Recent content by Michael_W

Thanks for the input. I managed to locate a soap recipe that I will try once I've acquired all the ingredients, and of course I will take every precaution before starting. The reason I want to use duck fat is because I had a jar of duck fat that was expired and I didn't want to waste it...

Oh, I know. I have a beeswax candle-making kit and right now I'm looking for silicone molds to use because the sent me a metal one and didn't bother to tell me that getting a beeswax candle out of a metal mold is a b*** and a half. So if anyone knows where I can get decent silicone pillar...

Yeah, I'm a member there and at The Shave Den. I was a member of Badger and Blade until they booted me for no stated reason—that forum's moderators don't explain the rules very well and I've since learned that most were banned for violating some obscure rule without even realizing it. I find...

I have a jar of duck fat and two bottles of oil, one almond and one castor, that I'd like to use in a shave-soap-making experiment. Never having made soap of any kind, however, I'm running into a wall when it comes to finding suitable recipes. Does anyone know of any or where I might find them?

Allow myself to introduce...me. I'm Michael. I'm from the Buckeye State. Last year I was calculating how much I was spending annually on multi-blade razor cartridges and decided to give safeties a try, and I'm officially hooked on safety razors. I'm even returning to straights after eighteen...