Brass Punch Handle, The Continuing Story

Two weeks ago, I got this brass center punch and converted it to a razor handle (original post). Today, I took it a step further. I got some 10-32 screws and cut one to about 1/2 inch. I used it to join the handle to a GEM 1912 razor head. It will also fit select pre-1930 GEM/Ever-Ready razor heads. I tried the Ever-Ready 1914, but it takes a smaller screw.

Original brass center punch

Long handle configuration on GEM 1912

Short handle configuration on GEM 1912

Short handle configuration on Ever-Ready 1924, Shovel Head

March is GEM/Ever-Ready Month

March is going to be GEM/Ever-Ready month for me. I'm doing a razor a week (approximately) until I show a little loving to all of them.

• March 1-7 GEM 1912
• March 8-14 Ever-Ready 1924
• March 15-23 GEM MMBT
• March 24- Ever-Ready March 24/14
• March 25-31 GEM G-bar

Lead-off batter for March will be my GEM 1912.

Week 2 is my Ever-Ready 1924 Shovel Head with my brass center punch handle.

Week 3 is my GEM MMBT.

Shave of the Day - 2/28

Nivea Men's Face Wash

TOBS Grapefruit

Jayaruh #1 Silver Tip

Schick Krona 

Personna Stainless 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Lemon WH

Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla

The TOBS Grapefruit Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #1 Silver Tip Brush. Two passes with my Schick Krona and a Personna Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 2/27

 

Nivea Men's Face Wash

Mitchell's Wool Fat

Jayaruh  #3 Pure Badger

Schick Krona 

Personna Stainless 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Lemon WH

Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla

This Mitchell's Wool Fat is a replacement puck I got in a recent trade. I had traded my original MWF for this Schick Krona. Now the shave: the MWF Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #3 Pure Badger Brush. Two passes with my Schick Krona and a Personna Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 2/26

 

Nivea Men's Face Wash

Cella 

Jayaruh #2  Synthetic

Schick Krona 

Personna Super Stainless 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Lemon WH

Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla

The Cella  Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #2  Synthetic Brush. Two passes with my Schick Krona and a Personna Super Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 2/25

 

Nivea Men's Face Wash

TOBS Lavender 

Jayaruh #1 Silver Tip

Schick Krona 

Personna Super Stainless 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Lemon WH

Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla

The TOBS Lavender Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #1 Silver Tip Brush. Two passes with my Schick Krona and a Personna Super Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Jayaruh's Little Fun PIF

I have put together this little pif on The Shave Den shaving forum. It will run through March 5. That is the date I returned to the USA from a year of service in Vietnam (1969). I opened it to any member.

Here's what is at stake:

• Col. Conk Amber Shaving Soap
• Taylor of Old Bond Street Pre Shave Aromatherapy Oil
• Stainless Steel Pet Shaving Bowl
• Home-made Blade Bank
• Five assorted DE blades: Personna Super, Bluebird, Lord, Shark, Astra SP
• Weishi 2004-V DE razor

 The winner will be determined by the customary hat drawing.

Update: March 10

The wife had her knee replacement surgery last week which put a crimp in my plans. I decided to determine the winner with  a random list generator while still in the hospital. The drawing went off on time. We have a winner. Also, I decided to give some blades to the last place entry. I was unable to the pifs off on time, but today, I got both shipped out. Tuesday, March 10.

Last place winner.

Shave of the Day - 2/24

Nivea Men's Face Wash

Tabac 

Jayaruh  #3 Pure Badger

Schick Krona 

Personna Super Stainless 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Lemon WH

Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla

The Tabac Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #3 Pure Badger Brush. Two passes with my Schick Krona and a Personna Super Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Reloading an Injector Dispenser

New injector blades are hard to come by, and when you can find them, they are expensive. I found a source of blades in the form of mini shaper blades by Personna. They come in a dispenser of 20 blades for $7.94 with free shipping on Amazon. That is about $0.40 each. Compared to 7 for $6.99, that is an excellent price point.

The donor dispenser does not have a key, so I have to transfer the blades to the recipient dispenser that has a key.

