Very informative and, as always, articulate. Always get a kick out the dry humor, as well. Mitchell's is a pleasure to use. Good to see your experience and hear your comments on it. Thanks. (No need to get back to me.)
Thank you for the MWF shave! And!! - - Thanks for discovering for me that there are variable ratio badger/boar knots out there! I honestly, bopped myself on the forehead when you said it - and couldn't believe I never thought about the ratio when shopping around for a mixed brush.
Well, don't feel TOO bad, it's not something you see a lot of, frankly -- most people go for the single hair type. I guess the most popular options are 70/30 and 60/40, but that is just a guess? You know what is really good, though? 100% boar (grin)!!
Hi Michael- A very nice shave today; thank you! I have not tried the Mitchell’s yet, but will definitely give it a try. I do tremendously enjoy using my Rockwell 6S, and often use it daily for several weeks at a time. Thanks again, Michael, and I hope your week is off to a great start! Best regards!
The Rockwell 6S is a great razor, especially if you find a combination of plates that works for you. I would certainly try the MWF, it's a good soap and you may find you love it! All the best, I hope your week was good!
Great video Michael. Mitchell’s is one of my all time favorites. I’ve used it with straight razors as well as safety razors and have never had an issue with it. Scent is objective, however I enjoy the clean scent it gives off. Have a great week.
I like the scent too, it's simple and clean. Great soap and a solid consistent performer, I totally get why people love it! I hope you have a great week too!
Hi Michael. Really nice "chewin the fat" with you. You`ve shown getting a good creamy lather with Mitchell!s is not as difficult as some would leave us to believe. Its easy to see why a lot of people really love it. Thanks for the video.
Brian, you win for best pun this week! People have been taught over the years to fear this soap, and I think it's all kind of nuts - it's soap and it works, and all you need to do is lather it. Creamy slick lather, and with very good post-shave, there is a good reason it has remained a long-lived favorite.
Mitchell's has been reborn, recently, for me. Got away from it for awhile in favor of other soaps that seemed to lather easier ....seemed to! Discovered I was following those Mitchells "rules" to much. I abandoned them, and just treat it like I do any other soap, basically the way you just did, although I'd recommend a synthetic brush over the badger, and viola, I'm now getting some of the best shaves ever with it and I'm even using cold water, as well. Go figure? Man, those Graydog brushes are gettin' a workout this week from everybody. Always good to see ya michael ;)
Joe Friday I would think a man with a channel like yours wouldn't be intimadated by anything XD. Seriously, I was thinkinking of just chucking it to make some room but thought, what the hell? Loaded it dry & cold, like all my other stuff (Stirling, Proraso, Whickham 1912... etc.), one last time, and BANG, it was great. Only difference this time around was a synthetic brush (Razorock) instead of my old badger, and cold water.
Loving my Graydog brushes, I am a sucker for the natural handles -- and the knots have been excellent as well. Mitchell's Wool Fat - it's just soap, and it should be easy to lather. People get tricked by the apocryphal tales of its legendary stubbornness, but it's just not the case. Use it and love it.
Go for it! Use a good scrubby brush, keep dribbling a bit of water while you load your brush, and you will be *absolutely fine* - it's just soap, and you will bend it to your will!
Michael Freedberg pretty new to wet shaving and hadn’t heard of mixed badger and boar brushes. For clarification is the 70 percent badger and 30 percent boar or vice versa? I have some MWF with ceramic bowl coming in this weekend. Expensive with the bowl but what the hell. Splurge once in awhile. I live in a soft water area so maybe that will help. Thanks for the video.
Hello Michael, I have not used MWF in quite a while. For a number of reasons I have decided to use soaps with more natural ingredients. I wonder if the original formula contained: Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Hexyl Cinnamal, Tetrasodium EDTA and Tetrasodium Etidronate. Not pretending to be a purist, but with so many "cleaner" soaps available I prefer using other formulas with less chemicals..
Roberto S. Gerometta Personal exercise of trust. By all means manufacturers should aim for natural ingredients. The issue, however, about artificial ingredients for most is that of (allergic) reactions, etc. But allergic reactions can occur as much via 100% natural ingredients.
