Friday, March 31, 2017

Shave of the Day - 3/31



Dove Men Face Wash
Old Spice Lime
Jayaruh #18
Eversharp-Schick I
Ted Pella Injector
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Florida Water

The Old Spice Lime Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes the Eversharp-Schick I and Ted Pella Injector blade, and I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Wade & Butcher Straight


Mrchick on TSD saw my Jayaruh #155 and contacted me about a possible trade. I suggested that perhaps he had a suitable straight for a newbie straight razor shaver like myself. He took stock and suggested this Butcher  & Wade. He said:
I think all straight shavers have to have at least one pre-1891 Wade and Butcher. This one has a nice Spanish Tip blade with almost no hone wear.

Vintage Travel Shaving Set

My neighbor brought this vintage travel kit over for me to see. It was made in England in the 1930s I suspect because it has a Made in England NEW ball end razor with with no patent numbers. It had an original NEW GILLETTE BLADE with no date code. It is marked Blank Made in England, Finished in USA.

It is a zippered leather case.




Everything you need on the road. The aftershave bottle is empty, but the toothpaste and soap are unused.


Travel brush and Colgate toothpaste.


1930ish Gillette NEW made in England. The handle is pre-split.


Pure bristle brush, Made in England. It is in very good shape. Never used.


I suspect the soap is also Colgate, but there are no markings on it. Again, never used.


Natural ebony brush, Made in England.


Comb and a polished chrome mirror.


The glass container was empty. It may have come empty.














 
Natural Ebony. Made in England.

The razor is a Gillette NEW long comb. It is Made in England.

 No patent numbers on the bottom. So, I suspect this may be 1930.
Lots of green on the cap though never used.


  The inside is pretty clean. The blade, middle, was between
 two cardboard pieces and wrapped in waxed paper.

Here is the blade. 
There is no date code. The blank was made in 
England, but the razor was finished in USA.


 Printed on the top is Blank Made in England and Finished 
in USA. Below the middle hole is stamped the same words. 



Shave of the Day - 3/30



Dove Men Face Wash 
C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream 
Jayaruh #18 
Eversharp-Schick G3 
Ted Pella Injector 
CWR, Asma Alum Block 
Thayer's Lemon WH 
Florida Water 

 The C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes the Eversharp-Schick G3 and Ted Pella Injector blade, and I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Shave of the Day - 3/29


Dove Men Face Wash
Speick Shave Cream
Jayaruh #18
Schick E3
Ted Pella Injector
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Florida Water

The Speick Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes the Schick E3 and Ted Pella Injector blade, and I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Jayaruh #155 Begins

I had a piece of walnut and a piece of purple heart woods that I glued together a couple of days ago. Today, I was going to turn it and then make it into a 400 type handle. I was doing great. I had completed the turning and made the hole for the knot, all along I thought I was documenting each step along the way. Then, to my horror I saw on the screen of the camera, "No memory card." All those pictures gone; never recorded. Well, I went in the house and retrieved the memory card. Here are pictures I took since then.










I put a coat of polyacrylic on it and then took some pictures with three different knots.






Update: April 1, 2017

I received an Omega 49 brush today. My son, David, was here, so, he helped me complete this brush. I harvested the knot from the handle, and David used the Dremel to size the knot's base to fit the handle. Here is a picture of it dry fitted. I will be setting it later today with silicone. Then it will be ready to go to its new home.



Shave of the Day - 3/28



Dove Men Face Wash
Cella
Jayaruh #18
Schick C
Ted Pella Injector
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Florida Water

The Cella Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes the Schick C and Ted Pella Injector blade, and I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Monday, March 27, 2017

Shave of the Day - 3/27



Dove Men Face Wash
TSD Lime 
Jayaruh #18
Bunny V3
Ted Pella Injector
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Florida Water

The TSD Lime Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes the Bunny V3 and Ted Pella Injector blade, and I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Shave of the Day - 3/26



Dove Men Face Wash
Col. Conk Lime
Jayaruh #150
Gem Push-Button
CVS SE 
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Florida Water

The Col. Conk Lime Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #150 synthetic brush. I did two passes the Gem Push-Button and CVS SE blade, and I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...