Shave of the Day - 6/30

 

Cold Water Rinse

Williams Mug Shave Soap

Jayaruh #1 Silvertip Badger

ISKRA Safety Razor 

Personna Super (61) 

CWR

Lucky Tiger AS

This was my 61st shave with the Personna Super blade. It will go back in its wrapper for future use. The ISKRA has performed nicely this week. It is a Russian clone of the Schick Platinum from the early 70s.

The Shave: The Williams Mug Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #1 Silver Tip Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the ISKRA Safety Razor with a Personna Super  Blade (61) gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/29

 

Cold Water Rinse

Tabac Shave Soap

Jayaruh #1 Silvertip Badger

ISKRA Safety Razor 

Personna Super (60) 

CWR

Tabac AS

The Tabac Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #1 Silver Tip Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the ISKRA Safety Razor with a Personna Super  Blade (60) gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/28

 

Cold Water Rinse

Virgilio Valobra Shaving Soap

Jayaruh #1 Silvertip Badger

ISKRA Safety Razor 

Personna Super (59) 

CWR

Osage Rub

The ISKRA was made in Russia and means spark. It is from the 1980s and seems to be the same razor as an Astra or Schick that I have seen. The Jayaruh #1 is the first brush that I made. I reknotted it with a silvertip badger a while back.

The Virgilio Valobra Shaving Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #1 Silver Tip Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the ISKRA Safety Razor with a Personna Super  Blade (59) gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/27

 

Cold Water Rinse

Proraso Red Shave Soap

Jayaruh #277

1902 Kampfe Brothers/Star Lather Catcher

Star Wedge

CWR

Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC

The Proraso Red Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #277 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the 1902 Kampfe Brothers/Star Lather Catcher with a Star Wedge Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/26

 

Cold Water Rinse

Proraso Red Shave Soap

Jayaruh #277

Tourqued Slant Razor by Tom 

Personna Super (60) 

CWR

Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC

The Proraso Red Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #277 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Torqued Slant Razor by Tom with a Personna Super (60) Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/25

 

Cold Water Rinse

Proraso Red Shave Soap

Jayaruh #277

Tourqued Slant Razor by Tom 

Personna Super (60) 

CWR

Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC

The Proraso Red Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #277 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Tourqued Slant Razor by Tom with a Personna Super (60) Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Two Brush Re-Knots

 Shaver, JStevens, contacted me about re-knotting two vintage brushes he had. We discussed what he wanted. This was last December. He sent me two the vintage brushes and they have sat in the box they came in since they got here in January. Yesterday, I got a package from Pasteur Pharmacy. I was confused. I did not order anything from them. It turns out he ordered a couple of donor Omega brushes and had them sent straight to me.  Well, unfortunately, I did not take pictures of the process, but I did of the final results. Here are the donor brushes taken from Omega Brush website.

Omega Badger & Bristle
Faux Horn Mighty Midget
#11047

Omega Boar #10029

The Ever-Ready 100 got the boar/bristle mix, and the Century got a boar knot.

 

Shave of the Day - 6/24

 

Cold Water Rinse

Proraso Red Shave Soap

Jayaruh #277

Tourqued Slant Razor by Tom 

Personna Super (59)

CWR

Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC

The Proraso Red Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #277 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Tourqued Slant Razor by Tom with a Personna Super (59) Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/23

 

Cold Water Rinse

Williams Mug Soap

Jayaruh #277

Burham Safety Razor

Burham Blade

CWR

Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC

The Williams Mug Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #277 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Burham Safety Razor with a Burham Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/22

 

Cold Water Rinse

Tabac Shave Soap

Jayaruh #277

Burham Safety Razor

Burham Blade

CWR

Tabac AS

I am touching up the Burham blade each day with my Strand Safety Razor Blade Sharpener. The Tabac Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #277 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Burham Safety Razor with a Burham Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/21

 

Cold Water Rinse

TSD Iced Lime Shave Stick

Jayaruh #277

Burham Safety Razor

Burham Blade

CWR

Osage Rub

I am touching up the Burham blade each day with my Strand Safety Razor Blade Sharpener.

The TSD Iced Lime Shave Stick lathered well with the Jayaruh #277 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Burham Safety Razor with a Burham Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/20

Cold Water Rinse

Jeeves of Hudson Street 

Jayaruh #144

Ever-Ready Lather Catcher

Personna PTFE SS Blade

Florida Water

The Jeeves of Hudson Street Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #144 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Ever-Ready Lather Catcher razor with a Personna PTFE SS Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/19

Cold Water Rinse

Jeeves of Hudson Street 

Jayaruh #144

Gillette New Standard Tuckaway

Personna Super (58) 

Florida Water

The Jeeves of Hudson Street Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #144 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette New Standard Tuckaway razor with a Personna Super Blade (58) gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/18

Cold Water Rinse

Jeeves of Hudson Street 

Jayaruh #144

Gillette New Standard Tuckaway

Personna Super (57) 

Florida Water

The Jeeves of Hudson Street Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #144 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette New Standard Tuckaway razor with a Personna Super Blade (57) gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/17

Cold Water Rinse

Jeeves of Hudson Street 

Jayaruh #144

Gillette New Standard Tuckaway 

Personna Super (56) 

Florida Water

The Jeeves of Hudson Street Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #144 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette New Standard Tuckaway razor with a Personna Super Blade (56) gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/16

Cold Water Rinse

Williams Mug Soap

Jayaruh #144

Razorock Black Hawk

Feather Professional

Florida Water

The Williams Mug Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #144 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Razorock Black Hawk razor with a Feather Professional AC Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/15

Cold Water Rinse

Tabac Shave Soap

Jayaruh #144

Razorock Black Hawk

Feather Professional

Tabac AS

The Tabac Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #144 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Razorock Black Hawk razor with a Feather Professional AC Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/14

Cold Water Rinse

Kiss My Face Shave Cream

Jayaruh #144

Razorock Black Hawk

Feather Professional AC

Osage Rub

The Kiss My Face Shave Cream lathered well with the Jayaruh #144 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Razorock Black Hawk razor with a Feather Professional AC Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/13

Cold Water Rinse

Archaic Eureka Shave Soap

Jayaruh #217

J.A. Henckels Rapide

Henckels Wedge

CWR

Pinaud Citrus Musk

The Archaic Eureka Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #217 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the J.A. Henckels Rapide lather catcher razor with a Henckels Wedge Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/12

Cold Water Rinse

Archaic Eureka Shave Soap

Jayaruh #217

Gillette New DeLuxe Tuckaway

Personna Super (55)

CWR

Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC

The Archaic Eureka Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #217 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette New DeLuxe Tuckaway with a Personna Super Blade (55) gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/11

Cold Water Rinse

Archaic Eureka Shave Soap

Jayaruh #217

Gillette New DeLuxe Tuckaway

Personna Super (54)

CWR

Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC

The Archaic Eureka Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #217 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette New DeLuxe Tuckaway with a Personna Super Blade (54) gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Box 51 for OC AC Razor

 Michael in Louisiana asked me to make a case for his Open Comb AC type razor. I took up the challenge. It is similar to the RazoRock Black Hawk AC razor. I have one, but the handle is a bit longer than his razor. He sent me a picture to compare. It turns out that his handle is about the same dimensions as a Gillette Fat Boy, which is about the same as the Fat Handle Tech's handle.

So, I put my Fat Handle Tech handle on my Black Hawk head.

Then, I built the box to fit this configuration.

I lined the inside with black felt to show off his razor.

I put a clear polycrylic finish on the case, added some felt feet, and reassembled the insides. Here it is finished.