First Lathering: Jayaruh #277

I like to do a first lathering for my brushes with natural knots. The Jayaruh #277 has a silvertip badger, so, today, I did a first lathering with Soap Commander Renewal.

First I assemble the goods. I have the brush, the Soap Commander, and my Turkish shaving cup.

First, I soak the brush briefly.

I load the brush for about 25 seconds.

I whip up some lather in the cup, adding a little water.

A little more lather making yields more lather.

All done. I got lots of lather fairly quickly.

I rinsed the brush and towel dried it with paint brush motion. It is ready to do its blooming.

I will be using this brush for next week's shaves. 

Shave of the Day - 3/31

Proraso Pre Shave
Soap Commander Renewal
Jayaruh #271
Weck Sextoblade
Personna
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Florida Water

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Soap Commander Renewal Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #271 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Weck Sextoblade Razor using 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 Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Gem Jr. Advertisement 1907

March 30, 2017

I just bought this print on eBay. This razor is actually 1907 or earlier. The ad is from 1907 and references unsolicited letter of 1906 (see below ad).

The ad includes the following testimonial letter.

Just One of Hundreds of Unsolicited Letters Received Every Week:

THE BROWN PALACE HOTEL,                         Denver, Colo., Nov. 10, 1906

GEM CUTLERY CO. --- Gentlemen: After having tried every well-known make of Safety Razor and meeting with poor success, I was prevailed upon to try your Gem Junior Dollar Razor. I am happy to say that the results were very gratifying, and I shall not hesitate to recommend the article to any gentleman wishing a smooth and comfortable shave.

Wishing you success, I am very truly yours, C. H. CHURCHILL,  Chief Clerk, The New Brown Hotel Company

Jayaruh #273

Jayaruh #277

Here is the brush post bloom.

Shave of the Day - 3/30

Proraso Pre Shave
Soap Commander Renewal
Jayaruh #271
Gillette 195 Fatboy
Astra SP
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Florida Water

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Soap Commander Renewal Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #271 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gillette 195 Fatboy Razor on 7 using a Astra SP blade and 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...

Shave of the Day - 3/29

Proraso Pre Shave
Soap Commander Renewal
Jayaruh #271
Rolls
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Florida Water

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Soap Commander Renewal Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #271 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Rolls Razor and 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...

Heljestrand Lather Catcher?

I asked the question, "Is the Heljestrand Safety Razor considered a lather catcher?" The consensus was that it is. I took these pictures.

Shave of the Day - 3/28

Proraso Pre Shave
Williams Mug
Jayaruh #271
Rolls
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Florida Water

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #271 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Rolls Razor and 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...

Stropping the Rolls Razor

Here is how you strop a Rolls Razor.

Shave of the Day - 3/27

Proraso Pre Shave
Tabac
Jayaruh #271
Rolls
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Florida Water

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Tabac Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #271 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Rolls Razor and 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...

So far, so good. These first two shaves have been excellent. I imagine that my experience with straights is part of the success with the Rolls. It delivers a very smooth and comfortable shave. After the clean up, I put the blade back in the stropper and gave it 30 cycles. It is ready for tomorrow.

Shave of the Day - 3/26

Proraso Pre Shave
TSD Cool Lime
Jayaruh #271
Rolls
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Florida Water

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The TSD Cool Lime Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #271 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Rolls Razor and 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...

Supply Provision

Shave of the Day - 3/25

Proraso Pre Shave
Musgo Real
Jayaruh #266
C.V. Heljestrand
Heljestrand Wedge
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Vegetal

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Musgo Real Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #266 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the C.V. Heljestrand Lather Catcher Razor using a C.V. Heljestrand Wedge blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 3/24

Proraso Pre Shave
Musgo Real
Jayaruh #266
Gold Dollar 7/8
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Vegetal

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Musgo Real Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #266 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gold Dollar 7/8 Straight Razor and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

New Case for Supply Provision Razor

Updated: later that day

Update: March 26, 2018

I lined the case with red felt.