That's true, but it's up to you to figure out if and to what you are sensitive or allergic, and that goes for grooming products in general, but also food, drink and everything else
This is a really interesting debate, because natural ingredients can still be irritants (such as lanolin or almond oil or sandalwood) and some of the synthetic ones are absolutely fine to use. I think the real issue here is that it is in fact very hard to figure out from any ingredient list what the product might do to you. I have had reactions recently to a number of very simple aftershaves, but the *scent* caused burning, and no real way to know from the ingredient list. I would agree that, in general, I feel more comfortable with the natural ingredients, but I also recognize that they are by no means a guarantee of quality or that they will be reaction-free.
it's a great sweet spot, because it could have been scrubby and scratchy. I really like this knot, and I am sure it will be making a repeat appearance soon.
Great video. I always dig your videos. You seem like a nice down to earth guy but at the same time will tell you how it is. At least that's the impression that I get. Keep up the great work.
I do always try to share my honest impressions, because it's the only way to share *useful* information - I know that's what I look for in the review videos I watch and value, and I always strive to bring the same here. Thanks for watching!
Super shave Michael, great products used today. I love Mitchell's soap, easy for me to lather also and I find the scent somewhat pleasing as well. I have both the Rockwell 6S and 6C, they are both phenomenal shavers. I actually find myself reaching for the 6C more often than the 6S, seems smoother with the chrome finish...IDK?? Beautiful brush by the way. Very nice video, appreciate you making them. Enjoy!
Another great shave! Although I haven't yet used Mitchell's, I do have a Rockwell 6 C, which has become may favorite. I use Rockwell blades in it, which I've found to be quite nice. Nice brush as well!
See, there are people who like those blades -- and that is the best thing about wetshaving: there is something for everybody!! I do really like the Rockwell, it just feels so safe and easy in use, and it will last forever.
I've been meaning to try MWF and mixed boar/badger brush. Just got Wolf Whiskers brush so enjoying that but might start looking for a brush in the near future. Really enjoying your channel so wishing you the best.
Hey Michael, with the exception of brush and blade, you just reviewed my daily driver. Great review! Hope this finds you and yours well! Until next time...
How long does a puck last for you? Months? I am well, thank you for asking, and I hope you are doing well too! Until next time...just a day or two away...and I think you will enjoy this upcoming one as well.
I don’t recall seeing modern razors with the production year engraved. They do add a code for the production year on car tires because rubber will deteriorate. For products which doesn’t deteriorate, it can still make sense to have at least a model number in case spare parts are needed, but for razors it is more for nostalgic reasons I guess.
if you look at all the work people put into dating vintage razors now, you *have* to think that people making razors today can see the value of stamping dates or versions or production runs or blade gap or SOMETHING to help identify the razor. Just think of the four versions of the Stealth Slant -- how do you know which one you are looking at?
Brush is very beautiful and comfortable. It seems as if it grew in a forest on a tree. Whips the lather in seconds. Rockwell razor now become a real classic, in a short time. Interestingly, is the Rockwell's razor at 4 settings is more aggressive than Edwin Jagger P89, for you? Thank you, Michael!
The Rockwell at 4 is a pretty close fit to the EJ DE89, but they don't feel the same. The Rockwell is much heavier and has less obvious blade feel, while the DE89 has a bit more bite to it. I do love the brush, I am a sucker for natural wood handles and this one just has such a striking grain pattern.
I was intrigued when you mentioned pollen and then commented on how your skin is still ok. I have long thought about and noticed a definite change in my skin (and subsequently, the quality of my shaves) when comparing Fall and Winter shaves to those of Spring and Summer. I thought it was just me and I was imagining it or it was simply coincidence. What differences do you notice in that regard? Personally I love that smooth-as-marble irritation free shave I consistently get in the cool and cold months versus the warm months where it seems impossible for me not to experience burn, irritation and overall heightened fragrance sensitivity to varying degrees.
First of all, well done on the username :-) I do try to do more cold water shaves in the summer, to try to knock down any inflammation or irritation, but it's just a small help. Frankly I am not sure what more one can do, other than take a regular anti-histamine like Zyrtec to try to reduce the general inflammation. Also, be gentle with your skin - I find I just have to pay more attention to pressure, and good lather, and focusing on post-shave care. I feel your pain, but I also remember what it was like shaving with disposables and just how much more irritated my skin was then.
Oooh come on Michael, I MUST have a Graydog Mixed Badger/Boar custom brush in my den, BASTARD!! Mitchell's Wool Fat is my #1 favourite soap in my den, great for Autumn and Winter season but I can use MWF all year round fantastic post shave feel.
Well, not much *I* can do about that, Graydog decides upon whom he will bestow his brushes -- and I was very grateful for the ones he sent! MWF -- you and many others truly love this soap, and I get why! How long does a puck last you?
