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Share your Shave of the Day for Sunday!

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[–] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Day 12/31 of TabOKtoberfest

  • Brush: Chisel and Hound – Screwdjriver with v28 Fanchurian
  • Razor: Raido Star – 堕落の剃刀 Razor of Depravity (8/8", extra hollow, carbon steel kamisori) 🇺🇦
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
  • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original

Back in February, u/geekyoldrob asked for brush handle ideas. I had never heard of that happening before, so I jumped on the opportunity. A few days ago, Rob replied with this beauty!

Not only a beauty, this handle is also super comfortable. Maybe unsurprising, since it's basically a screwdriver handle. It's one of my sillier wetshaving indulgences, but none has sparked this much joy in a long while 😊.

The first use of the v28 was a bit funky-smelling (more so than a regular Tabac shave, for the haters :)), but I'm looking forward to seeing how it'll break in.

Thanks u/geekyoldrob!

Finally, I'm loving the Razor of Depravity, a really comfy geometry.

[–] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Funny idea, and extremely well executed by Rob. Great photo, btw.

[–] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 2 months ago

Yes, I really love how Rob rolled with the idea!

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 4 points 2 months ago

Wow, that really turned out great!

[–] DaveWave94@wetshav.ing 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's one of my sillier wetshaving indulgences

I think it looks like a great ergonomic solution, much like the Rubberset 400 handles. Nothing silly about that. Good to see that I wasn't the only one who thought of a screwdriver shaped brush handle for superior handling. Now someone has to actually make them with a rubberized/silicone coating like my Würth multitool 😏

[–] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Now someone has to actually make them with a rubberized/silicone coating

Right!? We need to make an overmold make it happen

[–] DaveWave94@wetshav.ing 3 points 2 months ago

I'd definitely buy one. Personally I think good handling of a brush is as important as the right size and loft of a knot.

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 2 points 2 months ago

LOL, screwdjriver.

[–] pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

SOTD 2025-10-12

  • Prep: Stirling Soap Co. - Haverford Pre-shave Oil
  • Bowl: Captain's Choice - Obsidian Copper
  • Brush: Semogue Owners Club - Cherry Wood Boar 24mm
  • Razor: FaTip - Lo Storto Gentile
  • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original
  • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original Balm
  • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original EdC
  • Tags: $discord

Have a good day!

[–] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 2 months ago

Have a good day!

You too!

[–] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 2 months ago

October 12, 2025

  • Brush: Brad Sears Arley 26mm Super Badger
  • Razor: Filarmonica 14 Doble Temple Gen 1
  • Lather: Saponificio Varesino - Morado - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Coconut - Toner
  • Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino - Morado - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Creed - Royal Oud
  • Talc: Yardley Gold

3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


I had a very close and comfortable shave with this Filarmónica 14 and its Black Shadow edge. This was the fifth edge I've tried in my 14 Shoot-out series. While the entire shaving experience was completely enjoyable, I could not detect anything about the edge that would let me know that it was created on a Black Shadow. I can tell that it is not one of the other types of edges I use more frequently. It might be interesting to compare this one with an Escher edge.

Shave video

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

October 12th, 2025

  • Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Stardust" - TurnNShave 26mm Shoat
  • Razor: Chiseled Face Titanium Legacy Razor
  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - Soap
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea (+ menthol) - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm
  • Fragrance: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea - EdT

The Legacy is such a fantastic razor.

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I agree, the Legacy is just great. Checking my razor/blade combo entries in the SDS, Lab Blue doesn't rate very highly for me with the Legacy. I only have very limited data on it, though -- a sample size of 1!

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. Could be worth revisiting, it’s one of my favorite razor/blade combos.

Though Lab Blues work well for me in pretty much every razor I’ve tried.

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm definitely going to revisit. Lab Blue is one of my usual favorites, as is the Legacy. Not all blades work with it though, like my other favorite Bolzano... pretty bad combo.

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Man, such a YMMV thing. I got great results from Bolzano + Legacy! 😂

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Crazy! Well actually, which Bolzano? The new ones are probably better than the old ones. (German are older, Egypt newer)

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 2 points 2 months ago

We'll never know. I finished the one tuck of them that I had and didn't note where they were made.

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

October 12th, 2025

  • Brush: Semogue - 610 Boar
  • Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow - Sub Exclusive 'Moarteen' (14)
  • Lather: La Maison du Savon de Marseille - Aloe Vera & Donkey Milk - Soap
  • Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Musk - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Declaration Grooming, House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Liniment
  • Fragrance: GLHF Workshop - Atriox - EdP

$discord

Visually this lather is very disappointing, but luckily it provides good slickness and is even usable with a straight razor! The razor felt great today, actually. I only stropped it 30 times compared to I think 70 last time... and it felt better.

With any luck, this SOTD post will get crossposted to the Zulip Chat (https://chat.wetshav.ing/) from Reddit, using the same requirement of a $discord tag.

[–] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nice use of the $discord tag. I assume your logic won’t copy a SOTD twice. (I post to PieFed, Lemmy, and Reddit).

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It will post twice until I figure out an elegant way to prevent it :-)

[–] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

OK. I'm sure there will be days when I post to Reddit, PieFed, and Lemmy that will challenge your code's logic.

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 2 points 2 months ago

Until then, nothing wrong with 2x as much gcgallant!

October 12th, 2025

  • Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - Copper Inferno w/ Trotter T1 Badger
  • Razor: Gillette - Slim Adjustable
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - This is Not a Test - Soap
  • Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Fougère Gothique - Aftershave

Made pretty good dent on this tub already. I liked the Slim better on level 4 today. Hope everybody had a good weekend!