This Convex Coticule Edge Changed Everything!

[@BigEShaves]

I wish I could help but I don’t know anything about Synthetic brushes. I have a moral issue with harming synthetic life forms. I like my bristles wild caught and humanly plucked. Cruelty to synthetics has to stop, and it takes each one of us to do our part.

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@BigEShaves You are awarded with the best comment in the video award, congratulations! 😂

[@BigEShaves]

@@seanstapelfeld I am being serious. Can you imagine being shaved, lying there naked and vulnerable. Knowing next you will be ground up, and cooked info some sythetic honing stone. It has to stop. We need to go all natural brushes and stones. I am starting a foundation, for only $5 a month, you can help save a synthetic. I will use those processed to purchase coticules and promote the use of humanly harvested natural stones.

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@BigEShaves The SSF "Save Synthetics Foundation" approves this noble cause. 5$ a month is a cheap price for the guilt free edge you're getting 😆

[@BigEShaves]

@@seanstapelfeld Exactly, time to “Woken Up”

[@PeterEndelt]

😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@rickwhitson2804]

I've got a boar bristle brush that I've used for 30 some years.

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@rickwhitson2804 Boar is great as well! I feel like boar gets a lot of soap into the bristle and whips the lather really quick compared to the other ones. Cheers my good friend

[@kwasek1971]

My friend, try shaving with a traditional kamisori. You only need one right hand to shave. And it shaves just as precisely as a traditional straight razor. Best wishes and all the best. 🎉

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@kwasek1971 It’s funny you mention that my friend I just got a folding kamisori in the mail a few days back, I need to rehone it because although it has a good edge it seems like it’s mild because of use. So I need to research how I’m going to attack the honing on that 1, cheers my friend!

[@borbelyhaz321]

Hi Sean. Glad you had a nice shave. It's amazing how the shape of the stone can change the game. I have an affordable yaqi tuxedo synthetic that I really like. Have a good one.

[@seanstapelfeld]

Thank you my friend! Yes it blew my mind to think it was the same stone I had previously honed on, felt completely different in a good way. Thanks for the recommendation, definitely need an upgrade from the cheap amazon synth I have.

[@tompurcell2699]

Try the Yaqui 30 mm! Synthetic and a real lather monster. AP also has a great selection of synthetic 7 knots as well as complete brushes.

[@seanstapelfeld]

I have that Yaqi in my amazon cart, thank you my friend!

[@ChristiansWetShavingWorld]

Good advice, have the Yaqi too - it really is nice!

[@Martins-Shaves123]

Yaqi synthetic 30mm is all I use 🎉😊

[@rp2construction]

I have a Simpson synthetic brush. It was 35 bucks on Amazon and I love it.! I use it more than my badger that I originally got at the art of shaving years ago…

[@seanstapelfeld]

Yeah lately I’ve been using more my synthetic than any of my other brushes, the cheap one I have is almost as soft as my badger and doesn’t need soaking beforehand

[@butch755]

I use a Timeless Adjustable brush handle and a load of knots. I find AP shaves has a spectacular choice of synthetics. You are sure to find one that fits your needs at the time. Another great video! Shave on!

[@seanstapelfeld]

Thank you my friend! Going to check it out, happy Sunday!

[@757History]

another great shave! i tend to think of you as an expert shaver already so it's cool seeing you consciously practice technique👍🔪📝

[@seanstapelfeld]

thank you my friend! in the future ill try and do this more often

[@greggallant5058]

Great shave! Regarding your left hand. Just keep doing it and paying attention the way you are. Pretty soon it will seem completely natural.

[@seanstapelfeld]

Thank you Greg! I will follow your advice and try to be more conscious when doing the strokes with my left hand. Have a great weekend my friend!

[@JRL22-Tango]

Must say I also like the natural bristle brushes including mixed boar/badger or horse hair. They may require conditioning, but I have one boar brush that is nearly 50 years old, and notwistanding field use, and still gives me workable lather. There are some great synthetics, Timeless (outperforms Yaqi for me) have a stellar range that work well. Might be a good birthday request. Agree with the traditional kamasori suggestion. Great vid bud.

[@seanstapelfeld]

Thank you my friend! I have a Yaqi boar bristle brush and performs really well as well as a vulfix badger brush and I love them both but lately I’ve just been going directly to the synthetic since I don’t have to soak it beforehand. Cheers my friend!

[@longhaultanker]

Good shave, young man. I have a Stirling Kong synthetic brush. Just checked their site. Less than $20.00.

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@longhaultanker Thank you Leon! I will give it a look, going to watch your newest upload now.

[@rp2construction]

Hey Sean, I’ve been curious about convex edges! If you can do a video on them explaining to a newer SR guy like me, that would be great!! Lol

[@seanstapelfeld]

Great idea my friend! I will see what I can do. Cheers!

[@SeanG8282]

Great shave Sean. I'm really loving playing around with convex edges, I haven't gone the route of finishing a razor on the 6' axis. My process is starting on the 6' foot diameter shaped stone, switching to the 25' stone and finishing on a flat stone. I am going to experiment with finishing on convexed stones shaped to 6' and 25'.

