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No. I only have one brush, a 21 mm fine badger. I'm not sure a different brush would make a difference. I can make a great lather using both tallow-based and glycerin-based soaps using this brush....

Round 3.

This week I grated the puck and mixed in 1oz. of glycerin, then pressed it down in my mug. Although the lather for today's shave was better than previous attempts with Williams, it was...

Round 2.

Let water sit on puck while showering then loaded badger brush( soaked in scuttle and shaken out) for 45 seconds. Face lathering produced a bubbly lather that just wouldn't thicken l....

Tomorrow the Williams will get another try. This time I won't drown it...maybe just a soak while showering.
I'm thinking about grating the puck and adding glycerin in the coming weeks.

What scent, Dave?

Fair enough, Sharpton. I will experiment and see what happens. I acknowledge that I soaked it pretty good.

Good point, Steve. I read a review of the SA Williams stick but had forgotten about it. I think the review was written by CaliforniaCajun.

I just shaved using the Williams soap about an hour ago. I let it soak overnight and dumped out the water this morning. When I went to shave this afternoon I let the puck soak again while I was...

I did see a tube of 8 vintage Williams pucks on Etsy last night. It looked like the tube was still unopened.

I picked two pucks at the grocery store this evening. I'll probably give it a whirl this weekend. Time to get a proper shaving mug.

How much does a puck go for in the U.S. I might see if the drugstore has a couple on the way home from work tomorrow.