Shave of the Day - 5/31

Friday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Cella Crema Da Barba

Jayaruh #424 Synthetic

AutoStrop A2

Personna GEM SS PTFE

CWR

Cella After Shave Balm

The Cella Crema Da Barba lathered well with the Jayaruh #424 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the AutoStrop A2 Razor and the Personna GEM SS PTFE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Cella After Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/30

Thursday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Cella Crema Da Barba

Jayaruh #424 Synthetic

AutoStrop A2

Personna GEM SS PTFE

CWR

Cella After Shave Balm

The Cella Crema Da Barba lathered well with the Jayaruh #424 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the AutoStrop A2 Razor and the Personna GEM SS PTFE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Cella After Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Jayaruh #449 Synthetic

 Jayaruh #449 was made with some of my burl wood and another dark grained wood I do not remember the name of. I finished it off with a 24 mm synthetic knot I got from Whipped Dog.

Shave of the Day - 5/29

Williams Wednesday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Williams Mug Soap

Jayaruh #424 Synthetic

AutoStrop A2

Personna GEM SS PTFE

CWR

Cella After Shave Balm

The Williams Mug Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #424 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the AutoStrop A2 Razor and the Personna GEM SS PTFE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Cella After Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/30

Shave of the Day - 5/28

Tabac Tuesday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shave Soap
Jayaruh #424 Synthetic
AutoStrop A2
Personna GEM SS PTFE
CWR
Tabac After Shave

The Tabac Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #424 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the AutoStrop A2 Razor and the Personna GEM SS PTFE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/27

Menthol Monday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Ingram Shave Cream

Jayaruh #424 Synthetic

AutoStrop A2

Personna GEM SS PTFE

CWR

Mennen Skin Bracer

The Ingram Shave Cream lathered well with the Jayaruh #424 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the AutoStrop A2 Razor and the Personna GEM SS PTFE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Box 87

I made a box for my SHaDE-Matic razor. SHaDE stands for Single Half Double Edge. It uses a half double edge blade. My SHaDEMatic has the SHaDE head and a GEM Micromatic handle. I made the box from the burl wood I harvested from a tree stump behind our house.

Shave of the Day - 5/26

Lather Catcher Sunday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Arko Shave Stick

Jayaruh #119 Synthetic

Superior Lather Catcher

Personna GEM SS PTFE

CWR

Mennen Skin Bracer

The Arko Shave Stick lathered well with the Jayaruh #119 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Superior Lather Catcher Razor and the Personna GEM SS PTFE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/25

Saturday Straights' Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Arko Shave Stick

Jayaruh #119 Synthetic

Wade & Butcher 5/8

CWR

Mennen Skin Bracer

The Arko Shave Stick lathered well with the Jayaruh #119 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Wade & Butcher 5/8 Straight Razor gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/24

Friday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Arko Shave Stick
Jayaruh #119 Synthetic
Gillette English Flat Bottom NEW
PolSilver Super Iridium Blade
CWR
Mennen Skin Bracer

The Arko Shave Stick lathered well with the Jayaruh #119 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette English Flat Bottom NEW Razor and the PolSilver Super Iridium Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/23

Thursday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Arko Shave Stick
Jayaruh #119 Synthetic
Gillette English Flat Bottom NEW
PolSilver Super Iridium Blade
CWR
Mennen Skin Bracer

The Arko Shave Stick lathered well with the Jayaruh #119 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette English Flat Bottom NEW Razor and the PolSilver Super Iridium Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/22

Williams Wednesday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Williams Mug Soap

Jayaruh #119 Synthetic

Gillette English Flat Bottom NEW

PolSilver Super Iridium Blade

CWR

Mennen Skin Bracer

The Williams Mug Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #119 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette English Flat Bottom NEW Razor and the PolSilver Super Iridium Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/21

Tabac Tuesday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Tabac Shave Soap

Jayaruh #119 Synthetic

Gillette English Flat Bottom NEW

PolSilver Super Iridium Blade

CWR

Tabac After Shave

The Tabac Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #119 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette English Flat Bottom NEW Razor and the PolSilver Super Iridium Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Two Things Turned Today

I have a tall stump at the back of our property. It has some burls on it. Using my little electric chainsaw, I harvested some of the burl.

Here are one of the pieces that I cut off the stump.

Today, I made a couple of pieces with some of the burl. One is just a little piece to hold flower buds. The other is Jayaruh #449. I have ordered a couple of knots. When they get  here, I'll use one to finish the brush.

Here is the bud holder.

Shave of the Day - 5/20

Menthol Monday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream

Jayaruh #119 Synthetic

Gillette English Flat Bottom NEW

PolSilver Super Iridium Blade

CWR

Mennen Skin Bracer

The C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream lathered well with the Jayaruh #119 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette English Flat Bottom NEW Razor and the PolSilver Super Iridium Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Mennen Skin Bracer. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/19

Lather Catcher Sunday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap

Jayaruh #446 Boar/Badger 

Ever-Ready Lather Catcher

Ever-Ready Radio Steel Blade

CWR

Vintage English Leather AS

The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #446 Boar/Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Ever-Ready Lather Catcher Razor and the Ever-Ready Radio Steel Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Vintage English Leather After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/18

Saturday Straights' Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap

Jayaruh #446 Boar/Badger 

Dbl Duck 5/8

CWR

Vintage English Leather AS

The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #446 Boar/Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Dbl Duck 5/8 straight gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Vintage English Leather After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/17

Friday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap

Jayaruh #446 Boar/Badger 

Frankenskeene

Ever-Ready Radio Steel

CWR

Vintage English Leather AS

The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #446 Boar/Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Frankenskeene Razor and the Ever-Ready Radio Steel blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Vintage English Leather After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/16

Thursday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap

Jayaruh #446 Boar/Badger 

Frankenskeene

Ever-Ready Radio Steel

CWR

Vintage English Leather AS

The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #446 Boar/Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Frankenskeene Razor and the Ever-Ready Radio Steel blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Vintage English Leather After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/15

Williams Wednesday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Williams Mug Soap

Jayaruh #446 Boar/Badger 

Frankenskeene

Ever-Ready Radio Steel

CWR

Vintage English Leather AS

The Williams Mug Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #446 Boar/Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Frankenskeene Razor and the Ever-Ready Radio Steel blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Vintage English Leather After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Boxes 85 and 86

 I have an old tree on the back of our lot that has some burls. I cut some off and set them aside to dry out. Last week, I took one of the burls and cut it down into manageable sizes. Yesterday, I got creative and made two boxes for two of my razors: the Mekur 37c and my Gillette Flat Bottom NEW.

The boxes before the finish.

Box 85 was for the Merkur 37c.

Box 86 was for the Gillette Flat Bottom NEW.