The Big Fellow. A new – in 1920 – Old Type. Even if no one called it an Old Type back then, because the New Type wasn’t even a twinkle in Gillette’s eye.
So what is a Big Fellow, and how did I learn about it? Especially seeing as how I’ve not heard the term before, at least not used on a razor?
Continue readingA Monday shave is a magnificent way to start a new week.
A fine and slightly experimental Friday shave.
While using peanut oil as a preshave worked well enough, it was messy enough that I won’t do it again.
No shadow of doubt ever exists in the mind of a man who uses a –
Gillette Safety Razor.
Continue readingAnother fine midweek shave.
I have pointed it out before. Perfection is not achieved when there is nothing more to add – but rather when there is nothing more to remove. Seen through that lens, John B Lydiards 2020 patent for a shaving brush with interchangeable bristles is far from perfect.
The idea is simple enough. Different shaving brush knots have different qualities, and people prefer different knots. Some likes the softness of badger, some prefer a scritchy boar. Me, I like a good horse. But to get back on track, let us see what John had to say in the patent text
Continue readingA fine shave on a rainy Monday.
A great shave to wrap up the week and get me ready for the weekend.
One would thing there would be little left to invent, at least as far as shaving brushes goes. One would be wrong. Over in Japan, Mrs 由美子 井上 – or Yumiko Inoue for those of us who don’t read Japanese – recently got a patent for a shaving brush with a notch.
Continue readingAnother Wednesday and – unsurprisingly – another fine shave.