balm - QCS "Vetiver" Moustache wax - Honest Amish HD Beard Balm A 2-pass, WTG/ATG, resulted in another BBS shave. Every razor and/or blade combination I've used with the QCS shave soap has been spectacular so far.
SOTD 1908 Old Type (First shave with an Old) Gillette Silver Blue TOBS Grapefruit cream AoS pre and post shave. DFS
Fridays shave I had a really nice shave with this setup. I'm finding that my Pils and stealth slant are becoming my favourite razors and Sputnik blades work well with both. Razor - Stealth Slant V.3 Blade - Sputnik Lather - I Coloniali Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic Aftershave - Trumpers Lime Skin food
Frey's Day: Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger Soap: Ginger's Garden Grass Stain Menthol Snow Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (3) Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (6, 7, 8) Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman AS splash Cologne: Le 3e Homme de Caron by Caron Not QUITE as good a shave today as yesterday; the angle seemed a bit more fiddly and illusive than normal this AM. The lather compensated this to a degree, as I had a genuine Santa beard going on for the third pass, after squeezing the excess lather from my lather-hog Simpson. I got DFS results that produced a couple of hot spots with the application of alum, but no blood from my handiwork.
SOTD: Friday, March 13 Soap: Mystic Water Barbershop Brush: Simpson 3 "Chubby" Manchurian Razor: Feather AS-D2 Blade: Personna Med Prep (3) Aftershave: Floïd Blue Third shave in a row with the MW product. Lather is less than satisfactory. I have watched several lather demos on YouTube and have copied the various techniques, but CANNOT achieve the desired lather. BUT I am not giving up. (Celestino ) Tomorrow's another shave. Have a great day!
