Things I've learned about Frigate

walden@wetshav.ing · 15 hours ago

Rheingold hadn’t popped up in my brief research. Thanks for the naming tip!

walden@wetshav.ing · 20 hours ago

Lots of airplanes are made of styrofoam (I think EPP might be the most common?). They typically have carbon fiber rods that run through the bits that need to be strong (like the wing).

The alternative is a traditional wood frame covered with heat shrink covering. Wood airplanes are stiffer and in my opinion they fly a lot better, but “foamy” airplanes have a lot to offer. The manufacturers can do some really neat designs which you can’t do with wood, so there are some really cool replicas of fighter jets, etc. They’re also cheaper to make, so they tend to be cheaper.

walden@wetshav.ing · 20 hours ago

April 11th, 2026

Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - w/AP Shave Co. Cashmere 26mm Synthetic
Razor: Licht Werk Magnetic Blue Steel - Solingen - 6/8 Half Hollow (8)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Lyssa - Soap
Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Nefertiti - Aftershave
Post Shave: Declaration Grooming, House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Liniment
Fragrance: Brut - EdT

I’m in love with this razor.

walden@wetshav.ing · 2 days ago

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walden@wetshav.ing · 2 days ago

The weather here has been super nice! I didn’t get used by work today, so I had the option of staying in and working on my new RC airplane, or going to the field and flying one of my foamies. I chose to go to the field, because days like this don’t come around very often!

walden@wetshav.ing · 2 days ago

April 10th, 2026

Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - w/AP Shave Co. Cashmere 26mm Synthetic
Razor: Licht Werk Magnetic Blue Steel - Solingen - 6/8 Half Hollow (7)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Lyssa - Soap
Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Frankie & Myrna - Aftershave
Post Shave: Declaration Grooming, House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Liniment
Fragrance: Mark Sage - Lockdown - EdP

I only did two passes, because it felt so close at that point doing any more wouldn’t have made sense. Now that things have dried down I can tell a 3rd pass might have actually helped, but juuust barely. This razor continues to impress.

walden@wetshav.ing · 3 days ago

April 9th, 2026

Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - w/AP Shave Co. Cashmere 26mm Synthetic
Razor: Joseph Rogers & Sons - 11/16 Near Wedge (12)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Lyssa - Soap
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum

This razor went backwards by stropping it on Chromium Oxide. It felt better yesterday after 100 regular strops. I only did about 40 regular strops today. I’ll give it a refresh on the stones, because I know this razor has so much more to offer.

walden@wetshav.ing · 4 days ago

April 8th, 2026

Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - w/AP Shave Co. Cashmere 26mm Synthetic
Razor: Joseph Rogers & Sons - 11/16 Near Wedge (11)
Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - Tres Matres - Soap
Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Tres Matres - Toner
Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum

Maaaaaannnnnn what an enjoyable shave.

This razor came back from its vacation to California, and I’ve been missing it! @snooting@wetshav.ing wasn’t the biggest fan of the razor which just goes to show faces are different. I wanted to see the state it was in without doing any chromium oxide or honing, so I stropped it 100x. It felt great! I got a nice, close shave. I love how silent it is compared to hollow ground razors. I love the soft feel of the steel. I got a bit too steep with the angle in a couple of spots but came out clean.

Tres Matres – holy moly. I’ve had a sample of this soap before and loved it but never jumped on a tub. Snooting offered to send this my way along with the aftershave and oh boy, how I’ve missed this brand. The scents are so unique and the soap base is incredible.

I loved every second of this shave.

walden@wetshav.ing · 5 days ago

April 7th, 2026

Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - w/AP Shave Co. Cashmere 26mm Synthetic
Razor: Geneva Cutlery Co. (Genco) Straight Razor - 5/8 Half Hollow (11)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Lyssa - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Petrichor - Aftershave
Post Shave: Declaration Grooming, House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Liniment

Decent shave, but this edge could use some work. 3 shaves ago I used chromium oxide to freshen it up, and my SOTD from that day said I didn’t notice much difference. So, I’ll try it again, and if that fails it’ll be a good excuse to freshen it up on my synthetic stone(s).

