Thread: Rubberset Aluminum #3 - What to do....

Tonight I will do some lather fling testing. We do not want to be rash, or hasty in the deconstruction of a venerable old boar hair tool.
That being said, have you seen Andrews gym pictures?? Spidey can whip up a lather quicker than Cujo with those guns of his. Us mere mortals can only use our best attempts, and maybe a mixmaster to achieve the same levels of frappe I would imagine..

hehe.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Tonight I will do some lather fling testing. We do not want to be rash, or hasty in the deconstruction of a venerable old boar hair tool.
That being said, have you seen Andrews gym pictures?? Spidey can whip up a lather quicker than Cujo with those guns of his. Us mere mortals can only use our best attempts, and maybe a mixmaster to achieve the same levels of frappe I would imagine..

hehe.

UhOh! Mike is throwing a stick in the works.....He gets attached to things, Phrank.
Watch him!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

UhOh! Mike is throwing a stick in the works.....He gets attached to things, Phrank.
Watch him!

I disagree Tom, he is merely exercising proper due diligence in ensuring that the project concludes with a stunningly successful outcome, as is his style in these matters.

Lather flinging is an unsightly habit, and has no place in any gentlemans shave den;-)

Originally Posted by Phrank

I disagree Tom, he is merely exercising proper due diligence in ensuring that the project concludes with a stunningly successful outcome, as is his style in these matters.

Lather flinging is an unsightly habit, and has no place in any gentlemans shave den;-)

We can only hope, Andrew.

As to the flinging. Agreed!

Update after a 8-10% H2O2 soak and some deep fiber combing with a long tined brass brush I have.



That little spot of rust is the only stain not to come out. Seems to have leeched into the bristles some.

But aside from that, it cleaned up very nicely.
So much so I decided to try the lather and fling test.
Challengers are Thater 4125, #3, and a VC silver tip, also 25 mm.

Dunked each in a sink of hot water, squeezed out equally, 20 swirls in Cyril Salter, Skuttle lather, adding water as required to each to get to where I like em.

Wet face and lathered each with vigor. No fling at all. Granted the boar felt very different as its so tall, but not as scratchy as I expected. Even pulled a little brush slapping across the chin action hither and fro and still no fling.
Rinsed my face between goes as well.

So IMO, and having only tried the lather test once, it would be worth leaving the boar installed.
I will proceed to goat's azz gleam on the aluminium handle and you should try it out.
We can always go down the badger or retrofit road later, but it's only original once.
Is the softest boar I've ever tried personally. My other one is a much shorter loft which makes all the difference I think.
Review concluded..

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Update after a 8-10% H2O2 soak and some deep fiber combing with a long tined brass brush I have.

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That little spot of rust is the only stain not to come out. Seems to have leeched into the bristles some.

<pic snip>

But aside from that, it cleaned up very nicely.
So much so I decided to try the lather and fling test.
Challengers are Thater 4125, #3, and a VC silver tip, also 25 mm.

<pic snip>

Dunked each in a sink of hot water, squeezed out equally, 20 swirls in Cyril Salter, Skuttle lather, adding water as required to each to get to where I like em.

<pic snip>

Wet face and lathered each with vigor. No fling at all. Granted the boar felt very different as its so tall, but not as scratchy as I expected. Even pulled a little brush slapping across the chin action hither and fro and still no fling.
Rinsed my face between goes as well.

<pic snip>

So IMO, and having only tried the lather test once, it would be worth leaving the boar installed.
I will proceed to goat's azz gleam on the aluminium handle and you should try it out.
We can always go down the badger or retrofit road later, but it's only original once.
Is the softest boar I've ever tried personally. My other one is a much shorter loft which makes all the difference I think.
Review concluded..

And here I was, home early from the office, right in the middle of emailing Shavemac when this popped up.

Can't disagree Mike, it's only original once, and I've got enough badger, it passes the lather fling test, it get's to live...as far as Tom, I think it's OK if we make the handle shinier than a diamond in a goats azzz, that's OK, it's razors that aren't allowed to be shiny....

Great work Mike!

Lather fling test! Yer KILLING ME!
I never soak my brushes before use, just dip the tips in water. Mine seems to have plenty of stiffness using it that way.
BTW, A seller on the Fleabay has one listed with 2 interchangable tops, one with a boar and one with a badger.
If you use something like Goop, it would be easy to reknot if you did not like the boar?