Thread: Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap

Originally Posted by Ryan82

I was told a while ago not to bother with MWF because the water in my province is too hard (a claim that I hadn't really heard before), and MWF didn't play nicely with hard water. I'll tell that to my overflowing lather bowl the next time I use it!

I just tried MWF for the first time this morning. I too have hard water. And I too didn't have any problems getting a good lather from it.

Originally Posted by BlacknTan

My fantasy is being marooned on a far away island inhabited by a race of beautiful Polynesian women that love clean shaven men..
The ship I was travelling on with all my razors was caught in a storm.. I was the sole male survivor.. In the ship's hold was a pallet of Mitchell's Wool Fat bound for sale in the States.. It washed up on the beach next to me in perfect condition... Enough for a lifetime of shaves to keep my co-inhabitors in a state of smooth shaven bliss for eternity.
The essential oils they squeeze from the leaves make a perfect after shave lotion... After the leaves have been used to fan me in my hammock.. of course!

One can dream... Can't one?

Yes, of course. The irony is imagining you surrounded by all that luxury, wonder and abundance in such a heavenly setting ... and you without a strop.

Lack of a strop wouldn't be as much of a problem as to be without a decent brush! One can strop on jeans, belts and the palm of one's hand...one can not lather MWF without a brush!

Originally Posted by Scipio

Lack of a strop wouldn't be as much of a problem as to be without a decent brush! One can strop on jeans, belts and the palm of one's hand...one can not lather MWF without a brush!

Almost....
Wait three days then take that puck of MWF to your wet face and
scrub off some soap. Then briskly with two hands massage
you man brush to a fine lather. Add warm water as needed.
For some the feeling is like a new boar brush and for some it is
like a fine Silvertip.

But a $7.99 Van Der Hagen Natural Shave Brush, 100% Boar Bristle
can be found at a lot of places including Walmart, CVS and depending
on your man brush may or may not work better.

Shave stick soaps were very popular for this very reason. My Dad
used shave stick soaps until he went (Norelco) electric. I recall how
he pealed the foil back bit by bit like a modern foil wrapped burrito.
YSMV... (Your Shave May Vary).

What I neglected to mention in my fantasy is that I was wearing a heavy three inch Latigo belt at the time of the shipwreck.
The beautiful native women are also very accommodating and resourceful, and after a particular all nighter, and since we are communicating much better in picking up pieces of each other's languages, they told me about the wild boar that roamed the island with luxurious soft hair. They are the islander's main source of meat, and useful for many things.
When I explained the problem, they fashioned a pair of beautiful shave brushes, with a natural adhesive and beautiful bamboo handles..
After I was stropped and shaved with the MWF and beautiful new brushes, a terrible arguement ensued over who would have me in their grass hut that evening... I made peace by offering to stay in three huts that evening...

The rest is just bliss, and we all lived happily everafter!!

Originally Posted by BlacknTan

a terrible arguement ensued over who would have me in their grass hut that evening... I made peace by offering to stay in three huts that evening...

Talk about taking one for the team...

Originally Posted by BlacknTan

What I neglected to mention in my fantasy is that I was wearing a heavy three inch Latigo belt at the time of the shipwreck.
The beautiful native women are also very accommodating and resourceful, and after a particular all nighter, and since we are communicating much better in picking up pieces of each other's languages, they told me about the wild boar that roamed the island with luxurious soft hair. They are the islander's main source of meat, and useful for many things.
When I explained the problem, they fashioned a pair of beautiful shave brushes, with a natural adhesive and beautiful bamboo handles..
After I was stropped and shaved with the MWF and beautiful new brushes, a terrible arguement ensued over who would have me in their grass hut that evening... I made peace by offering to stay in three huts that evening...

The rest is just bliss, and we all lived happily everafter!!

And since they didn't believe in waste, they made you the greatest BBQ baby back ribs you've eaten in your whole life...

Originally Posted by red96ta

And since they didn't believe in waste, they made you the greatest BBQ baby back ribs you've eaten in your whole life...

Have you had that dream too???

Originally Posted by MARKHOLLADAY

I had my first shave with MWF today. It is by far the best soap I have ever used to date. It produces large amounts of stable lather that is very slick and very moisturizing. I was lucky to have an online friend that lives in Bradford Yorkshire England and sent me a boxed MWF puck for $8.00 shipped to me in the USA.

Hey can you get any more at that price?, if not do'es any one know
who has it a a decently low price? I'm CHEAP!

You can get a puck of MWF on Ebay for a better price from this seller.http://myworld.ebay.com/sheep_delight/