One puck of MWF should last at least six months for nearly everyday, because MWF is a triple mill soap and last a long time. If you had two pucks of MWF in your den should last you a whole year, if I had to choose one soap for the rest of my life throughout the whole season it will be MWF that’s why wet shavers out there loves MWF
What type of washer do you use? What size and is it made out of metal, plastic, or rubber? My Rockwell razor is starting to show a little bit of wear where the handle meets the base plate. The dark grey finish is coming off exposing a little bit of the steel.
These are M5 plastic washers, 1mm thick, outside diameter of 10 mm, inside diameter of 5 mm. The washer would be the perfect thing to prevent that type of wear.
Hey Mike! Cool name by the way.... I just got a Edwin Jagger brush from this woman I met online and we’ve become sort of WetShaving friends. I met her on a WetShaving BST group on FaceBook and her husband has a bunch of stuff he sells and she also goes to estate sales and goes thrifting for Traditional WetShaving Vintage/ modern items among other things. Well we have this agreement for every $200-$250 I help her sell, I get $50 or a box of random stuff she might think I’d enjoy. And this time she gave me an old travel shave Vest kit from Germany and had this brand of old DE blades called “Record” but anyway the Edwin Jagger brush I’m pretty sure is a 2-Band Finest Silver-Tip badger , but it’s really scratchy do you think it’s just old and was never used or do you think it’s a mix of boar and badger???? The ends look like a fishing Hook cause it’s curled up in that way....Would like to get your insight on this or i’m not sure if I’m friends with you on Facebook but I could Email you a pic. I’m on Facebook as (Mike Rosenthal)and “TheShaveDen “ Fourm as (MikeR41) _Thanks Michael I enjoy your TWS (Traditional WetShaving)reviews 💈✌️😁💈
Some of those Finest brushes are crazy scritchy and rough; if it has been sitting bent the tips may also be all screwed up. You can try to soak it in very warm water and see if the hairs straighten out. I don't think they ever did a mixed knot, but I could be wrong.
I think any brush with a bit of backbone will be absolutely fine -- just add a bit of water here and there as you load the brush and exert gentle but firm pressure as you work the brush over the soap. As you know, I would always choose a boar brush, but the synthetics are also a very good choice.
You get a lemon scent with the MWF? Interesting. My nose looks like having a problem with getting that. At the Arko too,no lemon 🤷♂️ But still, great Soap, great scent, great performance!
My shaves were not too bad, but the blades did not really light up my life. I think there are other better options for me, but I know there are people out there who would be more than happy to pick up some from a PIF table (and yes, that's going to happen at Maggards meetup, be on the lookout for some Rockwell blades).
At last! At long last, the King, or one of the kings of this world's *legacy* shaving soaps, the MWF. Good that you managed to do a UTube shave with it and thank you for sharing it with us. For me, the MWF is a solid, reliable workhorse of a soap, esp. winter time or any time of the year. You are right, the scent is soapy and nothing exceptional to write home about. Still, I suppose, the soap serves well in all the other respects you mention. Hard to believe, this soap's come through: WWI, '29 crash, WWII, Cuba Missile Crisis & Cold War, '70s oil crisis, late 2000s credit crunch, even Donald Trump's presidency -- ops, naughty! You may disregard the last one Michael, and I deservedly deserve to have my wrist slapped for saying this :) Seriously though, with regards to the soap cracking, as you mentioned it, this cracking, in my experience, occurs once the soap has completely dried and it does literally look like parched earth on the face of the soap. However, I've never known this cracking to comprise the soap's performance. Rockwell 6S razor, I'd say one of the smoothest, most efficient DE razors to come out of n.America (US, Canada) the last 10-15 yrs (personally, I'd include in that list the Christopher Bradley razor). Rockwell razor blades, as you said, 3, 4 shaves with one and they should be changed. Apols, too long this post! Cheers! :)
No such thing as too long a post - this community is for you to share your thoughts and feedback, type as much as you like! Workhorse of a soap, that is an excellent way to put it. It just gets the job done with no fuss (at least for me), and it looks like it would last ages. I will have to get out the puck in a month and see what it looks like! Yes, surviving the presidency -- hard to argue with that, but to be fair, the craziness seems to be spread far and wide on both sides of the American political landscape. The Rockwell will be giving great shaves a hundred years from now, which is why serial numbers would be so good. Oh well.
