Me… 30 days from now with my pucks of Williams
… if I make it that long
… if I make it that long
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It's so slick, the shot would just slide off the face of the pucks, leaving them mostly unharmed.
I was able to get 70+ shaves on the last GSB....so it's not that far to 100 for me. It's the soap that makes me pull up short. I'm worried I'll get to the mid 80's and it will be a mighty thin puck at that point. I'll be stretching that last 15-20 shaves worth of Williams.
dkeester
"TSC's Master of Bourbon"
I will admit to being an outlier. I have taken several blades to around 30 shaves. It shouldn't be a huge deal to take one to 100. But, loading just enough product to get a great shave while still getting it last for 100 could be more difficult for me. I own so much soap that most of the time I don't care as long as the lather is thick and slick. It is a mental shift for me.
Longhaultanker
Sr. Shave Member
Yes, I’d like to see it. Using a traditional straight?
No. Feather AS-D2.
OpusX
TSC’s Master of Warp Cores, Alchemy, Ale, & Cider
Most of my DEs just have a blade in them that was put there..."sometime ago"...which typically is 30+ shaves before they go away. If you stop thinking about counting, and just shave until the blade says "no more" most people would get more out of them.
Probably the one thing that that bothers me the most about other's habits, is the X number of shaves and done. Arbitrarily tossing a blade after so many shaves just because that how you've always done it makes no sense to me. I get it, blades are cheap, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to get as much usefulness out of it before throwing it away.
OpusX
TSC’s Master of Warp Cores, Alchemy, Ale, & Cider
Of course, it is a sphere - so that adds an element of danger to the tracking portion of it
Just wanted you guys to know - that while I admire your tenacity and frugality, that I, Scuttlesoap, will ensure that this does not impact the razor blade economy. And, as such, will purchase a bunch of 100 packs to make sure we don’t have a razor blade recession. You’re Welcome.
Better step up and help the Soap economy as well!
Just making sure!
I think the people that change soaps every 24 hours (less if you're @Scuttlesoap ) are the ones most likely to stop after only a week or so. I feel I have the upper hand in that until a few short years ago....I only used this exact soap ..Every. Single. Day.
Changing it up as often as some of you is something I've struggled within the recent past.
Well, look ok at Mr. High and Mighty!
OpusX
TSC’s Master of Warp Cores, Alchemy, Ale, & Cider
So did I. I used a drugstore shave kit with an Atra razor and either Williams or I think the other one was Colgate, but usually the store stocked Williams. I can buy it in town for 99 cents, but it's not worth it to me. I used that setup for several years before drifting away to shaving gel. When I came back to wetshaving and added a DE to my routine, I vowed to not use inferior products. Especially in this day and age, with the explosion of artisans coming to the wetshaving market.
Have fun, gentlemen!
Not anymore. It's been discontinued. End of an Era!
Williams is not inferior. It's slickness can not be beat. I've not used a single artisan soap that can even come close in that department. Williams is a top tier soap for me.