SOTD - SEptember 2025

[Rocketman]

I had a very enjoyable shave yesterday with my Ever-Ready 1914 little lather catcher, Subtle Art Soap co. Draconis Ignis and a beautifully resto-moded black boar hair brush.

Sweeet photo! Real nice job. Razor looks terrific.

[Jayaruh]

   
Lather Catcher Sunday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Lea Shave Cream
Jayaruh #454 Two-band Badger
Gem Jr. Bar Lather Catcher
Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade
CWR
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Lustray Spice After Shave

The Lea Shave Cream was face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #454 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gem Jr. Bar Lather Catcher Razor and the Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Lustray Spice After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

[Rocketman]

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Lather Catcher Sunday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Lea Shave Cream
Jayaruh #454 Two-band Badger
Gem Jr. Bar Lather Catcher
Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade
CWR
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Lustray Spice After Shave

The Lea Shave Cream was face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #454 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gem Jr. Bar Lather Catcher Razor and the Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Lustray Spice After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

I love that handle you made. I have still missed picking up a Jr with this type of handle and have yet to shave with one. Just don’t seem to have come across them except I saw one once years ago in an antique store. It was pristine, but pricey and without a case so I passed. I still sigh every once in a while over having not picked it up. I tried making a handle once - looked like cr*p once I had finished! No pics were taken. It is no longer with us!

[Rocketman]

SEptember 2025 - Last Lather Catcher Sunday! Oh my!

Jayaruh - you picked a winner for today. These Jr Bars are darn near my favorite shaver out of every razor I have  ever used. And I have used one or two! We had a big black bear near the house at morning coffee today so I had to    use a bear fat shaving soap in his honor. That together with my Copper Hat badger and a Gem Ptfe with shim (I prefer the angle adjusted blade presentation) Sunday morning was Greeeaaaatttt!!! 

   

A great start to the day!

[Jayaruh]

   
Menthol Monday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
PSC Caffeinated Shaving Cream
Jayaruh #30 Silvertip Badger
TNNSER
Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade
CWR
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
PSC Caffeinated AS

Today is the 29th day of Single Edge SEptember[ where I use a different single edge razor for each day of the month. Today features a creation of Tom White, the TNNSER.

The PSC Caffeinated Shaving Cream was face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #30 Silvertip Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the TNNSER and the Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and PSC Caffeinated After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

[Rocketman]

SEptember Countdown……..

  No Tnnser for me.    

Chance to use a Rolls. One of my favourites because they are just so much darn work. I don’t use a Rolls hone but rather I prefer to finish on this awesome Shobudani stone I picked up at the estate sale of a Japanese barber who immigrated to Vancouver Island in the 1920s and brought this stone with him. He had a barber shop in Campbell River BC for many years.  I was told by his retired age son that it had originally belonged to his dad’s grandfather who had been a barber in Japan. It puts a glass edge on these Rolls blades. (I wish my Ipad camera could do the same.)

   

The shave was simple. An Imperial 2 non-telescoping handle with a 1935 I2 blade. A mid 30s Klenzo boar and some Truefitt & Hill sandalwood puck. I got the edge just right. Yay! Great shave today.

   

One day left! I wonder what Jayaruh has planned for the last day???

[Jayaruh]

   
Tabac Tuesday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shave Soap
Jayaruh #30 Silvertip Badger
RazoRock Black Hawk
Feather AC Blade
CWR
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Tabac After Shave

Today is the last day of SEptember. I end it with my RazoRock Black Hawk razor. That is 30 different single edge razors. Tomorrow I will start Open Comb OCtober and do 31 days with 31 different open comb razors.

For today's shave, the Tabac Shave Soap was face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #30 Silvertip Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the RazoRock Black Hawk and the Feather AC Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Tabac After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

[Jayaruh]

SEptember Countdown……..

  No Tnnser for me.    

Chance to use a Rolls. One of my favourites because they are just so much darn work. I don’t use a Rolls hone but rather I prefer to finish on this awesome Shobudani stone I picked up at the estate sale of a Japanese barber who immigrated to Vancouver Island in the 1920s and brought this stone with him. He had a barber shop in Campbell River BC for many years.  I was told by his retired age son that it had originally belonged to his dad’s grandfather who had been a barber in Japan. It puts a glass edge on these Rolls blades. (I wish my Ipad camera could do the same.)



The shave was simple. An Imperial 2 non-telescoping handle with a 1935 I2 blade. A mid 30s Klenzo boar and some Truefitt & Hill sandalwood puck. I got the edge just right. Yay! Great shave today.



One day left! I wonder what Jayaruh has planned for the last day???

Very nice choice. I should have used mine this month. I am not going to try to figure out which SE razors did not make it into the line up this month. I did choose one of my AC razors fot the last day of SEptember, the RazoRock Black Hawk.

[Rocketman]

SEptember 2025 -Rest In Peace

   


I have no modern SE razors so I am unable to join in today. This will be a good day to put my SOTD contributions to rest and give my stubble some much needed time off. 

It has been fun.

[GAW9576]

I had a very enjoyable shave yesterday with my Ever-Ready 1914 little lather catcher, Subtle Art Soap co. Draconis Ignis and a beautifully resto-moded black boar hair brush.

Sweeet photo! Real nice job. Razor looks terrific.

Thank you. 

SEptember 2025 - Last Lather Catcher Sunday! Oh my!

Jayaruh - you picked a winner for today. These Jr Bars are darn near my favorite shaver out of every razor I have  ever used. And I have used one or two! We had a big black bear near the house at morning coffee today so I had to    use a bear fat shaving soap in his honor. That together with my Copper Hat badger and a Gem Ptfe with shim (I prefer the angle adjusted blade presentation) Sunday morning was Greeeaaaatttt!!! 



A great start to the day!

The Gem Junior Bar is one of my all time favorite razors.