Wet Shaving Talk For 17 September 2025

You're listening to Wet Shaving Talk powered by Sharpologist.com where we're dedicated to preserving the art and skill of classic shaving. I'm your host Joe Borrelli and today is September 17th, 2025. ____________________________________________________________________________ Today on the Show: Fall Is In The Air  Badger and Blade Celebrates 20 years!  Do You Get a Better Shave with 2 Days of Growth?  Collector Series: Rooney Shave Brush  Fall Seasonal Special: Coming up this October ___________________________________________________________________________   Badger and Blade Celebrates 20 Years    The popular wet shaving forum Badger and Blade celebrates its 20th Anniversary ! To celebrate here is the link to the very first post on B&B. Welcome ____________________________________________________________________________ Do You Get a Better Shave with Two Days (or more) Growth?     A question I've asked myself many times.  There are times I feel I get a better shave with a few days' growth.  Is this true?  I'll tell you my thoughts  ____________________________________________________________________________   Collector Series: Rooney Shave Brushes    Although no longer in production, Rooney Shave brushes went as far back as 1796 until about 2015 or so when the company shut down.  Rooney was a very secretive company with hardly any information on them, as they did not sell directly to consumers and limited interactions with vendors.  Value: $300-over $500.    ____________________________________________________________________________ Mantic's New Site: The Black Coffee Life  MAntic has a new site dedicated to coffee:  Check it out: https://theblackcoffeelife.com/    ____________________________________________________________________________ Our show is powered by Sharpologist.com, "What Your Father Didn't Teach You about Shaving"  Special Thanks to:   Mark aka Mantic 59 Most of All……….YOU!!!!   Don't forget to check out my blog site www.shavestraightandsafe.com  for the tips and interesting wet shaving stories!   Please feel free to contact me at [email protected]     Subscribe to my You Tube Chanel for videos regarding some interesting wet shaving content.   Don't forget to check out my book "The Modern Guide to Straight Razor Shaving" available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at Pasteur's Pharmacy in NYC.    If you're a vendor and would like to be featured on the show please contact me!!