Shave of the Day - 2/24

Cold Water Wash
Col. Conk Bay Rum
Jayaruh #339 Boar
1907 Gem Jr.
Vintage Gem Cutlery
CWR
Lucky Tiger

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #339 Boar brush. I did two passes with the 1907 Gem Jr. Lather Catcher razor with a Vintage Gem Cutlery blade and ended up with 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 - 2/23

Cold Water Wash
Col. Conk Bay Rum
Jayaruh #339 Boar
Weck Sextoblade Med
Personna
CWR
Lucky Tiger

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #339 Boar brush. I did two passes with the Weck Sextoblade Med razor with a Personna blade and ended up with 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 - 2/22

Cold Water Wash
Col. Conk Bay Rum
Jayaruh #339 Boar
Damaskeene OC
Gem Glue Star SE
CWR
Lucky Tiger

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #339 Boar brush. I did two passes with the Damaskeene OC razor with a Gem Glue Star SE blade and ended up with 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 - 2/21

Cold Water Wash
Tabac Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #339 Boar
Damaskeene OC
Gem Glue Star SE
CWR
Tabac AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #339 Boar brush. I did two passes with the Damaskeene OC razor with a Gem Glue Star SE blade and ended up with 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 - 2/20

Cold Water Wash
Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #339 Boar
Damaskeene OC
Gem Glue Star SE
CWR
Lucky Tiger

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #339 Boar brush. I did two passes with the Damaskeene OC razor with a Gem Glue Star SE blade and ended up with 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 - 2/19

Cold Water Wash
Tabac Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #339 Boar
Damaskeene OC
Gem Glue Star SE
CWR
Tabac  AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #339 Boar brush. I did two passes with the Damaskeene OC razor with a Gem Glue Star SE blade and ended up with 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 - 2/18

Cold Water Wash
Eskimo Tuxedo
Jayaruh #339 Boar
Damaskeene OC
Gem Blue Star SE
CWR
Osage Rub

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Eskimo Tuxedo Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #339 Boar brush. I did two passes with the Damaskeene OC razor with a Gem Blue Star SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Jayaruh #339

I messed up the original #339, so this is a redo of that handle. I did this one without the lathe. I cut the blank down on the table saw to an octagonal shape and then took it to my drum sander for shaping.

Octagonal blank ready to be shaped.

The blank has been rounded off using the drum sander.

I marked some strategic spots on the blank.

The waist is started.

I start the diagonal flutes.

The hole is marked off.

The base is marked off.

More sanding.

I put the hole in the top. Almost there.

I stained and sealed the handle with a golden peacan stain/seal, and finished it with two coats of polycrylic. I put the JR 339 on the bottom. These pictures are of the brush with the Omega 49 boar knot dry fitted.

Harvesting an Omega 49 Knot for Jayaruh #339

I show how I harvested two knots from Omega 49 brushes. I also show Jayaruh #339 after I finished shaping it, sealing and staining it, and dry fitting it with the Omega 49 boar.

Jayaruh #338 and #339

Today, I got out on a beautiful day to try something new in brush making. I cut two blanks on a 45 degree angle to the grain. I used mostly sanding and a dremel to shape the brushes. You will notice that on the bottom of the handles I have made flutes on a 45 degree angle, too. I made a video of the nearly finished products featuring the Omega 49 boar knot in 338 and the Maggard blonde synthetic knot in 339.

Here are some still pictures.

 This is #338.

This is #339.