Aug. 20, 2022
- Brush: Zenith B36 "Copper Scrubby!" 28x50mm Boar
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb
- Blade: GEM SS (20)
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Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Lime - Soap
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Post Shave: Porter's Lotion, WSP - Neroli - Cooling Aftershave Balm
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Fragrance: Olympic Orchids - Dev #1: Foreplay
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Passes: WTG, XTG
- Coffee: Peru. Panchia, Tabaconas, Cajamarca - v: Yellow Caturra & Typica - p: Washed
- Music: Otis Redding - The Dock of the Bay
- August 2022 SOTD Photo Album
#GEMsOfWisdom / #RawHoggin
This Zenith knot continues to soften at the tips, ever so slowly, making lathering easier and easier. I also loaded an extra ten swirls now that the knot doesn't seem to eat any extra soap I offer it. That load yielded enough lather for at least three passes.
Looking at my measurement table, I'm on track to use another 17 grams of soap or so. This Stirling Lime puck was lightly used when I started Austere August and weighed in at about 236 grams of soap. I could easily get another hundred shaves out of it using any 26mm brush, regardless of knot fiber or density. That solution to my soap problems can't arrive soon enough!
| Date |
Soap Before (g) |
Soap After (g) |
Usage (g) |
Loading |
| 8/1 |
235.5 |
232.5 |
3 |
◊ |
| 8/2 |
232.5 |
228.0 |
4.5 |
◊ |
| 8/3 |
228.0 |
227.0 |
1 |
◊ |
| 8/4 |
227.0 |
223.3 |
3.7 |
◊ |
| 8/5 |
223.3 |
220.3 |
3 |
40 seconds |
| 8/6 |
220.3 |
218.8 |
1.5 |
30 seconds |
| 8/7 |
218.8 |
217.9 |
0.9 |
40 swirls |
| 8/8 |
217.9 |
216.5 |
1.4 |
40 swirls |
| 8/9 |
216.5 |
215.9 |
0.6 |
40 swirls |
| 8/10 |
215.9 |
215.6 |
0.3 |
50 swirls |
| 8/11 |
215.6 |
213.9 |
1.7 |
60 swirls |
| 8/12 |
214.7 |
213.0 |
1.7 |
60 swirls |
| 8/13 |
213.0 |
211.5 |
1.5 |
60 swirls |
| 8/14 |
211.5 |
210.5 |
1 |
60 swirls |
| 8/15 |
210.5 |
209.0 |
1.5 |
60 swirls |
| 8/16 |
209.0 |
207.2 |
1.8 |
60 swirls |
| 8/17 |
207.2 |
205.9 |
1.3 |
~62 swirls |
| 8/18 |
205.9 |
204.4 |
1.5 |
60 swirls |
| 8/19 |
204.4 |
203.3 |
1.1 |
60 swirls |
| 8/20 |
203.3 |
◊ |
◊ |
70 swirls |
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#sidetracked u/Teufelskraft
Today's song is very much not a hidden gem. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" has been a classic as long as I've been aware of radio stations playing music for the masses, and is famous not just for it's exceptional whistle-bility, but also for reaching the top of the charts after the death of its co-writer and performer, Otis Redding. I've read that Redding considered the song unfinished, and there's a certain rawness to "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" that makes it timeless. The recording sounds a bit like an early take, the whistle solo suggests a pro-on-their-day-off casualness, and the ending fades out in a way I've always found abrupt and unsatisfying. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" feels like a snapshot of a moment; Redding's tragic death in in 1967 meant it had to be published as is. I think that vague sense of the song being incomplete, in flux, and experimental is what makes it so impactful—perfect in its imperfection.
YouTube: Otis Redding - "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
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