Lyssa is a really great, unique scent. On the floral side, but strange enough for me to enjoy it. The Excelsior base is soo good.

walden@wetshav.ing · 6 days ago

April 6th, 2026

Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - w/AP Shave Co. Cashmere 26mm Synthetic
Razor: RazoRock GOAT - 🐐
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
Lather: Whole Hog - Unscented - Soap
Post Shave: Old Spice - Original - Aftershave
Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum

Finished up my sample of Whole Hog.

walden@wetshav.ing · 7 days ago

April 5th, 2026

Brush: Semogue - 610 Boar
Razor: RazoRock GOAT
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)
Lather: Whole Hog - Unscented - Soap
Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Special Reserve - Aftershave
Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum

Better lather that yesterday. I’d like to investigate further, but I’m running out of sample soap! I think it’s probably because I loaded with a less-wet brush which in my experience works for all soap. This stuff is quite slick, but I feel like I haven’t been able to dial it in for some reason.

walden@wetshav.ing · edit-2 8 days ago

What’s your opinion of people dropping capital letters at the beginning of sentences over the years, especially in informal online spaces?

I just noticed one more thing. You confidently say that the current record is held by Apollo 13. In the link you provided earlier (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13#cite_note-130), it says they only beat Apollo 10 by 240 km. If 240 km is good enough for you to believe 13 holds the record, then how come you don’t want to accept the upcoming record with a difference of 6602 km?

walden@wetshav.ing · 8 days ago

April 4th, 2026

Brush: Zenith - B03-A26 (B2) 26mm Boar
Razor: Licht Werk Magnetic Blue Steel - Solingen - 6/8 Half Hollow (6)
Lather: Whole Hog - Unscented - Soap
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - Aftershave
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - Balm

hugbckt’s hog ended up in my box, which is a euphemism for him mailing me a sample of his new soap base. Since I’m working my way through my boar brushes, it only made sense to use a boar with this lard based soap.

walden@wetshav.ing · 8 days ago

If the moon wasn’t adjacent to their path, would they ever get pulled back to earth by earths gravity?

walden@wetshav.ing · 8 days ago

Thanks for the explanation. It’s an odd combination of pedantry and ignoring facts.

Apollo 13 - 400,171 km (248,655 miles)
Artemis 2 - 406,773 km (252,757 miles)

One of those is clearly further.

I tend to agree about language changing, presidents not having speech writers because they can’t read anyway, etc., but in the case of “not breaking a record because it’s not a high enough margin” I have to completely disagree.

walden@wetshav.ing · 9 days ago

Sorry, if they break the record by 1%, but also “no, they are not”, then which one is it?

I know it depends on timing and stuff as far as their furthest distance from Earth. Is it the “distance travelled” statistic? Like actual mileage flown as opposed to absolute distance from Earth?

walden@wetshav.ing · 9 days ago

Such a cool photo with the auroras.

walden@wetshav.ing · 9 days ago

April 3rd, 2026

Brush: Zenith - 508A XL/Bristle (B35) (MOAR BOAR) 31mm Boar
Razor: Licht Werk Magnetic Blue Steel - Solingen - 6/8 Half Hollow (5)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Lyssa - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Lyssa - Aftershave

Working through my boar brushes. This one isn’t my favorite but it’s still nice to use.

Still in the honeymoon phase with this razor. I’m enjoying it a lot.

walden@wetshav.ing · 10 days ago

April 2nd, 2026

Brush: Semogue - 1800 Boar
Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow - Sub Exclusive ‘Moarteen’ (16)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Lyssa - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Lyssa - Aftershave
Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum
Fragrance: Mark Sage - Lockdown - EdP

Another win for Chromium Oxide with this razor. The first pass I wasn’t so sure if it made a difference, but the 2nd and 3rd passes were very nice. Close and comfortable.

walden@wetshav.ing · 10 days ago

Very expensive… But the Nuwave is very nicely built and nearly silent on the lower settings. It comes with enough filters to last you 5+ years. Replacements after that seem to be $20 each, and they last a year.

I don’t use the wifi function, but it’s a thing.

The price has gone up a lot since I bought it. Would be hard to justify now.