I always judge a post shave feel 20 minutes after shaving. Most feel fine right after shaving, but the real test is how your face feels after it dries. Does it feel dry and tight or does your skin feel soft and smooth and hydrated. Many just suck the moister right out from your skin, but some are far less stripping and your face feels more normal. Any soap that makes my skin feel dry and tight, I never use it again. Most the time that's just cheap soap that the makers didn't put much time in to caring about and they just focus on the scents..
I really like this idea, certainly for new soaps; you really don't know until you just let your skin be and see where it ends. In all honesty, most soaps will dry out your skin unless they are loaded up with other skin-treating butters or oils, and then if you also use an alcohol based aftershave, it really doesn't matter much anyway.
I use to make shaving soap with the main goal being post shave feel 30 minutes after shaving and added alot of extra stuff to the soap after it was cooked and very little ammount of Babassu in main recipe instead of coconut to make the soap less stripping of your face natural oils. Post shave was better then most others, but you will still get that drying affect, just not nearly as bad. So I really don't think a shaving soap can give that full hydrated great post shave after 30 minutes, but it can be less drying depending on recipes. Some soaps are so drying after shaving that you feel like you chemically removed the hairs. Some have such a good post shave, you almost don't need aftershave. The drying soaps I just get rid of them. Not worth using when there is better choices out there from people who care about their recipe, and a bad post shave feel that is from shaving soap shows me that whoever made it, just doesn't care about their recipe and is only focused on using scents to make sales.. Surprisingly, there doesn't seem to be alot of soaps out there that give a true good feeling post shave, but that's why we have after shave :)
@@jcmoochy1604 No and I have no urge to spend hundreds trying to find it. I believe, any soap will not leave a great post shave feeling as any goodness that may be in the "soap" is diluted and mixed with soap as you apply it. Some soaps are just less drying or stripping. Now if you had a cream shave product and not a soap, you may see much better results. But I'm just not into spending money trying to find it. Best to look for slickness and skin protection. I do make a stainless steel shaving bowl and it may be one of the best bowls out there. I been told by a popular shaver that it's the best shaving bowl he's ever used and I believe it. SS Shaving Bowl on facebook.
That is a great relief to hear, I may well use it intermittently over the next few weeks to see how it goes. I hope you have been enjoying the howls of anguish from people who want one of your brushes (grin)!!
Ah, but the light clean scent is one of its main attractions: simple and nothing fancy. You *could* try marinating the soap in one of your favorite aftershaves :-)
I am sorry to tell you that they are not for sale, he only makes them for the personal enjoyment and fun of it. He has been sharing out brushes as gifts, with no intention of making this into a job - apologies for any disappointment!
I have this soap but I am afraid to use it because I think I won't make decent lather from it. If you make a comparison the Saponificio Varesino or the MWF is the one you prefer and why? PS Thank you for your great videos! Have learned many things from you and still learning! My shave for today: www.badgerandblade.com/forum/attachments/img_20180513_193116_dro-jpg.883150/ With your - under the chin - ATG technique I had an excellent result! No weepers! BBS without chasing it!
I would choose the Saponificio Varesino - I just liked it more and I think it made a better lather, and perhaps better post-shave too. Thank you, as always, for watching, and it's great to hear that you are getting the BBS without the pain and suffering :-)
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Very informative and, as always, articulate. Always get a kick out the dry humor, as well. Mitchell's is a pleasure to use. Good to see your experience and hear your comments on it. Thanks. (No need to get back to me.)
Ha, you can't get rid of me that easily!
Thank you for the MWF shave! And!! - - Thanks for discovering for me that there are variable ratio badger/boar knots out there! I honestly, bopped myself on the forehead when you said it - and couldn't believe I never thought about the ratio when shopping around for a mixed brush.
Well, don't feel TOO bad, it's not something you see a lot of, frankly -- most people go for the single hair type. I guess the most popular options are 70/30 and 60/40, but that is just a guess?
You know what is really good, though? 100% boar (grin)!!
Hi Michael- A very nice shave today; thank you! I have not tried the Mitchell’s yet, but will definitely give it a try. I do tremendously enjoy using my Rockwell 6S, and often use it daily for several weeks at a time. Thanks again, Michael, and I hope your week is off to a great start! Best regards!
The Rockwell 6S is a great razor, especially if you find a combination of plates that works for you. I would certainly try the MWF, it's a good soap and you may find you love it!
All the best, I hope your week was good!
Very nice combo of hardware and software ........ good shave ....... Michael !
Thanks!!
Another great Shaving Video. Keep it coming Michael. Thank you.
