Well,
Since my original post I acquired some new brushes and tried again with MWF.
During testing, I actually got a couple of great lathers from it, and decided that I would order a fresh puck.
After numerous latherings with my new puck, and after a couple (of very decent) shaves with it, I have decided that this soap is not for me.
If it produced the quality of lather that I have experienced only a few times, every time, I would have this in my rotation. As it is, I would say that its ability to produce great lather is seemingly random and very sporadic, and I find the whole process very frustrating and too much like hard work.
Wet shaving for me is usually very enjoyable, so why am I bothering with this frustrating soap?
Cade, Mama Bears, Palmolive stick, Tabac and many many other soaps outperform this soap in every way, and what is more, they smell better too!
I feel I now have some closure. I am giving the puck away to whoever buys my Chubby 2!
John