Fluffy’s Curmudgeon Corner

Since my last post was so serious bordering on mature adult content. I feel the need to "lighten" things up. I am going to tell you all a little story about my experience on the web late yesterday evening. Due to certain circumstances. Which will become apparent in the story. This may NSFW, or anywhere else for that matter. I'll use medical terms. So here goes. 

My recent flurry of brush handle making has me with a bunch of handles that need knots installed so as to put them to use and see if they "feel good" in use. I presently have two Oumo boar brush knots inbound. And with recent posts from my  buddy Dave in KY about his blonde horse hair knot. I decided to look up some of those and see about broadening my brush stable. Knuck knuck. 
So on to AlieExpress I go. Get set and type in their search bar to explore the world of Horse hair brush knots. And bam I am thrown for a loop by the auto complete list that pops up on the AlieExpress search bar.  No sooner than I get "Horse" typed in. The first suggested word to complete my search that pops up is "Dildo" I kid you not! WTF! There I am sitting on the couch trying to find a few new brush knots and AlieExpress thinks I want to get my "freak on".  Sweet mother of pearl. We are doomed as a species. 
Now I am thinking what to do? Just pretend I didn't see that. Or do I dare click on that and expose my tender sensibiities the wild side of AlieExpress offerings. 
Lord help me I clicked on it. What popped up on my screen was just awful and humbling. There seems to be two main types. One group is the anatomically correct type. These may actually be molded from actual full grown excited Clydesdale horses. Then there are the ones that more resemble a human example. But a dude that's been exposed to massive amounts of radiation. But instead of giving him cancer or killing him. One part of him mutated to such a massive size as to be compared the aforementioned Clydesdale.  
After this horrifying and brief quick look into a world of which I am thankfully not knowledgeable about.  I went back to my original G rated search for a horse hair knot. 
Be carerful out there guys. The internet can lead you down paths that are pretty scary. 
Fluffy

Aliexpress kept giving me a French site, so I downloaded the app. While I didn't get adult toys, it did give me a screen full of lingerie! I hadn't even searched for anything!

Aliexpress kept giving me a French site, so I downloaded the app. While I didn't get adult toys, it did give me a screen full of lingerie! I hadn't even searched for anything!

So what did you get yourself

Aliexpress kept giving me a French site, so I downloaded the app. While I didn't get adult toys, it did give me a screen full of lingerie! I hadn't even searched for anything!

So what did you get yourself

LOL, I stink at clarity in my writing! Great catch!

Aliexpress kept giving me a French site, so I downloaded the app. While I didn't get adult toys, it did give me a screen full of lingerie! I hadn't even searched for anything!

So what did you get yourself 

Hopefully something that makes him feel sexy

Tabac Tuesday


Keen Kutter Royal Razor
Omega 10098 Boar Brush
Tabac Squared Soap and Aftershave

Wednesday's Shave 

Genco Easy Aces Razor
Fluffy Industries Brass Boar Brush
Tabac Soap
Tabac Craftsman Aftershave

Good day today. Piddling around the house. Got a couple of loaves of sourdough bread proofing in the fridge. To bake up tomorrow and take to co-workers. 
And I received a couple really nice E-mails today.  We are past mid week. And the weekend is getting larger in the windshield. 
Friday I am going to order a couple horse hair brushes. To put in my new prototype handles. Along with the boar knots that are on the way. 
Hope you guys are all doing ok. 
Fluffy

Those straights look really cool, Ken. Is it filigree on the Easy Aces, near the blade? When I embiginate my screen, I see some fancy engraving, I think. It often impresses me with how intricate the vintage stuff is.

It’s like a little cross hatch design. That they stamp onto the tang. The Easy Aces tang has some pretty color case hardening on it.

IDecent day today. The bread I started yesterday. I baked up. This is a new recipe/method I am trying out. Also switching over to King Arthur's commercial all purpose flour. Sir Galahad. It has a few percent less protein content. And the "crumb" seems to be correspondingly "lighter" as a result. So all good there. 
Thursday's shave was good. 

Henckels 415 Razor
DR Harris Arlington Soap
Fluffy Industries Brass Editon Boar
Skin Bracer AS

Tried a new thing on the boar knot in the brass handle. I soaked it in a beer mug full of water in the fridge 24hrs. Then shook it out and briskly stropped it on a towel for about 10mins. It did improve the feel of the tips a fair bit. I plan to repeat this for another day or two. As it was not really breaking in like my Omega did. It was time to force the issue. 
Hope you are all ready for Friday.

Did the 3 days like that with my Oumo boar and it's stellar. Bread Mmmmmmmmmm