Never fear, plenty more where that came from! I shall return from the Maggard meetup with a pile of things to review...
Great video Michael. Mitchell’s is one of my all time favorites. I’ve used it with straight razors as well as safety razors and have never had an issue with it. Scent is objective, however I enjoy the clean scent it gives off. Have a great week.
I like the scent too, it's simple and clean. Great soap and a solid consistent performer, I totally get why people love it!
I hope you have a great week too!
Great to hear Michael. Thank you
Hi Michael. Really nice "chewin the fat" with you. You`ve shown getting a good creamy lather with Mitchell!s is not as difficult as some would leave us to believe. Its easy to see why a lot of people really love it. Thanks for the video.
Brian, you win for best pun this week! People have been taught over the years to fear this soap, and I think it's all kind of nuts - it's soap and it works, and all you need to do is lather it. Creamy slick lather, and with very good post-shave, there is a good reason it has remained a long-lived favorite.
Mitchell's has been reborn, recently, for me. Got away from it for awhile in favor of other soaps that seemed to lather easier ....seemed to! Discovered I was following those Mitchells "rules" to much. I abandoned them, and just treat it like I do any other soap, basically the way you just did, although I'd recommend a synthetic brush over the badger, and viola, I'm now getting some of the best shaves ever with it and I'm even using cold water, as well. Go figure?
Man, those Graydog brushes are gettin' a workout this week from everybody.
Always good to see ya michael ;)
jmr5707 I've had some in a glass jar for a couple of years. I've yet to even try it cause it intimidates me.
Joe Friday I would think a man with a channel like yours wouldn't be intimadated by anything XD. Seriously, I was thinkinking of just chucking it to make some room but thought, what the hell? Loaded it dry & cold, like all my other stuff (Stirling, Proraso, Whickham 1912... etc.), one last time, and BANG, it was great. Only difference this time around was a synthetic brush (Razorock) instead of my old badger, and cold water.
Loving my Graydog brushes, I am a sucker for the natural handles -- and the knots have been excellent as well.
Mitchell's Wool Fat - it's just soap, and it should be easy to lather. People get tricked by the apocryphal tales of its legendary stubbornness, but it's just not the case. Use it and love it.
Go for it! Use a good scrubby brush, keep dribbling a bit of water while you load your brush, and you will be *absolutely fine* - it's just soap, and you will bend it to your will!
Michael Freedberg pretty new to wet shaving and hadn’t heard of mixed badger and boar brushes. For clarification is the 70 percent badger and 30 percent boar or vice versa? I have some MWF with ceramic bowl coming in this weekend. Expensive with the bowl but what the hell. Splurge once in awhile. I live in a soft water area so maybe that will help. Thanks for the video.
Excellent shave and review. Thanks .
Thanks so much, and as always thank you for watching!
Hello Michael, I have not used MWF in quite a while. For a number of reasons I have decided to use soaps with more natural ingredients. I wonder if the original formula contained: Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Hexyl Cinnamal, Tetrasodium EDTA and Tetrasodium Etidronate. Not pretending to be a purist, but with so many "cleaner" soaps available I prefer using other formulas with less chemicals..
Roberto S. Gerometta How *comprehensive* is the list of ingredients by those other manufacturers with the more "natural" creations they make?
I am inclined to accept the lists at face value as being 100% comprehensive.
Roberto S. Gerometta Personal exercise of trust. By all means manufacturers should aim for natural ingredients. The issue, however, about artificial ingredients for most is that of (allergic) reactions, etc. But allergic reactions can occur as much via 100% natural ingredients.
That's true, but it's up to you to figure out if and to what you are sensitive or allergic, and that goes for grooming products in general, but also food, drink and everything else
This is a really interesting debate, because natural ingredients can still be irritants (such as lanolin or almond oil or sandalwood) and some of the synthetic ones are absolutely fine to use.
I think the real issue here is that it is in fact very hard to figure out from any ingredient list what the product might do to you. I have had reactions recently to a number of very simple aftershaves, but the *scent* caused burning, and no real way to know from the ingredient list.
I would agree that, in general, I feel more comfortable with the natural ingredients, but I also recognize that they are by no means a guarantee of quality or that they will be reaction-free.
Very Cool. I had no idea there were hybrid knots. Sounds like a Goldie Locks knot. Not too soft, not too hard.
it's a great sweet spot, because it could have been scrubby and scratchy. I really like this knot, and I am sure it will be making a repeat appearance soon.
