Bowl Compatiability

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10-20-2013, 02:37 PM
Ketsco101

Bowl Compatiability

So I seem to go through a puck much faster than everyone else. Based on that fact, I'm looking to try some different soaps. Right now I've got some Truefitt and Hill, and it's ok... pleasant scent, but lacking in the lather department for me. A lot of that I'm sure is due to the poor water quality here, so I'm not going to hold that against them. I'm looking at trying some MWF once I finish this puck off, and what I want to know, is are pucks all generally the same size or do manufacturers all get together and decide that this brand's bowl will be just different enough so that brands puck won't fit? I've already spent far more on razors than I ever thought possible, so now I'm trying to reign it in and shift my focus to something other than razors themselves. Thanks for the input.
10-20-2013, 02:58 PM
gssixgun

They are pretty close actually :) but a Knife or a Cheese grater makes short work of the fit if needed

I just shave them down to fit, toss the shavings into the bottom of the bowl and press the puck on top of the shavings, actually works pretty darn good.. This can also work in the reverse too, shave some off the bottom of the puck, and that will help fit a smaller puck to a larger bowl :)
10-20-2013, 03:01 PM
hillbillypick

I would get some distilled water for MWF because in my experience it is picky on water quality and amount.

One of the most finicky soaps in my opinion. Buy worth the trouble.
10-20-2013, 03:40 PM
Ketsco101

Yeah... distilled water really isn't going to happen here... I'm still deployed... maybe once I get home, but for now, I'm thinking a slick soapy froth is probably the closest I'm going to get to lather.
10-20-2013, 04:21 PM
Ryan82

It depends on the soap. Soaps like Tabac and MWF have bottoms that are squared off, like a puck; the English soaps are typically rounded/convexed. Each company tailors their bowls to fit their product, but as Glen pointed out it's nothing a knife or cheese grater can't handle :)

That being said, if you can't get T&H to lather and suspect your water is the culprit you should stay away from MWF, unless you want to use bottled water. Lathering T&H will seem like a cakewalk compared to the Fat....
10-20-2013, 04:57 PM
hillbillypick

In that case, I would avoid the fat like Ryan stated. I will say that in my travels, with different water, I have found that tabac and valobra shave sticks always produce nice lather. The valobra tends to take longer to develop but rather the scent of it than tabac. That said, I can always get a great lather from Tabac. So, if I am traveling to a new area where water quality is unknown, I pack tabac as my backup.

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Originally Posted by Ketsco101

Yeah... distilled water really isn't going to happen here... I'm still deployed... maybe once I get home, but for now, I'm thinking a slick soapy froth is probably the closest I'm going to get to lather.
10-20-2013, 05:16 PM
Mechromancer

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Originally Posted by Ketsco101

...lacking in the lather department for me. A lot of that I'm sure is due to the poor water quality here...

Artifact Soapworks makes a nice handmade soap that lathers very nicely with the hard water that we have in my town. My wife finds that bay rum scent very pleasing. I can barely smell it, so it's not overpowering. The puck is a little over 3" in diameter.

Artifact Soapworks Limited - Shampoo Soaps
10-20-2013, 09:36 PM
thebigspendur

I guess if there was a standard size 3 inch would be it. However there are plenty of exceptions.
10-20-2013, 09:50 PM
Razorfeld

Since I like to try different soaps on different days I have the problem of containers for the many pucks. Solution, little custard ramekins, Goodwill surfing (a lot of interesting shapes and sizes there), and small interesting empty tin cans, like from canned kitty food (i.e. Sheba brand). I'm a highly visual person and I need a lot of visual variation to be happy with the day so for me the more the merrier. And I'm working at containing my need for different scuttle solutions.
10-20-2013, 11:20 PM
edhewitt

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Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Since I like to try different soaps on different days I have the problem of containers for the many pucks. Solution, little custard ramekins, Goodwill surfing (a lot of interesting shapes and sizes there), and small interesting empty tin cans, like from canned kitty food (i.e. Sheba brand). I'm a highly visual person and I need a lot of visual variation to be happy with the day so for me the more the merrier. And I'm working at containing my need for different scuttle solutions.

