Thread: Mitchell's Wool Fat Revival

Originally Posted by slim6596

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MWF puck after 3hrs (+/-) in a tin foil bread loaf pan of water, set in a portable "stove" that looks like an old lunchbox and heats to 350F from a 12 volt plug.

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Why? I think it’s for shaving not eating

Tried to melt it to form to the inside of my stainless steel bowl like I did with the last few pucks of ToBS. They melted completely, not MWF.

Originally Posted by slim6596

Tried to melt it to form to the inside of my stainless steel bowl like I did with the last few pucks of ToBS. They melted completely, not MWF.

MWF is harder and dryer than most soaps, Slim-Easier just to grate it with the large-hole side of a cheese grater and smush it down in your mug. I did that with my 1st one, and it worked great. I just bought a replacement, and am just swirling right off the puck (after softening with hot water for a few minutes).

I splashed a little water into the bowl while in the heated water/tin/hotbox. It seems to have melted the bottom a bit. The puck doesn't slide around in the bowl now.

I'll try one more time to get my MWF to lather, then I'm switching to trying the shave sticks I just ordered. One La Toja and a three pack of Arko.

I hear all the problems with lathering MWF. Is MWF harder to lather than new Williams ?

Originally Posted by slim6596

I'll try one more time to get my MWF to lather, then I'm switching to trying the shave sticks I just ordered. One La Toja and a three pack of Arko.

You will not have trouble getting a good lather with those soaps.

Originally Posted by jaro1069

I hear all the problems with lathering MWF. Is MWF harder to lather than new Williams ?

You can get a great lather with MWF. It is a lot of work and takes a bit to unlock the srcrets. Keeping it damp and in a Tupperware container seems to help.

I have never gotten a good lather with the new Williams. Others have reported success. Search the threads.

Originally Posted by rolodave

You can get a great lather with MWF. It is a lot of work and takes a bit to unlock the srcrets. Keeping it damp and in a Tupperware container seems to help.

I have never gotten a good lather with the new Williams. Others have reported success. Search the threads.

Thanks. I can get a good lather with new Williams which was why I was curious because if they were similar in lathering I might have to try MWF sometime.

Originally Posted by slim6596

I'll try one more time to get my MWF to lather, then I'm switching to trying the shave sticks I just ordered. One La Toja and a three pack of Arko.

Try using the "dry brush" method from this video on your MWF. MWF takes a long time to load.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4zESTQWDuw

La Toja and Arko are much easier to raise a lather with. Arko seems like you just look at it and it lathers.

Bob