Great shave! Love the soap... Always a staple in the cave. Shave on!! Greg
One day I will have a short list of soaps in my "cave", but right now I just have a pile to work through - the AGONY!!
Great video. I always dig your videos. You seem like a nice down to earth guy but at the same time will tell you how it is. At least that's the impression that I get.
Keep up the great work.
I do always try to share my honest impressions, because it's the only way to share *useful* information - I know that's what I look for in the review videos I watch and value, and I always strive to bring the same here.
Thanks for watching!
Super shave Michael, great products used today. I love Mitchell's soap, easy for me to lather also and I find the scent somewhat pleasing as well. I have both the Rockwell 6S and 6C, they are both phenomenal shavers. I actually find myself reaching for the 6C more often than the 6S, seems smoother with the chrome finish...IDK?? Beautiful brush by the way. Very nice video, appreciate you making them. Enjoy!
Thanks so much for watching, and I do not get out the 6S enough. I just have too many razors now and so it must wait its turn.
Another great shave! Although I haven't yet used Mitchell's, I do have a Rockwell 6 C, which has become may favorite. I use Rockwell blades in it, which I've found to be quite nice. Nice brush as well!
See, there are people who like those blades -- and that is the best thing about wetshaving: there is something for everybody!! I do really like the Rockwell, it just feels so safe and easy in use, and it will last forever.
great shaving Michael,good sunday!
Thank you, and I hope you have a great week!
I've been meaning to try MWF and mixed boar/badger brush. Just got Wolf Whiskers brush so enjoying that but might start looking for a brush in the near future.
Really enjoying your channel so wishing you the best.
Thanks so much for watching and really glad to hear you are enjoying the videos -- and not to worry, they will keep coming!
Hey Michael, with the exception of brush and blade, you just reviewed my daily driver. Great review! Hope this finds you and yours well! Until next time...
How long does a puck last for you? Months? I am well, thank you for asking, and I hope you are doing well too! Until next time...just a day or two away...and I think you will enjoy this upcoming one as well.
About a year. Keeps going and going like the Energizer Bunny!
Beautiful brush and nice shave.
Thanks, hope you are doing well!
I don’t recall seeing modern razors with the production year engraved. They do add a code for the production year on car tires because rubber will deteriorate. For products which doesn’t deteriorate, it can still make sense to have at least a model number in case spare parts are needed, but for razors it is more for nostalgic reasons I guess.
if you look at all the work people put into dating vintage razors now, you *have* to think that people making razors today can see the value of stamping dates or versions or production runs or blade gap or SOMETHING to help identify the razor.
Just think of the four versions of the Stealth Slant -- how do you know which one you are looking at?
Michael Freedberg at least they could try to find a place on the razor with enough space to add model number, and the name of the manufacturer
Brush is very beautiful and comfortable. It seems as if it grew in a forest on a tree. Whips the lather in seconds. Rockwell razor now become a real classic, in a short time. Interestingly, is the Rockwell's razor at 4 settings is more aggressive than Edwin Jagger P89, for you? Thank you, Michael!
The Rockwell at 4 is a pretty close fit to the EJ DE89, but they don't feel the same. The Rockwell is much heavier and has less obvious blade feel, while the DE89 has a bit more bite to it.
I do love the brush, I am a sucker for natural wood handles and this one just has such a striking grain pattern.
I was intrigued when you mentioned pollen and then commented on how your skin is still ok. I have long thought about and noticed a definite change in my skin (and subsequently, the quality of my shaves) when comparing Fall and Winter shaves to those of Spring and Summer. I thought it was just me and I was imagining it or it was simply coincidence. What differences do you notice in that regard? Personally I love that smooth-as-marble irritation free shave I consistently get in the cool and cold months versus the warm months where it seems impossible for me not to experience burn, irritation and overall heightened fragrance sensitivity to varying degrees.
First of all, well done on the username :-)
I do try to do more cold water shaves in the summer, to try to knock down any inflammation or irritation, but it's just a small help.
Frankly I am not sure what more one can do, other than take a regular anti-histamine like Zyrtec to try to reduce the general inflammation. Also, be gentle with your skin - I find I just have to pay more attention to pressure, and good lather, and focusing on post-shave care.
I feel your pain, but I also remember what it was like shaving with disposables and just how much more irritated my skin was then.
Ciao Michael sempre bellissime sbarbate
Grazie, Stefano, and thanks for watching!
Oooh come on Michael, I MUST have a Graydog Mixed Badger/Boar custom brush in my den, BASTARD!!
