Jayaruh #250

Tom White on TSD had dibs on #250. He wanted it to be a Celtic knot brush with the aluminum ferrule and Cashmere knot. It is coming along. I made three handles: one oak with purple heart and two cypress with walnut. Tom chose the oak.

Shave of the Day - 11/30

Proraso Pre Shave

Derby Stick

Jayaruh #30

Gillette 109 Black Beauty

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Thayer's Lemon WH

Pinaud Clubman AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Derby Stick Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #30 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Gillette 109 Black Beauty Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Busy Day for Jayaruh Brush Handles

I made some ball and bat handles from the Louisville Slugger nubs.

I also made three Celtic knot handles from blanks I had glued up over the course of two days.

Oak and purple heart

 Below: cypress and walnut

Shave of the Day - 11/29

Proraso Pre Shave

Williams

Jayaruh #30

Gillette Super 84

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Thayer's Lemon WH

Pinaud Clubman AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #30 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Gillette Super 84 Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/28

Proraso Pre Shave

Colgate Shaving Mug Soap 

Jayaruh #30

Gillette Slim

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Thayer's Lemon WH

Pinaud Clubman AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Colgate Shaving Mug Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #30 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Gillette Slim Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/27

Proraso Pre Shave

Cremo Cooling

Jayaruh #30

Gillette 195 Fatboy

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Thayer's Lemon WH

Pinaud Clubman AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Cremo Cooling Shaving Soap doesn't face-lather well, but I used the Jayaruh #30 silvertip badger brush to distribute it on my face. I did two passes with the Gillette 195 Fatboy Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/26

Proraso Pre Shave
Stirling Soap Co. Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Jayaruh #18
Gem 1902 Lather Catcher
Original Gem Cutlery SE
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Pharaoh's Dreamsicle Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Gem 1902 Lather Catcher with an Original Gem Cutlery SE and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Box #4

This is my latest box. It is the second one from this piece of 1x8 oak that I ripped into two equal pieces. I had split the 3/4 to make two pieces 1/2 x  3 3/4. I split that in half and got two pieces about 1/2 x 1 3/4. I used the 1 3/4 piece to make the sides of the box and the 3 3/4 piece to make the top and bottom of the box.

Here is the complete box stained with golden pecan and finished in polycrylic.

Shave of the Day - 11/25

Proraso Pre Shave
Stirling Soap Co. Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Jayaruh #18
Luxor Pro Master
Shark Super Chrome
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Pharaoh's Dreamsicle Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Luxor Pro Master Razor with Shark Super Chrome blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/24

Proraso Pre Shave
Stirling Soap Co. Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Jayaruh #18
Ming Shi
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Pharaoh's Dreamsicle Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Ming Shi Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/23

Proraso Pre Shave
Stirling Soap Co. Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Jayaruh #18
Rockwell 6C
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Pharaoh's Dreamsicle Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Rockwell 6C Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Jayaruh #242 and #243 Begin

I had a piece of cypress about 5 inches long. I decided today, since it was so pretty out, to make a couple of brush handles. I decided on RS 400 type handles because I am going to use a couple of the ferrules that Tom White made for me. So, these brushes will be wood and aluminum.  These are the pictures after I turned and shaped the handles. The first picture shows the orientation of the handles as I turned them. After turning the handles, I cut them apart at the middle and then made the flutes with a sanding drum.

The left one is 55mm to the ferrule while the one on the right is 50mm to the ferrule.

The following are after I stained the handles: golden pecan and dark walnut.

Update: November 23, 2017

Polycrylic and branding.

Shave of the Day - 11/22

Proraso Pre Shave
Williams
Jayaruh #18
Parker Variant
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Parker Variant Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade set on 5 and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/21

Proraso Pre Shave
Stirling Soap Co. Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Jayaruh #18
Bunny, V3
Personna
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Pharaoh's Dreamsicle Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Bunny, V3 Razor with a Personna blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...