WetShaving
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, Discord, and IRC.
New subscribers welcome!
Please visit our wiki, which is always and forever a work in progress.
๐ช Check out these alternative front-ends for this server:
https://gem.wetshaving.social/ - a nice modern interface
https://old.wetshaving.social/ - designed to look like old.reddit.com
Our sister Mastodon instance is https://wetshaving.social/.
๐ช Track the uptime of our various services here:
https://uptime.splettnet.com/status/wetshaving
๐ช Community Rules
Rule 1 - Behaviour and Etiquette
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Be Respectful. Do not bully, flame, or harass others.
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Malicious comments are not allowed but heated discussion and salty banter is okay.
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Low effort replies and complaints about content will be removed.
Rule 2 - Content Guidelines
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Mail Calls, Simple Questions, and SOTD posts belong in the recurring weekly threads.
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Posts must have sufficient content to generate a meaningful discussion.
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Images, links, or videos must include additional text that summarizes the topic.
Rule 3 - Reviews and Disclosure
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Use [First Impressions] in the title if your experience with the product is limited.
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Use the [Review] in the title if you can provide comprehensive details with enough familiarity to answer follow-up questions.
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Disclose how the product being reviewed was acquired (e.g., PIF, loan, or purchase). If the product was provided to you directly by the maker or vendor free of charge or at a discount, you must disclose this fact even if the item will later be returned to the maker or vendor.
Rule 4 - Advertising
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Vendors are to keep marketing within the biweekly Deals/New Products threads.
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Non-vendors may post topics about products if it will foster a compelling discussion.
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Do not solicit donations or share fundraisers without mod approval.
Rule 5 - Inappropriate Content
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All NSFW/L content must request mod approval and be flaired appropriately.
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Non-shaving related NSFW/L content is not allowed.
Rule 10 - Moderator Discretion
- The rules may not apply perfectly to every situation. The mods have final discretion.
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Excellent, Just wait, the next shaves will likely be even better--I find the first shave on these blades is often a bit harsh by comparison. Luckily they last longer than DE blades so I don't have to endure it very often. Palm-stropping new ones (carefully!) also helps a fair bit.
Keep an eye out for a Micromatic Clog-pruf. They're my favourite Gem razor and still give good feedback but not quite so loud. Plus the twist-to-open mechanism is cool https://wegianwetshaving.com/2020/03/the-patent-for-the-gem-micromatic
Do you ever strop dull gem blades? Is that a thing?
Stropping the new blade would only serve to knock down some of the coating that's added to the edge... PTFE and whatever else. Once it's dull, stropping won't really make it sharper. Stainless steel is harder than carbon steel, which is what all old blades were made of (and a lot of new straight razors). When you see strops for gem blades, wedge blades, and whatever else used to be sold, it's because of the carbon steel.
Hope that makes sense.