Mitchell's Wool Fat is my #1 favourite soap in my den, great for Autumn and Winter season but I can use MWF all year round fantastic post shave feel.
Well, not much *I* can do about that, Graydog decides upon whom he will bestow his brushes -- and I was very grateful for the ones he sent!
MWF -- you and many others truly love this soap, and I get why! How long does a puck last you?
One puck of MWF should last at least six months for nearly everyday, because MWF is a triple mill soap and last a long time. If you had two pucks of MWF in your den should last you a whole year, if I had to choose one soap for the rest of my life throughout the whole season it will be MWF that’s why wet shavers out there loves MWF
That is a beautiful brush
Indeed, Graydog did a great job with that one, and the knot works very well on hard soaps -- really happy he sent it to me!
What type of washer do you use? What size and is it made out of metal, plastic, or rubber? My Rockwell razor is starting to show a little bit of wear where the handle meets the base plate. The dark grey finish is coming off exposing a little bit of the steel.
These are M5 plastic washers, 1mm thick, outside diameter of 10 mm, inside diameter of 5 mm. The washer would be the perfect thing to prevent that type of wear.
Thanks for the info.
Serial numbers on razor would be nice for the collectors and possibly the value
Indeed, and some current high end razors include numbers, but very few...
Hey Mike! Cool name by the way.... I just got a Edwin Jagger brush from this woman I met online and we’ve become sort of WetShaving friends. I met her on a WetShaving BST group on FaceBook and her husband has a bunch of stuff he sells and she also goes to estate sales and goes thrifting for Traditional WetShaving Vintage/ modern items among other things. Well we have this agreement for every $200-$250 I help her sell, I get $50 or a box of random stuff she might think I’d enjoy. And this time she gave me an old travel shave Vest kit from Germany and had this brand of old DE blades called “Record” but anyway the Edwin Jagger brush I’m pretty sure is a 2-Band Finest Silver-Tip badger , but it’s really scratchy do you think it’s just old and was never used or do you think it’s a mix of boar and badger???? The ends look like a fishing Hook cause it’s curled up in that way....Would like to get your insight on this or i’m not sure if I’m friends with you on Facebook but I could Email you a pic. I’m on Facebook as (Mike Rosenthal)and “TheShaveDen “ Fourm as (MikeR41)
_Thanks Michael I enjoy your TWS (Traditional WetShaving)reviews
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Some of those Finest brushes are crazy scritchy and rough; if it has been sitting bent the tips may also be all screwed up. You can try to soak it in very warm water and see if the hairs straighten out. I don't think they ever did a mixed knot, but I could be wrong.
Would the razor rock synthetic silver tip BC work with this soap? Or a boar scrubby type bush be a better fit?
I think any brush with a bit of backbone will be absolutely fine -- just add a bit of water here and there as you load the brush and exert gentle but firm pressure as you work the brush over the soap.
As you know, I would always choose a boar brush, but the synthetics are also a very good choice.
Do you have a link for his page because i would like to order this kind of brush
I wish I could share a link, but I think he makes these brushes for the fun of it and for the pleasure of giving them out as gifts!
You get a lemon scent with the MWF? Interesting. My nose looks like having a problem with getting that. At the Arko too,no lemon 🤷♂️
But still, great Soap, great scent, great performance!
Mwf vs haslinger?
Where do I get a graydog from
Rockwell blades are horrible! I hope you've had a chance to try that fine razor with other blades.
My shaves were not too bad, but the blades did not really light up my life. I think there are other better options for me, but I know there are people out there who would be more than happy to pick up some from a PIF table (and yes, that's going to happen at Maggards meetup, be on the lookout for some Rockwell blades).
At last! At long last, the King, or one of the kings of this world's *legacy* shaving soaps, the MWF. Good that you managed to do a UTube shave with it and thank you for sharing it with us. For me, the MWF is a solid, reliable workhorse of a soap, esp. winter time or any time of the year. You are right, the scent is soapy and nothing exceptional to write home about. Still, I suppose, the soap serves well in all the other respects you mention. Hard to believe, this soap's come through: WWI, '29 crash, WWII, Cuba Missile Crisis & Cold War, '70s oil crisis, late 2000s credit crunch, even Donald Trump's presidency -- ops, naughty! You may disregard the last one Michael, and I deservedly deserve to have my wrist slapped for saying this :)
Seriously though, with regards to the soap cracking, as you mentioned it, this cracking, in my experience, occurs once the soap has completely dried and it does literally look like parched earth on the face of the soap. However, I've never known this cracking to comprise the soap's performance.
