August 31, 2024
- Prep: House of Mammoth Embrace Doppio Bath Soap
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts 26mm APSC Pure Bliss
- Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 17 15/16
- Edge: u/whosgotthepudding (42)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite - Soap
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Spearhead - Sea Spice Lime - Eau de Toilette
My144th SR shave to wrap up Headless Friodom Mammoth Riders 2024. 42 uses on this pretty sweet JNAT edge by Pudding. Still keen enough to give a BBS shave. My stropping got up to 30 on flax, 40 on leather. I started off much lower but went more on draw feel than count. That's something I picked up along the way to keep myself from understropping and having a rough shave. Worked out, but wtfdik. I also stopped stropping immediately after shaving and started just drying it off with a cloth. Did this contribute to my success? Probably not, but it saved me time which meant I was more conscientious when I did get around to stropping.
The Frio 17 retains it's place as one of my favorite razors. It really is just about perfect. Stainless has been great for daily use. YMMV, of course. This held a shaving edge quite well, but I frankly have no other point of reference as I've never pushed a carbon blade this far. Maybe next year. For now, this is going to get cleaned up, packed up, and shipped out for some "science," and some new scales.
The knot hasn't won me over, but I've learned it well enough and it's loosened up a bit. Once it's actually loaded and hydrated, its fine, but the journey to get there is less enjoyable for me. I imagine the folks who will try this after will enjoy it more than I have over the past month. Some knots are like that. I'm going to change it out when it comes back. I may end up going back to a Synbad or soft tux for the lulz.
The software was great, tbh. This is the first year I didn't get tired of any of it. While I didn't weigh or really do much metrics wise this year, it's really because I didn't think I'd need to again... I also had much less time, as evidenced by my posts this month. I will say I think my soap consumption was up, just based on excess lather in the knot after my 3 passes.
Here's to tomorrow's shave of whatever the fuck you want. You've earned it. 🍻💚🦣
Final Posts from Previous Years:
•AA 2023
•AA 2022
•AA 2021
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