Shave of the Day - 8/29

Saturday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap

Jayaruh #1 Badger

Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8

Drygulch 3 Inch Strop

Aqua Velva After Shave

The WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #1 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8 gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 8/28

Friday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap

Jayaruh #1 Badger

Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8

Drygulch 3 Inch Strop

Aqua Velva After Shave

The WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #1 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8 gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 8/27

Thursday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap

Jayaruh #1 Badger

Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8

Drygulch 3 Inch Strop

Aqua Velva After Shave

The WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #1 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8 gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 8/26

Wednesday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap

Jayaruh #1 Badger

Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8

Drygulch 3 Inch Strop

Aqua Velva After Shave

The WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #1 Badger Brush. I stropped the Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8 on my Drygulch 3 inch strop. One pass and touchups gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 8/25

Tuesday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap

Jayaruh #1 Badger

Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8

Drygulch 3 Inch Strop

Aqua Velva After Shave

The WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #1 Badger Brush. I stropped the Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8 on my Drygulch 3 inch strop. One pass and touchups gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 8/24

Monday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap

Jayaruh #1 Badger

Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8

Drygulch 3 Inch Strop

Aqua Velva After Shave

I am continuing the same setup this week but changing the razor. It has been a while since I have done a straight razor shave. I decided that this week I would do six days with my Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8. It is one of my favorites. I will be preparing the blade for the shaves by stropping with my 3 Inch Drygulch Strop. 

The WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #1 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8 gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 9/3

Proraso Pre Shave
Palmolive Classic Shaving Cream
B 400 by Tom
Gem 1902 Lather Catcher
Original Gem Cutlery SE
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Barbasol AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Palmolive Classic Shaving Cream face-lathered well with the B 400 by Tom Badger brush. I did the two passes with the Gem 1902 Lather Catcher and vintage Gem Jr. blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Barbasol AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 9/2

Proraso Pre Shave
Jeff's Soap Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #213 Synthetic
Fredrick Reynolds 5/8
Schick G 66 w/Personna Stainless
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Florida Water

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Jeff's Soap Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #213 Synthetic brush. I did the first pass with the Fredrick Reynolds 5/8. Because it is SEptember, I did the second pass with the Schick G 66 with a Personna Stainless blade. I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Some New Woods

Sparrow on TSD sent me two pieces of Japanese Horse Chestnut wood to make into brush handles.

Charlie on TSD sent me a box of cut offs from the Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum. I am going to see if I can craft some brush handles from them.

He is also getting out of straight shaving, and he very generously included his Drygulch Leatherworks 2.5" Barber's Strop with Latigo.