Old recipient dispenser with key and key-less Personna donor
dispenser.

Eject a new blade from the key-less dispenser.

You will need to depress the blade or the spring in the recipient 
dispenser.

Very carefully, insert the blade into the recipient dispenser.

Continue to guide the blade into the dispenser until it is all the 
way in. Be careful to keep the edge of the blade from rubbing 
against the side. Keep the back of the blade to the back.

The key inserts into the right hand slot on the razor. The slide is 
pulled back and then pushed forward to inject the blade into the 
razor. The dispenser may have to be "giggled" a bit to line up the 
new blade with the slot. The old blade is pushed out. Dispose of 
the old blade in an approved manner.

Shave of the Day - 2/23

 

Nivea Men's Face Wash

ARKO Extra Performance 

Jayaruh #2  Synthetic

Schick Krona 

Personna Super Stainless 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Lemon WH

Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla

The ARKO Extra Performance Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #2  Synthetic Brush. Two passes with my Schick Krona and a Personna Super Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 2/22

 

Nivea Men's Face Wash

Kiss My Face Cool Mint moisture shave 

Jayaruh #1 Silver Tip

Schick Krona 

Personna Stainless 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Lemon WH

Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla

The Kiss My Face Cool Mint moisture shave face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #1 Silver Tip Brush. Two passes with my Schick Krona and a Personna Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 2/21

 

Nivea Men's Face Wash

Proraso Green Shaving Soap 

Jayaruh #3 Pure Badger

Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant (regular hammer)

Personna Stainless 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Rose Petal WH

Barbasol AS

The Proraso Green Shaving Soap  face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #3 Pure Badger Brush. Two passes with my Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant and a Personna Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Barfbasol after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

I Made a Trade

Today, I made a trade with a new member of TSD. He was looking to getting into straight razor shaving, and I had a str8 and a strop that I was not using. I contacted him and made a proposal. I had traded away my Mitchell's Wool Fat last year, and I thought this might me a good trade for both of us. So,  I traded my str8 and strop for a new puck of MWF. I also included some surprises for the fun of it.

J.M. Schmid & Sons

Here they are packed up and ready to take to the PO.

UPDATE: Package mailed out Saturday morning, 2/21.

Thomas reported that he had ordered the MWF, and it should arrive here Feb 26-Mar 3.

February 26
The soap arrived in the mail today. I will be putting it back into rotation with tomorrow's shave.

Just arrived.

Getting ready to go into the ceramic bowl.

Shave of the Day, 2/27/15

Shave of the Day - 2/20

 

Nivea Men's Face Wash

Williams Mug Shaving Soap

Jayaruh #2  Synthetic

Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant (regular hammer)

Personna Stainless 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Rose Petal WH

Barbasol AS

The Williams Mug Shaving Soap  face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #2  Synthetic Brush. Two passes with my Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant and a Personna Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Barfbasol after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 2/19

 

Nivea Men's Face Wash

Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap

Jayaruh #1 Silver Tip

Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant (regular hammer)

Personna Stainless 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Rose Petal WH

Barfbasol AS

The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap  face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC1 Silver Tip Brush. Two passes with my Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant and a Personna Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Barfbasol after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 2/18

 

Nivea Men's Face Wash

Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shave Soap

Jayaruh #3 Pure Badger

Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant (regular hammer) 

Personna Stainless

CWR, Asma Alum Block 

Thayers Rose Petal WH

Barbasol AS

The Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shave Soap  face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #3 Pure Badger Brush. Two passes with my Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant and a Personna Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Barfbasol after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 2/17

 

Nivea Men's Face Wash

Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap

Jayaruh #3 Pure Badger

Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant 

Personna Stainless 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Rose Petal WH

Barbasol AS

The Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap  face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #3 Pure Badger Brush. Two passes with my Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant and a Personna Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Barfbasol after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 2/16

 

Nivea Men's Face Wash

Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap 

Jayaruh #2  Synthetic

Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant 

Personna Stainless 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Rose Petal WH

Barbasol AS

The Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap  face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #2  Synthetic Brush. Two passes with my Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant and a Personna Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Barfbasol after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...