Rockwell 6S razor, I'd say one of the smoothest, most efficient DE razors to come out of n.America (US, Canada) the last 10-15 yrs (personally, I'd include in that list the Christopher Bradley razor).
Rockwell razor blades, as you said, 3, 4 shaves with one and they should be changed. Apols, too long this post! Cheers! :)
No such thing as too long a post - this community is for you to share your thoughts and feedback, type as much as you like!
Workhorse of a soap, that is an excellent way to put it. It just gets the job done with no fuss (at least for me), and it looks like it would last ages. I will have to get out the puck in a month and see what it looks like! Yes, surviving the presidency -- hard to argue with that, but to be fair, the craziness seems to be spread far and wide on both sides of the American political landscape.
The Rockwell will be giving great shaves a hundred years from now, which is why serial numbers would be so good. Oh well.
I always judge a post shave feel 20 minutes after shaving. Most feel fine right after shaving, but the real test is how your face feels after it dries. Does it feel dry and tight or does your skin feel soft and smooth and hydrated.
Many just suck the moister right out from your skin, but some are far less stripping and your face feels more normal. Any soap that makes my skin feel dry and tight, I never use it again. Most the time that's just cheap soap that the makers didn't put much time in to caring about and they just focus on the scents..
I really like this idea, certainly for new soaps; you really don't know until you just let your skin be and see where it ends. In all honesty, most soaps will dry out your skin unless they are loaded up with other skin-treating butters or oils, and then if you also use an alcohol based aftershave, it really doesn't matter much anyway.
I use to make shaving soap with the main goal being post shave feel 30 minutes after shaving and added alot of extra stuff to the soap after it was cooked and very little ammount of Babassu in main recipe instead of coconut to make the soap less stripping of your face natural oils.
Post shave was better then most others, but you will still get that drying affect, just not nearly as bad. So I really don't think a shaving soap can give that full hydrated great post shave after 30 minutes, but it can be less drying depending on recipes.
Some soaps are so drying after shaving that you feel like you chemically removed the hairs.
Some have such a good post shave, you almost don't need aftershave.
The drying soaps I just get rid of them. Not worth using when there is better choices out there from people who care about their recipe, and a bad post shave feel that is from shaving soap shows me that whoever made it, just doesn't care about their recipe and is only focused on using scents to make sales.. Surprisingly, there doesn't seem to be alot of soaps out there that give a true good feeling post shave, but that's why we have after shave :)
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No and I have no urge to spend hundreds trying to find it.
I believe, any soap will not leave a great post shave feeling as any goodness that may be in the "soap" is diluted and mixed with soap as you apply it. Some soaps are just less drying or stripping.
Now if you had a cream shave product and not a soap, you may see much better results. But I'm just not into spending money trying to find it. Best to look for slickness and skin protection.
I do make a stainless steel shaving bowl and it may be one of the best bowls out there. I been told by a popular shaver that it's the best shaving bowl he's ever used and I believe it.
SS Shaving Bowl on facebook.
My 70/30 stoped shedding afrer 2 weeks of use every other day
That is a great relief to hear, I may well use it intermittently over the next few weeks to see how it goes.
I hope you have been enjoying the howls of anguish from people who want one of your brushes (grin)!!
"A little skin of toughness"... shall we say foreskin? :D
You could, but it's not supposed to be tough - durable, maybe, but not tough :-)
what's the washer you use and where to get it?
see below!
I really like the MWF formation I just wish they had more scents.
Ah, but the light clean scent is one of its main attractions: simple and nothing fancy.
You *could* try marinating the soap in one of your favorite aftershaves :-)
Where do you find Graydog brushes?
I am sorry to tell you that they are not for sale, he only makes them for the personal enjoyment and fun of it. He has been sharing out brushes as gifts, with no intention of making this into a job - apologies for any disappointment!
Doh! Too bad because he would probably sell a lot. Thanks for the reply Michael. Love your channel.
I have this soap but I am afraid to use it because I think I won't make decent lather from it.
If you make a comparison the Saponificio Varesino or the MWF is the one you prefer and why?
PS Thank you for your great videos! Have learned many things from you and still learning!
My shave for today:
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With your - under the chin - ATG technique I had an excellent result! No weepers! BBS without chasing it!
I would choose the Saponificio Varesino - I just liked it more and I think it made a better lather, and perhaps better post-shave too.
Thank you, as always, for watching, and it's great to hear that you are getting the BBS without the pain and suffering :-)