Shave of the Day - 7/16

Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shaving Soap
Tom's 3D Printed Brush
Valet VC4
Valet AutoStrop (27)
Enders Speed Shaver
Personna Injector
CWR
Tabac AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shaving Soap face lathered well with Tom's 3D Printed Brush. I did one pass with the Valet VC4 razor with a Valet AutoStrop SE blade with poor results. I switched over to my Enders Speed Shaver with a Personna blade and ended with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

The AutoStrop Challenge has ended for me with 27 shaves; the last two of which needed an assist. I will be continuing with the Enders for the next three shaves. The AutoStrop Challenge was fun and interesting, but it was beginning to get old. I am glad to finish the challenge. Moving on...

Enders Speed Razor Blade Carrier: New Idea

I made a new carrier for my Enders Speed Razor today, and I got to thinking of a new idea. The Enders blade is almost twice as wide as an injector blade.

In the picture below the new carrier is on the left. I took off half the bevel and created "bumps" to locate the blade in the correct position. That is when it occurred to me that if I "super glued" a blade to the back side to act as a stop for the injector, I may not need "bumps." To the right is an injector blade on top and an injector blade on bottom that I modified. I completely removed the bevel from the bottom blade.

In the next picture, I have located the backer injector and notice that it is a wee bit long. I want it to be flush with the Enders blade.

Next, after taking off just a wee bit more, I ready it for gluing with super glue. As I type this sentence, the blade is glued and clamped. I will be trying it out shortly. This configuration will hold the injector blade in place. It will load with the injector blade and backer blade on top.

I finished it. Looks like it is a success.

Shave of the Day - 7/15

Cold Water Rinse

Ingram Shave Cream

Tom's 3D Printed Brush

Valet VC2

Valet AutoStrop (26)

Enders Speed Shaver

Schick Proline

CWR

Osage Rub

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Ingram Shave Cream face lathered well with Tom's 3D Printed Brush. I did two passes with the Valet VC2 razor with a Valet AutoStrop SE blade. It appears that this blade has lost its edge. I switched to my Enders Speed Shaver with a Schick Proline blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Enders Speed Razor Referb

I have had this Enders for a while now, but I did a referb on it today. Here are some pictures from before.

 This picture shows how the lather catches behind the blade. Pretty cool, huh?

I cleaned the razor with my sonic cleaner, and then I put a polycrylic finish on it for good measure. I think it looks great now.

Shave of the Day - 7/14

Cold Water Rinse

Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shaving Soap

Jayaruh #375 Synthetic

Gem Jr. Bar Lather Catcher

Vintage Gem Cutlery SE

CWR

Dove Men+Care Post Shave Balm 

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #375 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem Jr. Bar Lather Catcher razor with a Vintage Gem Cutlery SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Dove Men+Care Post Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 7/13

Cold Water Rinse

Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shaving Soap

Jayaruh #375 Synthetic

Classic Samurai

Personna

CWR

Dove Men+Care Post Shave Balm 

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #375 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Classic Samurai razor with a Personna blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Dove Men+Care Post Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 7/12

Cold Water Rinse

Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shaving Soap

Jayaruh #375 Synthetic

Valet VB2

Valet AutoStrop (25)

CWR

Dove Men+Care Post Shave Balm 

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #375 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Valet VB2 razor with a Valet AutoStrop blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Dove Men+Care Post Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...