The Williams Mug Soap 3017 Challenge..... A.K.A. (________) Willy!

[SteveChuckFrank]

Dang.. Looks like you're beating that one to death !! I have a lot of catching up to do.. Mine looks like I'm just starting to use it.....

I’m probably going overboard with the loading, but it seems to be getting me a better lather. When I was doing my usual 30 second load it just wasn’t working.

 

[OpusX]

The Willy keeps on lathering. I can understand why people get all upset with it, but with a little time and skill it is a fine soap. I most enjoy that something like this has lasted for so long as a common enough staple in local shops.

 

[HMan]

Been trying to load a bit heavier, in part to get this thing done on schedule, which I don't think will happen, and in part just to get some more cushion out of the soap. Did pretty well today, and had a nice shave, which was welcome after a weird morning here.

 

[Spider]

My puck after today’s shave.

 

[OpusX]

Today was officially the best lather yet on the Williams. I switched to a 22mm badger and also added CBL Pre-Shave Oil into the mix. I'm pretty sure the brush made all the difference, as it is a very dense knot. Who knows, but the stars certainly aligned creating some classic stiff peaks and lofty lather.

 

[HMan]

Another nice shave. I had a little more heat in the scuttle today, and actually think it works to this soaps advantage. Can use a good bit of water to get the lather consistency right, but the excess evaporates off, leaving a more cushioning lather.

 

[Spider]

One thing I’m enjoying about this 3017, is that I’m not tying my aftershave to my soap the way I normally would. So I’m getting to use some aftershaves that I don’t pull out too often. Today was this amazing scent!

 

[Fightingillini22]

15 shaves on this puck now - hole continues to grow!

 

[SteveChuckFrank]

Tuesday
Razor: RR GC .84p
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (11)
Brush: Stirling Boar
Soap: Bootlegger Willie (10)
AS: Clubman Whiskey Woods

Wednesday
Razor: RR GC .84p
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (12)
Brush: Stirling Boar
Soap: Bootlegger Willie (11)
AS: Clubman Whiskey Woods - LNHC Barbershop Balm
The Bootlegger Willie may not last another shave. It’ll definitely be done by the end of the week. Just when the lather was getting good too...
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[Luecke3262]

My soap came loose today when I was pouring out my bloom water, I had just broken through to the bottom of my mug. When I tried to press it back down, it exploded into a bunch of little pieces... still lathered great, but had little bits of soap in my lather.
The end is near!

 

[OpusX]

I am getting low in the bowl with the Williams, but haven't quite broken through yet. Switching up to the 26mm tuxedo also produced better lather than the boar has so far. Very nice. I also experimented with no-oil and then on pass two added the CBL Preshave Oil. The lather was a touch thicker, but might have only been due to me not adding back the same amount of water as pass one, due to dry down. Still a great shave.

 

[SteveChuckFrank]

My soap came loose today when I was pouring out my bloom water, I had just broken through to the bottom of my mug. When I tried to press it back down, it exploded into a bunch of little pieces... still lathered great, but had little bits of soap in my lather.
The end is near!
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The same thing happened to me. I was hoping I could re-center the soap in the middle of the tub and just smash it back into one piece. Instead it just kept breaking into smaller pieces. I added water and that helped a little bit, we’ll see how many chunks of soap I get In my lather tonight.

 

[Luecke3262]

The same thing happened to me. I was hoping I could re-center the soap in the middle of the tub and just smash it back into one piece. Instead it just kept breaking into smaller pieces. I added water and that helped a little bit, we’ll see how many chunks of soap I get In my lather tonight.

Yep, I'm betting it will start disintegrating soon. I don't see it lasting too long. This is day 17, I think it may last another 3-4 days if that. ESPECIALLY with it breaking apart and loosing chunks.

 

[SteveChuckFrank]

Razor: RR GC .84p
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (13)
Brush: Stirling Boar
Soap: Bootlegger Willie (12)
AS: Clubman Whiskey Woods

The Bootlegger Willie is officially dead. There were a few chicklet sized pieces left, but when I tried to smash them together they just broke into smaller pieces. They’ve been sent to the Clown Puke tub since trying to chase chicklets around the tub got me a less than stellar lather today. I had to cut the shave short after 2 passes, however it still ended up being a pretty nice DFS. I think the blade and razor combo, along with the slickness of the Willie helped that.

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[Spider]

The Bootlegger Willie is officially dead

You killed a puck of Williams in under 2 weeks? That may be a record! @The Monkey , are you seeing this???

 

[SteveChuckFrank]

You killed a puck of Williams in under 2 weeks? That may be a record! @The Monkey , are you seeing this???

I loaded it like I hated it...because I did hate it!

It actually wasn’t that bad once I had it dialed in. It’s not a soap I would reach for often, but I’ll probably keep some around. Most of my complaining was based on the first couple of bad lathers.

 

[OpusX]

Back to the boar, and things are fine. Just waiting for things to get the bottom now.

 

[Spider]

It actually wasn’t that bad once I had it dialed in. It’s not a soap I would reach for often, but I’ll probably keep some around.

Honestly, straight Willams, witout the added aftershave, will perform better.

 

[The Monkey]

You killed a puck of Williams in under 2 weeks? That may be a record! @The Monkey , are you seeing this???

But I think this is cheating @SteveChuckFrank .

 

[Fenster]

Honestly, straight Willams, witout the added aftershave, will perform better.

is that modern or vintage Williams.