Shave of the Day - 10/31

Dove Men Face Wash

Proraso Green Shaving Soap 

Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic

Merkur 15c OC/Gillette Super Speed* 1947 BYR

Personna SS

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Lemon WH

Pinaud Vegetal

The Proraso Green Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic brush. First pass with my Gillette Aristocrat (1947 Birth Year Razor) with a Personna Super blade followed by second pass with the Merkur 15c Open Comb razor 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 Pinaud Lilac Vegetal after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 10/29

Dove Men Face Wash

Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap

Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic

Merkur 15c OC/Gillette Super Speed* 1947 BYR

Personna SS

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Lemon WH

Pinaud Vegetal

The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic brush. First pass with my Gillette Aristocrat (1947 Birth Year Razor) with a Personna Super blade followed by second pass with the Merkur 15c Open Comb razor 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 Pinaud Lilac Vegetal after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 10/27

Dove Men Face Wash

Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap

Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic

Merkur 15c OC/Gillette Super Speed* 1947 BYR

Personna SS

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Lemon WH

Pinaud Vegetal

The Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic brush. First pass with my Gillette Aristocrat (1947 Birth Year Razor) with a Personna Super blade followed by second pass with the Merkur 15c Open Comb razor 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 Pinaud Lilac Vegetal after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 10/23

 

Dove Men Face Wash

TOBS St. James Collection

Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic

Gillette OT OC/Gillette Super Speed* 1947 BYR

Personna SS

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Lemon WH

Pinaud Vegetal

The TOBS St. James Collection Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic brush. First pass with the Gillette Old Type with brass punch handle followed by second pass with my Gillette Aristocrat (1947 Birth Year Razor) with a Personna Super 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 Pinaud Lilac Vegetal after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 10/21

 

Dove Men Face Wash

Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap 

Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic

Gillette OT OC/Gillette Super Speed* 1947 BYR

Personna SS

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Lemon WH

Pinaud Vegetal

The Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic brush. First pass with the Gillette Old Type with brass punch handle followed by second pass with my Gillette Aristocrat (1947 Birth Year Razor) with a Personna Super 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 Pinaud Lilac Vegetal after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 10/19

 

Dove Men Face Wash

Arko Stick

Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic (First Shave)

Gillette OT OC/Gillette Aristocrat* 1947 BYR

Personna SS

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Lemon WH

Pinaud Vegetal

This was my first shave with the WD synthetic, and I was so excited that I did both passes with the OT. So, the Aristocrat is just in the picture for eye candy. The Arko Stick face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic brush. Two passes with the Gillette Old Type with brass punch handle and a Personna Super 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 Pinaud Lilac Vegetal after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Jayaruh #25 Begins

My friend, Don, on The Shave Den, is sending me a synthetic knot for my birthday. I have nine handles now without knots, and what do I do? I make a new handle for the new knot. I had some wild cherry lying around that I had already shaped into a cylinder. I had to decide on a shape, so I took a look at all my brushes and decided on the shape of a Made Rite that I had reknotted earlier.

Whipped Dog Synthetic

In the first picture the Made Rite handle is atop a square blank of wild cherry. In the middle is a cylinder blank of wild cherry. On the end is the finished brush handle.

So far, this is what I have. In the original handle the top part tapers in from the bottom. In mine, I have not taper the top, so it is sort of a fat version of the Made Rite. The knot that is coming is a 22 mm knot so it is bigger than the 20 mm boar in the Made Rite. When it gets here, I will have to adjust the knot hole to fit the new knot.

Update: October 13

Update: October 17

The 22 mm synthetic knot arrived today from Whipped Dog. It is a beautiful knot. It measured 21.28 mm on my new calipers. I had to widen the top of the knot hole so the knot would easily slide into the handle. I then sealed the inside of the hole with a coat of polyurethane in preparation for setting the knot with silicone.

The Process

The finished product.

Jayaruh #24 * Jayaruh #26