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  • djundjilaMA
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    2 months ago

    Mon 30 Sep 2024 – TabOKtoberfest Eve

    • Brush: Semogue Owner’s Club (cherry wood and boar) (60)
    • Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 17 (NOS, 7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel)
    • Lather: Noble Otter – Firefighter
    • Post Shave: Noble Otter – Firefighter
    • Fragrance: Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo – Arancia di Capri

    Happy TabOKtoberfest Eve, friends. Tomorrow starts the road to Stanksgiving, and I’m looking forward to switching from Straightember, with one straight razor and brush while varying the software every day, to TabOKtober (Tabac-Offene-Klinge-October), with Glorious Old Man Stank® every day while varying the open blade razor.

    This shave marks use 60 of the SOC and use 30 of this Frio edge. These SOCs are really nice once broken in, but they do require a bit of patience to get them there, at least when compared to Zenith boars, my base line for boar brushes.

    The Friodur 17 gave be a month of lovely shaves. This grand-daddy of modern stainless steel is just so nice to work with: these blades hone up very easily on synthetic stones (according to @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social and @whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social, they also work well with natural stones, but I have no first-hand experience of it), they hold their edge very long, and the fact that they are made from stainless steel makes them just so much more convenient in the day-to-day because you don’t have to be paranoid about residual moisture in the pin or scales like with classic carbon steel straights. The form factor of the 17 is also very pleasant. A bit smaller – both narrower and shorter, it still ends up being 1 g heavier than the venerable 14 due to the thicker grind. I’m definitely glad I kept my eyes open until a NOS 17 showed up on eBay at a reasonable price.

    This lovely Firefighter shave is the last use of the 17 for a while, and I’m looking forward to giving my other open blade razors a whirl this month.

    • gcgallant
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      2 months ago

      Firefighter++;

      That one is such a winner!

      I’m looking forward to TabOKtober!