Showing posts with label Jayaruh #16. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jayaruh #16. Show all posts

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Shave of the Day - 9/17

 

Dove Men Face Wash
RazoRock P.160
Jayaruh #16 Best Badger
Schick L1
Personna SS Injector
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Aqua Velva

The RazoRock P.160 Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #16 Best Badger brush. Two passes with my Schick L1 Injector razor and a Personna SS Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Monday, September 14, 2015

Shave of the Day - 9/14


Dove Men Face Wash
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Jayaruh #16 Best Badger
Schick L1
Personna SS Injector
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Aqua Velva

The Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap  face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #16 Best Badger brush. Two passes with my Schick L1 Injector razor and a Personna SS Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Friday, September 11, 2015

New Knots Arrive

I had three knots arrive today (9/10) from granvillage_green in China. They are 21x70mm pure badgers. I have had very good results with their knots so far. I went through the handles and decided that these may end up in #16, #17b, and #19. 




 I settled on putting the knots into these three handles: #16 (wild cherry), #17b (hybrid Omega/yellow pine), and #19 (koa wood). I set them with silicone adhesive.


Monday, August 10, 2015

Jayaruh #16 Begins

My TSD friend Ed made this wonderful brush. I really like it and decided that I will make one similar to it.

Project begun August 8.

I started with a chunk of wood from our wild cherry tree. It will have an irregular shape to it.

Cut from  wild cherry block.

Hole location marked.

Drilled out hole.

Update: August 10
Smoothed the outside and tapered the top to the hole.

Update August 16



Update August 21

I polyurethaned the handle. Here it is dry fitted with a pure badger knot. The permanent knot is yet to be determined.

Update: September 13

The knot is a 21x70mm pure badger. I set it with a 54mm loft using silicone.  I did a test lather with Razorock P.160. 

Nice bloom after the first lather.