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William Wednesday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Bunny B-400 by Tom
TNNSER V1 by Tom
Personna GEM SS PTFE
CWR
Hendrick's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC

The Williams Mug Shaving Soap lathered well with the Bunny B-400 Badger brush by Tom. Two passes and touch ups with the TNNSER V1 Razor by Tom and Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Hendrick's Witch Hazel and then Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

All the way from the Canadian Highlands....my first Lather Catcher.

I can't wait, can't wait, can't wait.   LOL

           

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Lather Catcher Sunday's  Planned Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Col Conk Amber Shave Soap
Jayaruh #447
C.V. Heljestrand Lather Catcher
C.V. Heljestrand Wedge
CWR
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva Musk AS

I am a big fan of wedge razors. I like stropping the blades, and I always get a great shave with each. The first wedge razor I ever got was my J.A. Henckels Rapide (acquired January 2018). Tom White sharpened the wedge blade that came with it, and I have used it for years.


My next wedge razor is the C.V. Heljestrand (acquired in March 2018). Tom sharpened my Heljestrand wedge, too.


Then there is my 1902 Kampfe Brothers/Star Lather Catcher (acquired May 2019). It came with two Star wedges. 


I have other lather catchers that will also use a wedge blade: Gem Junior 1905 (April 2017), Superior (May 2918), Gem Jr. Bar (October 2018), Ever-Ready (April 2019). I rotate through these on what I call Lather Catcher Sundays.

Gem Junior 1905 (April 2017) 


Superior (May 2018) 


Gem Jr. Bar (October 2018)


Ever-Ready (April 2019) 


Finally, I acquired another J.A. Henckels that came with six blades.  I had the blades sharpened and sold the Henckels and two blades to Mickey in Layfaette, LA. He is happy and I am happy. I am set for life with wedge blades and some nice razors, too.

       

These pictures show how the threaded adapters can be switched around for the 2 different size threads most common in SE razors. In the second picture you can see the smaller size thread. It can be screwed into a standard DE handle like this too and the smaller threads simply never engage or interfere with the handle thread. Also I recommend threading the adapter into the head first then attaching the handle to avoid the adapter getting threaded to deep into the handle. And lastly I never do this over the sink. I almost had one go down the drain once and learned my lesson.