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What is your preferred method of making lather?

Poll closed Nov 30, 2015.

  1. Scuttle

    7 vote(s)
    12.3%

  2. Bowl, warm water

    19 vote(s)
    33.3%

  3. Bowl, cold water

    2 vote(s)
    3.5%

  4. Face lather, warm loaded brush

    27 vote(s)
    47.4%

  5. Face lather, cold loaded brush

    5 vote(s)
    8.8%

  6. Shave stick, warm water

    5 vote(s)
    8.8%

  7. Shave stick, cold water

    2 vote(s)
    3.5%

  8. Aerosol Foam

    1 vote(s)
    1.8%

  9. Lather is for the weak, I dry shave.

    1 vote(s)
    1.8%

  10. I am just here for the cookies

    2 vote(s)
    3.5%
Multiple votes are allowed.
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  1. Bama Samurai
    (I am not an MD)

    Sounds kinda like essential oil sensitivity!
    Bill_F, Norcalnewb, wmbjr and 3 others like this.
  2. Bama Samurai

    My Month with Utopia/GSB so far...

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    Bill_F, Norcalnewb, wmbjr and 4 others like this.
  3. Bama Samurai
    It's amazing how sometimes a slight strategic change yields big dividends. Very nice!
    Bill_F, Norcalnewb, wmbjr and 4 others like this.
  4. DDuckyMark
    It may not be theory alone. For me I can use different types of blades for different amounts of time comfortably. Its a range but for this I'll stay at the lowest end of that range. If I figure up the amount of blades I can get for $20 with the amount of shaves I can get from each type of blade I get something like this.

    $20 DE blade (Kai) 150 shaves ($0.13 a shave)
    $20 injector blades (Schick) 112 shaves ($0.18 a shave)
    $20 SE blades (GEM) 80 shaves ($0.25 a shave)
    $20 cartridge (Gillette fusion) 20 shaves ($1 a shave)

    Sure we spend more on razors now but we save so much on blades that most of our razor purchases are bought using our savings. Some people wetshave using carts and disposables and some use canned foam with the vintage types of razors so I couldn't count soaps brushes and aftershaves as part of this switch. Straights are a different beast. Sure one blade can last multiple lifetimes but strops, Hones. . . .
    mrchick, Bill_F, Norcalnewb and 6 others like this.
  5. Bama Samurai
    This was my approach also. Don't rush through and miss a potential fave.
    Bill_F, Norcalnewb, wmbjr and 3 others like this.
  6. DDuckyMark
    Then we have guys like @Bama Samurai who can use 2 DE blades a month. That same $20 could get him 750 shaves or 2 years and 20 days as long as one of those isn't a leap year.
    mrchick, Bill_F, Bama Samurai and 6 others like this.
  7. RaZorBurn123
    It is. It took me over 3 years to figure it out.
    Bill_F, Bama Samurai, Norcalnewb and 4 others like this.
  8. Boojum1
    ;)

    IMG_3145.jpg ​
    RaZorBurn123, mrchick, Bill_F and 9 others like this.
  9. Drygulch
    Or some kind of sensitivity. I can't use Arko becuase it makes my face red and angry, and it kind of burns.
    Bill_F, Bama Samurai, Norcalnewb and 3 others like this.
  10. Epimetheus
    What type of bowl is that? There are many lovely styles- Polish, Talvera, Turkish. Never seen that style
    Bama Samurai, Norcalnewb, wmbjr and 1 other person like this.
  11. Boojum1
    Mexican Terra Cotta Bowl
    RaZorBurn123, wristwatchb, Bill_F and 4 others like this.
  12. clint64
    wristwatchb, Bill_F, Bama Samurai and 3 others like this.
  13. Boojum1
    Thank you!
    wristwatchb, Bill_F, Bama Samurai and 4 others like this.
  14. CyanideMetal
    Poetry at its finest. :D Wonder if I can get all that on my tombstone? LOL
    cmorris357, Bill_F, Norcalnewb and 3 others like this.
  15. CyanideMetal
    Beautifully and accurately stated. I want this on my tombstone too.
    cmorris357, Bill_F, Bama Samurai and 4 others like this.
  16. CyanideMetal
    This cannot be emphasized enough, I think.
    wristwatchb, Bill_F, Bama Samurai and 5 others like this.
  17. CyanideMetal
    Every time I see this soap, I hear that sax in the background...
    wristwatchb, Bill_F, Bama Samurai and 5 others like this.
  18. CyanideMetal
    I have a Feather folding shavette. I hold it like a Kamisori. Wish I had gotten the staright handle like yours.
    mrchick, Bill_F, Bama Samurai and 4 others like this.
  19. CyanideMetal
    wristwatchb, Bill_F, Bama Samurai and 3 others like this.
  20. wmbjr
    Absolutely gorgeous bowl! I would be scared to death of dropping it or knocking it off.
    wristwatchb, Bill_F, Drygulch and 2 others like this.
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