Williams explosion!

I have a new Semogue 610 boar brush that I am breaking in (picked it up for traveling this summer and beyond), so today I brought out the very famliar and old staple Williams Mug Shaving Soap. I generally use some fine shaving creams on a daily basis, including those from AOS, Truefitt & Hill (just got this one and like it), C.O. Bigelow, Nancy Boy, and Spencer & Devon (also new to me), and they all lather up like they're supposed to with a fine badger brush.

So, I soaked the boar brush in hot water for a few minutes, then took it straight to the mug without letting any water out, and started swirling and ... BOOM! Withing 30 seconds, the mug was filled with a very thick and creamy lather. I went ahead and face lathered, dipping the brush in hot water a couple of times, and a had an incredible lather on my face. I was really surprised and very impressed. I think i will stick with Williams during this break-in period. If anything, the Williams and boar brush combo reminds me of my dad shaving when I was a youngster. I am learning Williams is good stuff when lathered correctly.

Williams explosion sounds like an oxymoron. We all want to see the evidence sir. Post a photo and I'll eat the soap.

I planned to respond in a serious way, but now I just want to make thebigspendur eat a puck of Williams. Enough to go whip up some Williams and take a picture? No, not at the moment.

I use Williams regularly, btw.

The bigspendur eats more than soap on occasion. I believe he is partial to hamburgers and IMR 4350.

Jerry

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Originally Posted by DFriedl

I planned to respond in a serious way, but now I just want to make thebigspendur eat a puck of Williams. Enough to go whip up some Williams and take a picture? No, not at the moment.

I use Williams regularly, btw.

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Get some more Williams, you missed a little on your chin!!

Jerry
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Ha!, you guys are great. Pics coming soon. I am soaking my brush as I type.

Once you add the required amount of water Williams will lather as good as some more expensive brands. Adding a few drops of glycerine helps too. It also works well for cleaning and conditioning strops or lathering a barber hone for touch ups. A puck of Williams comes in handy and it is very inexpensive.

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Here you go. I did not release any water from the soaked brush. 29 second swirl time, approx 30 second lather time in the palm of my hand. Result, a thick and creamy lather that made a nice cushion when painted onto my palm similar to that made by quality creams. Enjoy the Williams!

I'll have to give this a go. Do you have any silver tip badger to experiment with? Boar irritates my face too much.

I haven't tried shaving my hands yet. I'll have to give it a shot.

Looks great. Have to try this myself.

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Originally Posted by ace

I haven't tried shaving my hands yet. I'll have to give it a shot.

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Me niether! It was very late at night and I was not up to lathering my face. BTW, I will represent to you gentlement that I live in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains near the Tahoe National Forest, and our water is from the snow melt of the Sierras. It's the best, cleanest, and most delicious water I have ever experienced from a tap, so that may be a factor. I have never had trouble lathering any soaps and creams, fortunately. So, now I'd like to see a picture of thebigspendur eating some soap!

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Originally Posted by ZeroCool

I'll have to give this a go. Do you have any silver tip badger to experiment with? Boar irritates my face too much.

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I have one other brush, an AOS fine badger (I guess one grade below a silver tip), which you can see in the first picture. In my experience, that badger brush lathers better or easier than the boar that I am breaking in, although I do release a little bit of water from the badger, as it holds more than the boar. This badger brush also seems to have good backbone for loading soaps.

I am liking this little boar brush, and it is starting to feel soft on my face; however, it feels nothing like the badger, which I describe as super soft and full of warmth.

Well, I'll be a monkeys uncle.

Now come on and admit it either there was some trick photography there or you used some other soap. yea,... that's it... how do we know you used Williams? Want to take a lie detector test? har har.

Williams rocks! 4 drops of glycerine! ;) Love it! Nice pile of lather there!

There was another really good thread about this subject a few weeks back:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/soaps...me-lather.html

I had tried Williams many times before and never thought the stuff would even make decent hand soap. After I read the above thread, I soaked it in hot water during my shower. Put boar bristles to it, and in a few seconds, it looked like my brush was a big soft serve ice cream cone. (I didn't taste it, though, bigspendur. :rofl2:)

I still like Mama Bear's far better, but it was nice to learn something new about an old staple.

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Post a photo and I'll eat the soap.

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Are you familiar with the concept of bargained for consideration and a condition precedent? Man up and eat some soap.

Williams works for sure. :)

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I guess thebigspendur won't know for sure if its Williams until he tastes it.......right?

Nice pics Blix

someone make a video from opening box directly to lathering, there can be no question that way.

...I want to see thebigspendur eat a puck of williams, nothing personal buddy this just sounds hilarious.

-justin

Can I pour some Louisiana hot sauce on it first?

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Can I pour some Louisiana hot sauce on it first?

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I accidentally got a tiny shaving of soap on my toothbrush and it totally dominated my toothpaste, so I'm gonna say hot sauce is fine since it wont help all that much. Good luck friend, hopefully no one is ambitious enough to make a video.

-justin


ps. I cant get a lather off that stuff that Id be willing to shave with, but I've spoiled myself with top notch stuff and gotten rid of the lesser soaps.

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Can I pour some Louisiana hot sauce on it first?

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Haha. No need to, save it for some shaves and have fun.

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ps. I cant get a lather off that stuff that Id be willing to shave with, but I've spoiled myself with top notch stuff and gotten rid of the lesser soaps.

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I hear you. I used Colgate and Williams pucks for about 10 years before I started shaving with a straight this last December, and my wife turned me on to a great cream from AOS, and now I have a few creams including C.O. Bigelow, Truefitt & Hill, Nancy Boy, and Spencer & Devon, and a few great soaps from Razorock, Mamma Bear, and Arko. However, I still like using Williams at times. There's something rewarding about it that I can't put my finger on, and using my Dad's old Burma Shave mug reminds me of him shaving when I was a kid. Also, the lather is good and it gets the job done just fine for me.