SOTD

Hey all, here’s today’s Shave of the Day.  I dropped a tube of Speick cream which ended up breaking the plastic lid, so it ended up squeezed out into the tin you see here.  It was a good thing, because the metal squeeze tube was getting small holes in the sides anyway.

Merkur Futur with Feather Blade

Grooming Lounge face wash (not pictured)

Kent BK4 badger brush

total Shaving Solution oil (used as pre-shave)

Speick cream (in a tin)

Speick aftershave lotion/splash

 

Enjoy the day!

 

Mother’s Day Shave

It was a quiet day here at SYF.  The Mrs. had a wonderfully long nap while I and the boy played games, made Mother’s Day cards, and watched Avatar: The Last Airbender.  We finished the evening with a spring salad, Italian sausage, and brown rice made with herbed chicken stock.  The Mrs. also got a a neck/back/foot massage, I think she really got a good deal out of the day! =)  In any case, here’s today’s Mother’s Day Shave.

Merkur Futur with Barber Personna blade

Fuller finest badger brush restoration

the famous phoenix Coates Limited Edition Tea Tree & Rosemary cream

eShave White Tea after-shave cream/balm

 

Ever-Ready 200 Restoration

One of the services I offer over on ShaveYourFace is the restoration of old shaving brushes.  The process is relatively simple: Removing the old hair by various means (sometimes the old hair knot just pops right out, which is most convenient but doesn’t happen very often); drilling out the old glue which is usually epoxy but sometimes other materials; and then installation of the new hair knot  (knots can be provided by customer or us).  I was recently asked to do this for a customer and he was gracious enough to let me post about the restoration and he also provided some before and after picture.

Before any work. Note the worn out bristles.

Some details about this restoration:  I had been having a lot of trouble with drilling out old epoxy.  The bits I had been using in the rotary tool kept getting dull very quickly, would jump out of the handle damaging it or sometimes rendering it useless.  While not so bad a loss on your own, it would be killer on a customer’s handle.  So I went by the local Woodcraft store, picked up a set of diamond coated bits and MAN they made the biggest difference ever.  They are so much easier to use and control, plus they were a whole lot faster at drilling out the epoxy. Wish I had purchased them a lot sooner.

Another thing for this brush is that the customer had provided a larger knot for installation than the original hole.  After some creative thinking I took some sandpaper and a dowel rod to the opening and this worked especially well. My main concern was getting the opening uneven and egg shaped, I think the dowel rod helped prevent this.  The process opened up the hole in no time and it came out very even and smooth.

After the restoration. Refurbished with a Golden Nib 24mm finest badger hair knot set at 50mm.

Overall I was really pleased with how the brush came out, and so was the customer!  The process taught me a lot about modifying the original handle and I look forward to doing many more.  If you have a brush you would like restored or would like to see our current inventory of brush handles to be restored send an e-mail to info@shaveyourface.com and I’d be happy to work with you!

Now that's a happy shaving brush! Lathered up and ready to go!

 

Free gift with purchase from Royall Lyme!

This tweet came across my feed today, and I thought I’d post it here for all to enjoy! Royall fragrances have great products, and if you haven’t tried them, I encourage you to do so!

“@royalllyme Royall Lyme Bermuda
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Happy Shaving!

^AW