Shave of the Day - 6/11

Proraso Pre Shave

CTAPT Shaving Cream

Jayaruh #288

Gem 1907 Lather Catcher

Sha-Ve-Zee SE

CWR

Thayer's Peach WH

English Leather

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The CTAPT Shaving Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #288 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem 1907 Lather Catcher Razor with a Sha-Ve-Zee SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then English Leather AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/10

Proraso Pre Shave

CTAPT Shaving Cream

Jayaruh #288

Gem 1907 Lather Catcher

Sha-Ve-Zee SE

CWR

Thayer's Peach WH

English Leather

This was my planned shave for Sunday, but because of hospital stay, I missed out on shaving. So, I think I will save this shave for Monday since I really wanted to give the Sha-Ve-Zee blades a shot.

Shave of the Day - 6/9

Proraso Pre Shave

CTAPT Shaving Cream

Jayaruh #288

Joseph Elliot Wedge

Thayer's Peach WH

English Leather

This shave was planned for Saturday, but it did not occur. On Friday, I had an episode, and my wife ended up calling 911. My blood pressure hit about 200/100. I was taken to the hospital where eventually I got into a room at 3AM Saturday morning. So, no Saturday shave. 

I had a head CT, EKG, MRI, Echo cardiogram, a ultrasound of my carotids, blood work and urinalysis. I got checked out every way possible. Good news is, They could not find anything out of the norm. I spent Saturday night and consulted with the neurologist today. I must say, they have been thorough. What it boiled down to was hypertensive encephalopathy. That is a mouth full that makes two days in the hospital sound more reasonable. The high blood pressure ended up causing weird feelings and confusion. I think this was coming on from Thursday and came to a head Friday afternoon. I could not describe what was going on and they initially thought maybe a stroke, TIA, or some form of seizure. All that was ruled out, but by Saturday afternoon, I was feeling more like myself. My blood pressure slowly came down and today it was back to my normal except the bottom number was still high.

Shave of the Day - 6/8

Proraso Pre Shave

CTAPT Shaving Cream

Jayaruh #288

Gillette 195 Fatboy

Astra SP

CWR

Thayer's Peach WH

English Leather

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The CTAPT Shaving Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #288 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gillette 195 Fatboy with an Astra SP blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then English Leather AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/7

Proraso Pre Shave

CTAPT Shaving Cream

Jayaruh #288

Jayaruh Wooden SE OC

CVS Carbon Steel SE

CWR

Thayer's Peach WH

English Leather

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The CTAPT Shaving Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #288 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Jayaruh Wooden SE OC Razor with a CVS Carbon Steel SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then English Leather AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Here is the video.

Shave of the Day - 6/6

Proraso Pre Shave

Williams Mug Shaving Soap

Jayaruh #288

Gem Damaskeene OC

CVS Carbon Steel SE

CWR

Thayer's Peach WH

English Leather

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #288 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem Damaskeene OC Razor with a CVS Carbon Steel SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then English Leather AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/5

Proraso Pre Shave

Tabac

Jayaruh #288

Gem Damaskeene OC

CVS Carbon Steel SE

CWR

Thayer's Peach WH

Tabac AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Tabac Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #288 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem Damaskeene OC Razor with a CVS Carbon Steel SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/4

Proraso Pre Shave

TSD Cool Lime Shaving Soap

Jayaruh #288 Synthetic

GEM Damaskeene OC (First Shave)

CVS CS SE

CWR

Thayer's Peach WH

English Leather AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The TSD Cool Lime Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #288 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem Damaskeene OC Razor with a CVS Carbon Steel SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then English Leather AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Jayaruh #288

JR 288-291 Begun

I started working on these brushes today. The first two are spalted something and the second two are oak. I did the first two together, and I made a mistake in the measurements so they are shorter than I had intended. The last two are what I was aiming for. I was too close to the work to see my mistake. Oh well. They will still be serviceable brushes. I used the four synthetic knots I have for these pictures. Next, I will be sealing and clear coating with polycrylic. Then, I will brand them and set the knots.

Update: May 10

I have two coats of polycrylic on the handles. I marked them with their numbers, but I have not engraved and painted the numbers yet. I will do that later today. So, in the mean time, I took these pictures.