Jayaruh #68 Complete

Update: May 16

The finest badger arrives from The Golden Nib.

Update: May 17

I reset the loft to about 48mm and set it with silicone. Now it is ready to go to its new home.

Update: May 20, 2016

Jayaruh #68 in its new home.

Jayaruh #67 * Jayaruh #69

Shave of the Day - 5/11

Dove Men Face Wash
TOBS Lavender
Jayaruh #46
Baili  BD179 TTO
Gillette Wilkinson Sword
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Vegetal

The Taylor of Old Bond Street Lavender Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #46 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Baili  BD179 TTO razor with a Gillette Wilkinson Sword blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Pinaud Lilac Vegetal. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Jayaruh #67 Completed

 

First shave.

Jayaruh #66 * Jayaruh #68

Shave of the Day - 5/10

Dove Men Face Wash
TOBS Lavender
Jayaruh #46
Baili  BD179 TTO
Gillette Wilkinson Sword
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Vegetal

The Taylor of Old Bond Street Lavender Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #46 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Baili  BD179 TTO razor with a Gillette Wilkinson Sword blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Pinaud Lilac Vegetal. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/9

Dove Men Face Wash
TOBS Lavender
Jayaruh #46
Baili  BD179 TTO
Gillette Wilkinson Sword
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Vegetal

The Taylor of Old Bond Street Lavender Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #46 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Baili  BD179 TTO razor with a Gillette Wilkinson Sword blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Pinaud Lilac Vegetal. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/8

Dove Men Face Wash
TOBS Lavender
Jayaruh #46
Baili  BD179 TTO
Gillette Wilkinson Sword
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Vegetal

The Taylor of Old Bond Street Lavender Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #46 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Baili  BD179 TTO razor with a Gillette Wilkinson Sword blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Pinaud Lilac Vegetal. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Razor 'n Blades Travel Tech

My friend, Bruce, gave me this nice little Razor 'n Blades Gillette Travel Tech today. It came in a metal case with mirror. the case is in very good condition. The razor is a travel tech with date code J4, fourth quarter of 1964. The Gillette Stainless Steel Blade box had a used Thin Gillette Blade (R2, 1946) and a used Schick injector blade in it. The razor itself is in excellent condition with the cardboard blade intact.

Date code J 4.

The Thin Gillette Blade, date code R2, was made in the second quarter of 1946. The Thin Gillette Blade is 0.004" thick by my caliper. The original Gillette DE blade was 0.0065" thick.