Shave of the Day - 4/24

TESC Pre-Shave Oil 

TABAC

Jayaruh #59 synthetic

German Travel Razor

Gillette Wilkinson Sword

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Rose Petal WH

Vegetal

The TABAC Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #59 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the German Travel 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 Vegetal. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Jayaruh #63 Completed

I started the walnut handle on Friday, April 22. I got it all shaped and ready for finishing. I put a coat of polyurethane on it and set it aside for the knot to arrive. It arrived on Saturday. I fitted the knot and put another coat of polyurethane on it. After it dried, I set the knot with silicone.

Jayaruh #62 * Jayaruh #64

Shave of the Day - 4/23

TESC Pre-Shave Oil 

TABAC

Jayaruh #59 synthetic

German Travel Razor

Gillette Wilkinson Sword

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Rose Petal WH

Vegetal

The TABAC Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #59 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the German Travel 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 Vegetal. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 4/22

 

TESC Pre-Shave Oil 

TABAC

Jayaruh #59 synthetic (first shave) 

German Travel Razor (first shave) 

Gillette Wilkinson Sword (first shave) 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Rose Petal WH

Vegetal

The TABAC Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #59 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the German Travel razor with a Gillette Wilkinson Sword blade gave me a fantastically close, comfortable shave. I was tempted to do a one pass shave it was so close and comfortable, but I relathered and did a final pass. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Pinaud Vegetal. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

New Shave Bowls

Today, while at the Goodwill Store, I found some neat little bowls that I figured just might be ideal for bowl lathering. I bought them. I did a couple of test latherings with one tonight. The bowls appear to be for the purpose of making jello molds or even small cakes. They are stamped with Made in Portugal. Here is what I got.

Shave of the Day - 4/21

TESC Pre-Shave Oil 

Mitchell's Wool Fat

Jayaruh #51 synthetic

Gillette Blue Tip

Voskhod

CWR, Asma Alum Block

Thayers Rose Petal WH

Florida Water

The Mitchell's Wool Fat face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #51 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Blue Tip razor with a Voskhod 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 Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Jayaruh #62 Completed

No beginning pictures for this one. I glued two pieces together, walnut and Wenge. I let it dry and then began shaping it. After creating the hole, I did some detail work around the joint and did a lot of hand sanding. The Wenge gets very dark when finished. This should make a nice contrast.

Update: April 21, 2016

I branded the handle with JR 62 and did some more shaping. Then, I did a lot of hand sanding. Next, I sealed the handle with a mixture of polyurethane and paint thinner. Lastly, I put a couple of coats of semi-gloss polyurethane on top.

Update: April 23, 2016

Knots came in today. I fitted the knot and set it with silicone.

Jayaruh #61 * Jayaruh #63