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@SeanG8282 Sean thanks for stopping by! I’m loving your videos my friend. Some razors can’t hold the 6’ foot stone all the way but the ones that can it feels amazing in my opinion. Can’t wait to see what you come up with my friend! Cheers

[@markalexanderwalsh8937]

Hello Sean, wonderful video, the edge sounded efficient. Please check out Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Phantom Aerolite synthetic brush, it’s awesome, 26mm Timberwolf style knot, but feels bigger. Splays great and feels like a cloud on the chops 👍

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@markalexanderwalsh8937 Thank you Mark for those kind words! I will check it out, thanks for the recommendation my friend. I’ve been digging synthetic brushes lately over any other type.

[@nonamebear1136]

Good stuff. :)

[@seanstapelfeld]

Thank you Rob! I've been experimenting with SS, the next edge is a black ark edge

[@nonamebear1136]

@@seanstapelfeld Are you making a video on it?

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@nonamebear1136 Yes sir! Hopefully it's as good as your black ark edge but I make no promises haha

[@knightmare1015]

Great shave Sean. I'll have to check out the honing videos you have to see how you honed this razor. The debate was the biggest turd in the punch bowl that ABC News Tonight ever laid. It was basically 3 on one and it's backfired on ABC News big time.

[@seanstapelfeld]

Oh yeah! You could definitely tell that they had it against president trump. Even so I thought he brought some great points, Kamala promised a lot with Biden and they didn’t deliver, I’m not sure how much trust she has from the people but she promised the take away student loan and that was a load of horse shi#=

[@knightmare1015]

@@seanstapelfeld yep. They say all the buzz words but never deliver. No body likes Kamala. Her credibility is near zero now. The media has been trying to hide it but as you saw they can't.

[@longhaultanker]

And the false fact-checking against Trump … so lopsided, and just plain wrong,

[@yleexot]

@@seanstapelfeld fellas. Fellas!

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@yleexot hehehehe

[@Nav_M]

Check out the oumo ST-1 synthetic. From Yaqi, their "silver cats whiskers" is an awesome knot! The Frank shaving G7 is also very nice! As is the apshaveco G5A. I used to live muhle silvertip fibre but they changed the fibre and i no longer like it.

[@seanstapelfeld]

Great recommendations my friend! I will look at these brushes. Thanks for the help and happy weekend!

[@Nav_M]

@@seanstapelfeld No worries at all. Let me know if you have any further questions. I've used nearly every synth out there. Cheers!

[@Martins-Shaves123]

Im late again 😮, ive noticed on this shave your taking slower more considered short strokes , excellent for comfort ❤, your convex honing is amazing 👏....save some energy from your grappling class for your beloved , girls are evil grapplers 😂.

[@seanstapelfeld]

It’s funny you say that haha we have a few girls that roll with us and they can be even worse than the guys, they don’t have an off button and just use full force all the time haha

[@PeterEndelt]

Hi Sean Did you use the Jarrod aluminium plate to convex the stone? Best regards Peter from Denmark

[@seanstapelfeld]

Hey Peter! Yes I used the Jarrod plate to convex the vintage coticule. It was super easy and coticules convex quite fast. Cheers my friend!

[@austinflemming4552]

What did you use to shape the stone?

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@austinflemming4552 hey my friend! There is a vendor known as Jarrod on here and he sells a plate that is really easy to use, I just put sandpaper on the plate and didn’t have to think about it. Cheers!

[@billm.2677]

Brush… Stirling Tuxedo…My most used brush

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@billm.2677 Oh I like that one! I thought stirling only made boar and badger for some reason

[@billm.2677]

@@seanstapelfeld probably a Yaqi

[@jpo31]

I didn't hear you dog. Did the immigrants eat it. Lol. The muhle stf xl is one of my favourite synthetic brushes. I use this daily. Did you remember to set the bevel? Lol.

[@jpo31]

I hate that I can't edit afterwards;)

[@seanstapelfeld]

Haha I think the immigrants did eat my dog haha I will check out that brush my friend!

[@Martins-Shaves123]

​@@seanstapelfeld😂

[@saguarosmart4100]

I have shaved with DE razors for years but I really want to get into straight razor shaving. Does anyone know where to start ? Is there a website or guide I could browse to really understand all the terminology and what I need to get started ? At first, it's a bit overwhelming. I know nothing about honing, stropping, stones and so on. Where do I learn all this ?

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@saguarosmart4100 Hey my friend! Thanks for stopping by, I have a link in the description that takes you to my blog, there I have some resources about straight razor shaving and some basic info, it also has a tab that shows you other straight razor shavers that seem to always put up content helping new guys out. I will make some videos in the future about straight razor basics but feel free to ask me any questions here or through my email which you can find in the about section in my channel. Cheers my friend

[@saguarosmart4100]

@@seanstapelfeld Thank you, I will read the resources you mentioned and reach out if I have any more questions. Very much appreciated!

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@saguarosmart4100 always willing to help my friends! Cheers

[@billm.2677]

Aha..FIRST

[@seanstapelfeld]

@@billm.2677 That Cajun guy must be eating too much gumbo he’s kinda slow 😂