I picked up this old brush on a whim some time ago and finally got round to doing something with it.
A bit of paint, some polish and a donor Omega knot. 
It turned out OK, I'll take it for a run tomorrow. 

   

Every month is SE month on TOST3. SEptember is here. Here is my setup for SEptember 1.


Williams Wednesday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Williams Mug Soap
Jayaruh #426
Gillette Twinjector
Personna Injector
CWR
Lucky Tiger AS

The Williams Mug Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #426 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Twinjector with a Personna Injector Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

I shaved for Ida. Ok for going to work. Right now lot of wind snd rain but mot too bad. 
This Jr  Bar is a favorite as it was my first lather catcher  


   

Join me in welcoming @“ Dave in KY ” to the tost3 mod team. He is one of our most prolific posters and just generally runs amuck. His collection of the good stuff is also veddy neat. 

Recently some of the original Mods/Admin types have had to go MIA due to life and such. So I know we are chief heavy on the books…. But.not in practice. 

Thanks to Dave for trying in the new coat and good luck Sir!!

Sunday August 29, 2021
Razor: The Dime Safety Razor
Blade: Gem SS (1)
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts DSotM/Cashmere
Soap: A&E Rèvolution
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: A&E Rèvolution Splash
Fragrance: Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1026

It took some finagling to get a blade to work in this but I did and shaved on video as proof. Hope all have a great Sunday !


   
   

Keep your powder dry Wchnu!

Tuesday August 24, 2021
Razor: Eagle Improved
Blade: MODIFIED Gem SS (1)
Brush: Eagle Boar
Soap: Stirling "Blood on Steel"
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: CHH Tobacco
Fragrance: Mr Burberry
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1021

   
   

So this is a razor set I acquired recently and as it was inbound was told by Greg that it would need blade modifications and he explained you need to remove the Spine from a Gem Single Edge blade and then shorten the blade before getting it into the spine again. That gave me the direction I needed and was all set as mine was coming with an original blade for size comparison. So here's the comparison in size and the metal snips I used. And the final product to shave with.
   
   
   

What does that thing do?

For some reason, I just can't get the hang of this razor. I've used it maybe half a dozen times, and even though the shave is super close, I get really bad irritation. I'm very conscious of pressure, so I've concluded that I still haven't found the right angle. I've watched a bunch of videos on this razor and I've tried really hard, but I'm now hesitant to use it again because I don't want to deal with an irritated face that takes 3 or 4 days to heal. I'm going to keep it, just because it's a really cool razor, and maybe I'll eventually pick it up again and try and get the angle right. But for now, it's going into storage.

After a week of using 2 unmentionables, I am back to SE goodness!
This week I am trying out different handles for the Hawk. I have the Version 3 stainless steel. I had a V1 a few years back and didn't care for the head size and promptly moved it to a new home. I had a Vector for 5 months, and while I loved it and the shave results, I couldn't get consistently comfy shaves from it. I tend towards mild razors, so with some sadness, I moved it on to a new home. Others on various forums rated the Hawk and the General as milder than the Vector, so with the funds from selling the Vector, I added both! and I am loving them.

   

The handles shown are Razorock Halos, the longer is the Ti at 100mm and the shorter by 10mm is the SS version. 
The brushes are Timberwolf knots, both in handles made by friends on another forum.
And I am using Haslinger's Aloe Vera this week, with Mike's on alternate days, in an attempt to use it up and get my first empty tub this year!

Thanks for reading!
Eric