SOTD by u/Crossan1983

LGSOTD 04-July

• Brush: AP Shave Co. - Handcraft Lemon Drop 26mm TGN Boar #TEXASPIGSTINKMASSACRE #TOLL
• Razor: Ever Ready - 1912 #TWINS
• Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE
• Lather: Gentleman’s Nod - Juniper
• Post Shave: Gentleman’s Nod – Juniper AS
• Fragrance: Gentleman’s Nod – Juniper EDP

Introduction

The issue attempting to be resolved by the following experiment is the reduction of terminal hair growth, ensuring the use of a sufficiently keen blade loaded into a carefully engineered receptacle utilising a brush comprised of the hair of sus scrofa to create a lather of sufficient density and lubrication from a soap inspired by the vernal equinox to ensure removal of said growth with the absence of dermal irritation.

Equipment and Method

• Brush: 64.11mm Loft, TGN sus scrofa
• Water Hardness: ≤50ppm mineral content
• Water Volume: Absolute volume not recorded, added dropwise^(1)
• Load: 20 seconds
• Rotations: \~15 clockwise, 15 anticlockwise
• Brush Pressure: Minimal
• Lather Building: 60 seconds
• Blade and Receptacle: 3-faceted PTFE coated stainless steel blade held in a spring loaded ever-ready 1912
• Passes: 2
• Direction(s): WTG/ATG

• Pressure: Minimal

• ok I didn’t actually add dropwise as I don’t have a pipette at home

Following the methods above a lather of sufficient density and slickness was created to ensure drag-free movement of the blade and receptacle. Whilst not all presence of terminal hair was removed, a sufficient quantity was removed to obtain a smooth and irritation free outcome.

Discussion

Whilst there are always margins for error within any experiment, with influence both external^(2) and internal^(3), pre-analytical error^(4) and manufacturing tolerances that cannot be accounted for, the outcome was positive and with said methods recorded we are 95% confident that the outcome could be replicated over multiple iterations, however new user influences must be taken into account.

1. Screaming kid

2. Damn Tired

3. Bugger I miss loaded the blade

…load of waffle but kept me amused, I don’t often pay attention to what I am doing but that genuinely made me keep my mind in it, perhaps not quite as relaxing as the norm but certainly interesting. The AP Shave Co. handle picked up from a handcraft drop (a couple of years ago I think) is perfect for a tall boar, fits perfectly in my dinner plate sized hands. Threw in one of my work reference books, which I only just realised is also on theme for the photo scavenger hunt - happy coincidence.

Cracking shave, smelling good and looking forward to the day ahead.

Hope everyone has a grand day.

Cheers

Marc

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