Sunday, June 30, 2019

Shave of the Day - 6/30


Cold Water Rinse
Jeeves of Hudson Street Shave Soap
Jayaruh #369 Synthetic
J.A. Henckels 
J.A. Henckels Wedge
Pinaud Clubman

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Jeeves of Hudson Street Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #369 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the J.A. Henckels Lather Catcher razor with a J.A. Henckels Wedge blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Saturday, June 29, 2019

Personna Injector Razor

I found this one on eBay as a buy it now. I eventually got the price down and bought it. It was pretty dirty, but it cleaned up very nicely with an ultra sonic bath.




After cleaning and  a new blade installed, it is ready for service.





The razor weighs in at 26g. It is very light.


Shave of the Day - 6/29


Cold Water Rinse
Jeeves of Hudson Street Shave Soap
Jayaruh #369 Synthetic
J.A. Henckels 5/8
CWR
Pinaud Clubman

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Jeeves of Hudson Street Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #369 Synthetic brush. I did one pass with the J.A. Henckels 5/8 razor. It was very smooth and left little for the clean up. I decided to use my Enders Speed Razor with my new blade holder and Personna blade for the clean up and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Friday, June 28, 2019

3-in-One Oil Ad



Enders Speed Razor Blade Carrier: Success

I had what turned out to be a brilliant idea for a blade carrier for the Enders Speed Razor. With this carrier, I can use Personna or Schick injector blades in my Enders Speed Razor. Here is what I did:

1. I blunted the edge of an Enders blade first. Next, I lined up a Schick Proline blade on the Enders blade and taped it securely in place.


2. I mixed some JB Weld epoxy and filled the holes of the Schick blade.


3. I pulled the Schick blade off the Enders blade leaving the epoxy. I set this aside over night to cure.


4. Next day.  I had cleaned off the Schick the night before. Here they are ready for fitting.


5. I used my Dremel with a grinding wheel to trim off excess epoxy.


6. I seated the Schick blade on the epoxy pins and ground down the epoxy level with the top surface of the blade.


7. Here it is for the first fitting in the Enders razor. It looks great.


8. Next, I used the Dremel and ground down the edge of the Enders blade to about half of the existing bevel.


9. Here is the Personna blade fitted onto the Enders carrier blade.


10. This is the Personna ready for a shave. The JB Weld epoxy pins should last a long time and provide many great Enders shaves.


Shave of the Day - 6/28


Cold Water Rinse
Jeeves of Hudson Street Shave Soap
Jayaruh #369 Synthetic
Valet AutoStrop VB1
Valet AutoStrop (15)
CWR
Pinaud Clubman

This is my fifteenth shave with this blade. My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Jeeves of Hudson Street Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #369 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Valet AutoStrop VB1 razor with a Valet AutoStrop blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Shave of the Day - 6/27


Cold Water Rinse
Morning TOST
Jayaruh #369 Synthetic
Valet AutoStrop VB1
Valet AutoStrop (14)
CWR
Pinaud Clubman

This is my fourteenth shave with this blade. My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Morning TOST Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #369 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Valet AutoStrop VB1 razor with a Valet AutoStrop blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

AutoStrop A1 Razor

This model is the first of the AutoStrop razors. Here is mine.

It has a push button release on the back and front and back rollers..

It says AutoStrop on the top.

The handle is fixed.

It has a serial number on the end of the handle.

Here is an ad from March 1913 that guarantees 500 shaves from 12 blades by stropping. (Open the ad in another window. Then you can click on it to make it big. It will be easier to read.)



Shave of the Day - 6/26


Cold Water Rinse
Williams Mug Shave Soap
Jayaruh #369 Synthetic
Valet AutoStrop VB1
Valet AutoStrop (13)
CWR
Pinaud Clubman

This is my thirteenth shave with this blade. My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #369 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Valet AutoStrop VB1 razor with a Valet AutoStrop blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. 

After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...