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This is a community of enthusiasts, hobbyists and artisans who enjoy a traditional wet shave: brush, soap, and safety or straight razor. We are a part of the WetShaving community found on Reddit, Mastodon, Discord, Zulip, and IRC.

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Thursday SOTD Thread, October 1st, 2026 (#1206) (wetshav.ing)

submitted 1 month ago by wetshavingadmin@wetshav.ing to c/wetshaving@wetshav.ing

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[–] gcgallant@wetshav.ing 3 points 1 month ago*

October 1, 2026

Brush: Wald Stratos Goldvein 29mm A1 Fan
Razor: Landers Frary & Co 5/8 Hollow Ground Round Point
Lather: Noble Otter - Thé Noir et Vanille - Soap
Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Thé Noir et Vanille - Aftershave
Fragrance: Noble Otter - Thé Noir et Vanille - Eau de Parfum

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

This was a test shave of a razor that was given to me to hone at the Mid-Ohio Meetup by u/Impressive_Donut114. The original condition of the edge was quite iffy, but the steel behind the damaged part turned out to be great. This is a great shaver.

I was in the mood for a Thé Noir et Vanille Thursday anyway, but today is day 1 of the Lather Games and I happened to satisfy the theme of the day. I'm definitely one of those for whom June is a better month, but I hope to drop into the LG thread on occasion.

I thought u/AdWorried2804 did a nice LG writeup for this year but was amused by this, "Just please don't be long winded and make any of us read a 6,000 word essay on the history of sandalwood." I know that Mr. Worried is somewhat challenged for youth, and let's face it, old people like to complain. But "when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro". Where old folks make complaining an art form is in a rant. We can take a topic that virtually nobody cares about and whine about it endlessly. I can do this, being even more challenged than Mr. Worried. I could do it every day just to be annoying. But I won't. Just can't summon the energy these days 🫤.

Oh, u/hugbckt. Great guy. I had a chance to meet him in person at the Northeast Meetup last month. He took care of arranging for our meeting place and handled those details with a lot of grace. I was surprised to learn that his real name is Hug Bucket.