Just a guy who shaves.

[TobyC]

No name razor and the brush on the left for today's flawless shave.

7 deer in the backyard outside the bathroom window while I shaved, pretty cool.







Anyone affected by hurricane Delta please stay safe!



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[dangerousdon]

Seven Deer? That's awesome. Love your brushes.

 

[TobyC]

Seven Deer? That's awesome. Love your brushes.

Thanks Don, watch out for Delta!

Yep, it's not unusual to see 3 or 4 back there, must have had a productive (reproductive?) year, 5 of them were definitely from this year, cute little things.

 

[TobyC]

Different no name razor, with a steel handle,... no, not stainless steel, just chrome plated steel, if I don't keep the threads lubricated I get good ol' red rust immediately.

 

[TobyC]

I was given a tube of Proraso sensitive skin shave cream a couple of years ago, but I prefer much harder soap that I can put in my soap thing and lather on top of it, so I "fixed" it. I squirted it out into a bowl and let it dry out, and shaped it into a puck.






The final shape.










Started using it two days ago and the lather is fantastic!



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[dkeester]

I have a couple of those three piece razors. I like the way they shave, very similar to a Gillette Tech.

That is also a fun "hack" of Proraso. I wonder how many shaves you will get from the puck.

 

[TobyC]

Two days ago I shaved with that razor and soap, and a yellow 7o'clock, and used this brush, which was my first brush, and the only one I had for a long time.




And finished off with this,... Thank you @MilkCrate!

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Perfect shave as always.

 

[GearNoir]

Glad you continued to further shape the Proraso puck...it would be weird to use a rice cake to shave lol

 

[mrdoug]

Glad you continued to further shape the Proraso puck...it would be weird to use a rice cake to shave lol [emoji23]

Earlier iterations in the picture show made me think of brains. Some coloring and it's a halloween themed shave. [emoji23]

 

[TobyC]

Earlier iterations in the picture show made me think of brains. Some coloring and it's a halloween themed shave. [emoji23]

That's what I thought of, and worms.

 

[TobyC]

Todays shave;

Brains soap (see above) steel handle no name razor (see above) yellow 7 o'clock and;


This was my old man's brush, on the right, pretty much used up, it had a piece of wire wrapped around it to keep it together but it was removed before the pic.






I wrapped a bunch of rubber bands around it to squeeze it all back together.














I then put it in a jar of water and left it until the next day. I let it dry for about three months. This is the old knot and the replacement knot.









I drilled a 3/4" hole down through the center but not quite all the way through and glued in a 3/4" dowel to give it a good solid center. Then I soaked it overnight in Teak oil until it sunk.

 

[TobyC]

This was taken yesterday, still looks great and still in my rotation.

 

[TobyC]

Aftershave;





And todays shave was flawless as always.


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[GearNoir]

Dad’s brush...very cool!

 

[mrdoug]

Dad’s brush...very cool!

..and an impressive restore. Very nice looking finished product. [emoji106]

 

[TobyC]

Thanks fellas! It lived in a baggie for years, wasn't sure whether to leave it alone or try to make it useable, glad I did it, came out way better than I thought it might.

 

[mrdoug]

Thanks fellas! It lived in a baggie for years, wasn't sure whether to leave it alone or try to make it useable, glad I did it, came out way better than I thought it might.

Seriously, the perfect restore for something sentimental... You kept the aged look, the design, but gave it new life to continue on in tradition. Even the bristles look befitting, nothing like a typical synth that would detract from the old world motif.

Not to get too sentimental on ya, but I think your dad would be proud.

 

[MilkCrate]

Nice work on that restoration!

 

[TobyC]

Seriously, the perfect restore for something sentimental... You kept the aged look, the design, but gave it new life to continue on in tradition. Even the bristles look befitting, nothing like a typical synth that would detract from the old world motif.

Not to get too sentimental on ya, but I think your dad would be proud.

Nice work on that restoration!

Thanks. Yeah I left the cracks and character of what it is and chose that knot because it resembled the original, but now it's waterproof and a darn good brush.

He might have been proud, or he may have thought I was nuts for wasting my time on an old shaving brush!

 

[TobyC]

RIP Jerry Jeff Walker.