Yesterday I had THE MOST PERFECT SHAVE OF MY LIFE. Iβm still on a bit of a high. Rockwell 6C, sandalwood pre-shave and shaving cream by The Traditional Shaving Company, Simpson TT brush, PAA Intergalactic Indestructible Shatterproof Travel Scuttle for a hot lather, and TOOBS sandalwood aftershave. #mastodonwetshavers
Latest pod episode with Joe Dean from New York based Subtle Art Soap Co πͺπ
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2yE5dnRvCrZ5YfFZz8L7So?si=-jEHK9YxRECcLjX14nntqA
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Milestone! #wetshaving #wetshaver #mastodonwetshavers
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Self-watering brush
The self-soaping shaving brush is not a new idea. We've looked at various ones from 1849 and onward up until the 1980s. But what we have today is not not a self-soaping brush - it is a self-watering brush. Although you could likely use it as a self-soaping one too, with the right liquid soap.
Most - if not all - inventions try to solve some fo
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Shave of the day 14th July 2023
Razor: Mergress "Bling"
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Pereira Shavery Baron's Choice
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
SOTD 2023 07 14
A fine Friday shave on a sunny summer morning. Life is good.
https://wegianwetshaving.com/2023/07/shave-of-the-day-14th-july-2023/
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A 1870 improvement in shaving-mugs.
An interesting thing about old patents - especially really old ones - is that the inventions looks so... obvious today. Like this 1870 patent for an improvement in shaving-mugs. A hundred and fifty three year later is just a shaving mug. Back in 1870 Frank B Clock's idea was a non-obvious improvement to the state of
https://wegianwetshaving.com/2023/07/a-1870-improvement-in-shaving-mugs/
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SOTD - Inspired by a recent Paul H YouTube video, absolute classic π
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Sheet metal shaving-brush holder
The problem of how to store our brushes have been with us a long time. Store it bristles up, and the handle gets wet. Store it bristles down, and the bristles may deform. Luckily Samuel T Varian have come up with a simple shaving-brush holder that can easily be clipped onto your shaving mug. Or anywhere else, for that ma
https://wegianwetshaving.com/2023/07/sheet-metal-shaving-brush-holder/
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Shave of the day 10th July 2023
Razor: Mergress "Bling"
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Pereira Shavery Orange Blossom w/ activated charcoal
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
SOTD 2023 07 10
A fine way to start the week.
https://wegianwetshaving.com/2023/07/shave-of-the-day-10th-july-2023/
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Very pleased with the latest addition to my collection, and looking forward to trying out all the baseplate settings for the rest of the week. #Rockwellrazors #Rockwell6c #wetshavers #mastodonwetshavers
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A rather spiky shaving mug
There are fewer patents for shaving mugs than there are for razors. Even so, some basic ideas gets recycled. A few years ago I snarked on a 1875 patent for a shaving mug where you could screw your soap down to keep it from falling out or flipping around. Just a few years later Mr Joseph Maria Blasi solved the same problem with a rat
https://wegianwetshaving.com/2023/07/a-rather-spiky-shaving-mug/
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Shave of the day 5th July 2023
Razor: Tatara Masamune
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Body Shop Maco Root & Aloe
Aftershave: Barber No3
Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Humpday shave. Nothing fancy but who needs that when it feels fantastic?
https://wegianwetshaving.com/2023/07/shave-of-the-day-5th-july-2023/
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Shaving soap holder
Have you ever gotten fed up with how the cake of soap sits at the bottom of the shaving cup, being wet and gross and all that stuff? Me neither, but in our defence most of the people treating traditional wetshaving as a hobby have more than one soap. And most of us don't keep it in a single shaving mug. But way back then, when a single cake of so
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Shave of the day 4th July 2023
Razor: Tatara Masamune
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: B&M Latha Oceana
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
SOTD 2023 07 03
Fresh week, fresh shave. And don't forget that you can get a free digital copy of my first book thi
https://wegianwetshaving.com/2023/07/shave-of-the-day-4th-july-2023/
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Shave of the day 30th June 2023
Razor: "Normal"
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Omega #10048
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
https://wegianwetshaving.com/2023/06/shave-of-the-day-30th-june-2023/
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#SOTD - love this tea scent from LΓΈthur ππͺβπ
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Birthday week e-book sale!
My birthday is coming up. And it is a round number too. So to celebrate, I'm offering digital copies of my first book for free!
It is a meandering look at the history of shaving, as seen through patents from the last century and a half. Somewhat serious, somewhat humorous, with quite a bit of snark. The book explores a wide range of ideas
https://wegianwetshaving.com/2023/06/birthday-week-e-book-sale/
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