Recently, after having loaded a rather dry brush with a good amount of soap, which essentially turned into a sort of stringy paste on the puck and in the brush hairs, I remembered reading the words “dunk the knot” by 120inna55. (Described here: https://damnfineshave.com/thread-16-22-a...#pid131856) Well, I decided to do just that, and the results were quite fantastic. All the pasty soap stayed intact, but at the same time, I now had enough water in the mix to start building the perfect lather on my face.
So I decided to buy a cup or bowl for this very purpose — not to lather in, but to simply have a reserve of water for when I’m shaving, in which I can dunk the knot. I found this stainless steel Cultura bowl on Etsy. It was manufactured in Sweden in the sixties, and is just perfect for the job.
Whenever I go to shave, I assume there’s someone else on the planet shaving, so I say “I’m gonna go shave, too.”
– Mitch Hedberg
– Mitch Hedberg