GEM JUNIOR Blades Arrive

I sent these blades to Tom White for refreshing. He put them on his stones to get them ready for the next 100 years. I measured the blades, and they measure .007 inch thick. Modern SEs measure .009 inch. These blades came with my Gem Jr. and were designed to be stropped. I plan on shaving with one tomorrow. I will strop the blades before and after each shave.

Tomorrow's planned shave.

Shave of the Day - 7/24

Proraso Pre Shave
TSD Iced Lime
Jayaruh #206
Gem 1911 Lather Catcher
CVS SE
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The TSD Iced Lime Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #206 Badger brush. I did the two passes with the Gem 1911 Lather Catcher with a CVS SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 7/23

Proraso Pre Shave
Old Spice Lime
The Brush B-3 by Tom, Badger
Gem 1911 Lather Catcher
CVS SE
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Lucky Tiger

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Old Spice Lime Cream face-lathered well with The Brush B-3 by Tom, Badger brush. I did the two passes with the Gem 1911 Lather Catcher and CVS SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Ferrules in the Mail

Four ferrules arrived in the mail today from Tom. They are beautiful, just what was ordered. I have fitted the four ferrules on four of the handles. You be the judge.

Shave of the Day - 7/22

Proraso Pre Shave
Old Spice Lime
The Brush B-3 by Tom, Badger
Gold Dollar 6/8
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Lucky Tiger

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Old Spice Lime Cream face-lathered well with The Brush B-3 by Tom, Badger brush. I did the two passes with the Gold Dollar 6/8 ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 7/21

Nivea Men Face Wash

Old Spice Lime

The Brush B-3 by Tom, Badger

Gillette OT by Tom 

Rockwell Swedish Stainless Steel

CWR

Thayer's Lemon WH

Lucky Tiger

The Old Spice Lime Cream face-lathered well with The Brush B-3 by Tom, Badger brush. I did the two passes with the Gillette OT by Tom razor and Rockwell Swedish Stainless Steel blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Gem/Ever-Ready Thread Sizes

I compared these five razors and threads.
 
The shovelhead and 1912 have the same threads and are interchangeable.
 
The 1911 Lather Catcher and the ER 1914 have the same threads and are interchangeable.
 
The silver Gem 1912 has different threads from the other 1912: not even close. They do not interchange.
 

I found that this #8 sheet metal screw will work on both the 1911 LC and the ER14. I cannot however tell you the official size of these threads. I think they are 8-24.