But are you containing your container need?
10-20-2013, 11:25 PM
pfries

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Originally Posted by edhewitt

But are you containing your container need?

Careful edhewitt we don't want to blow the lid off this one :beer2:
10-20-2013, 11:27 PM
Razorfeld

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Originally Posted by edhewitt

But are you containing your container need?

How can I contain my container consumption when I can't contain my constant container craving of crafted containers? eh?
10-20-2013, 11:31 PM
edhewitt

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Originally Posted by Razorfeld

How can I contain my container consumption when I can't contain my constant container craving of crafted containers? eh?

Contain the containers within a container capacious enough to contain your current container collection, but consider capacity for container collection expansion. Also consider consistency in container capacities.
10-20-2013, 11:37 PM
Razorfeld

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Originally Posted by edhewitt

Contain the containers within a container capacious enough to contain your current container collection, but consider capacity for container collection expansion. Also consider consistency in container capacities.

Actually Ed I'm thinking of concise constraints to carefully contain containers capacities in a cohesive construct while channelling my compulsion to control consumption.
10-21-2013, 12:05 AM
edhewitt

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Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Actually Ed I'm thinking of concise constraints to carefully contain containers capacities in a cohesive construct while channelling my compulsion to control consumption.

All alliterating abilities are absolutely annihilated
10-22-2013, 12:52 AM
TaipeiJake

You might consider trying Arko during your deployment. It's cheap, and I think you can lather it with mud.
10-22-2013, 02:31 AM
Mechromancer

Quote:

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Since I like to try different soaps on different days I have the problem of containers for the many pucks. Solution, little custard ramekins, Goodwill surfing (a lot of interesting shapes and sizes there), and small interesting empty tin cans, like from canned kitty food (i.e. Sheba brand). I'm a highly visual person and I need a lot of visual variation to be happy with the day so for me the more the merrier. And I'm working at containing my need for different scuttle solutions.

A ramekin was my first shaving mug. I still use it from time to time. The outside is splined for a nice grip if it happens to get wet. World Market out here sells them for about a dollar a piece.
10-24-2013, 02:38 AM
SublimeShave

all this wordplay made me think of a really awesome song that I once heard called alphabet aerobics here's a link if you wanna listen

Blackalicious - Alphabet Aerobics - YouTube

ps-Sorry for throwing in that's so far off topic but I thought it was really kool
10-24-2013, 05:18 PM
Wayne1963

I find that MWF works better if you grate the entire puck down, then pack it into your container. I think the air pockets created by the grating help the product to produce a better lather, quicker.
10-24-2013, 05:55 PM
gssixgun

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Originally Posted by Wayne1963

I find that MWF works better if you grate the entire puck down, then pack it into your container. I think the air pockets created by the grating help the product to produce a better lather, quicker.

+1 That is my way of doing it too...
10-24-2013, 06:45 PM
crouton976

Quote:

Originally Posted by SublimeShave

all this wordplay made me think of a really awesome song that I once heard called alphabet aerobics here's a link if you wanna listen

Blackalicious - Alphabet Aerobics - YouTube

ps-Sorry for throwing in that's so far off topic but I thought it was really kool

:OT

It just made me think of this:

V for Vendetta - V's introduction to Evey [CC] - YouTube
10-26-2013, 06:56 AM
onimaru55

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Originally Posted by Ketsco101

Yeah... distilled water really isn't going to happen here... I'm still deployed... maybe once I get home, but for now, I'm thinking a slick soapy froth is probably the closest I'm going to get to lather.

You got access to laundry or mess stores ? Some baking powder or washing soda will soften water. Might do the trick.
11-19-2013, 05:06 PM
Eco82

I just bought a puck of M Wool Fat, I haven't tried it yet but I did find that the price for the bowl was too much to be justified.
I ended up going to a kitchenware store. I bought a Ramekin, which are those little bowls to prepare baked deserts (such as a soufflé) .
The one I bought is only a few mm wider than the puck and half of the puck's height higher, it has a nice lid and it was less than $5 to buy.

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