Rubberset 400 Restore

I was sent this Ruberset 400 #4 by a fellow shaver on TSD. He wanted it polished up and replace the knot with an Omega 49 knot. Well, when I got it, I was surprised that the knot was original and really appeared to be in good shape. I cleaned it all up, washed the knot, and decided that it might be best to keep the knot. So, I contacted him and shared my thoughts.

Right out of the package with the Omega 49.

The knot appears to be a great knot.

This is after I buffed the handle a bit.

I did a little hand polishing with these results.

I decided to do a test to see how it lathers. I used Williams, and boy did it perform. After communicating with Doug, I decided that I will use it for tomorrow's shave and see how it performs face lathering.

If this were my brush, I would not replace the knot. If tomorrow's shave goes well, I will just polish up the handle and send it back to Doug. What a great brush!

Shave of the Day - 7/28

Keep It Simple Shave Week

Williams Mug Shave Soap
Jayaruh #302
Hartsteel 5/8 Straight
CWR
Family Dollar Spice AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #302 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Hartsteel 5/8 Straight Razor on loan from @Redfisher and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Family Dollar Spice AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 7/27

Keep It Simple Shave Week

Williams Mug Shave Soap
Jayaruh #302
Mongoose Alumigoose
Feather SS Professional SE
CWR
Family Dollar Spice AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #302 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Mongoose Alumigoose Razor on loan from Redfisher with a Feather SS Professional blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Family Dollar Spice AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 7/26

Keep It Simple Shave Week

Williams Mug Shave Soap
Jayaruh #302
Mongoose Alumigoose
Feather SS Professional SE
CWR
Family Dollar Spice AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #302 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Mongoose Alumigoose Razor on loan from Redfisher with a Feather SS Professional blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Family Dollar Spice AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

I Made Another Trade

I traded one of my brushes for a Gem Junior Bar lather catcher. Here are some pictures I captured.

Shave of the Day - 7/25

Keep It Simple Shave Week

Williams Mug Shave Soap
Jayaruh #302
Mongoose Alumigoose
Feather SS Professional SE
CWR
Family Dollar Spice AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #302 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Mongoose Alumigoose Razor on loan from Redfisher with a Feather SS Professional blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Family Dollar Spice AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Mike told me that you almost do not need a second pass with this razor. He was right. I was tempted to not do the second pass, but hey, I like shaving now, so I have an effortless BBS.

Shave of the Day - 7/24

Keep It Simple Shave Week

Tabac Shave Soap
Jayaruh #302
Pal Injecto-Matic
Vintage PAL
CWR
Tabac AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #302 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Pal Injecto-Matic Razor with a Vintage PAL injector 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...