DIY (Do It Yourself) Shave Gear!!!

[rtaylor61]

Sure, we can all hope online or run down to a local vendor and pick up shaving supplies. But are you one of those who can "build a better mousetrap"? Or maybe you just want to craft an item because you can! This is the place to post your pics! Show us what you have done, creatively speaking. Whether it's a brush stand, a brush, shelving, whatever, share your invention by posting here. Please, whenever possible, upload your pics to the B&B Gallery rather than hosting from an outside source.

Randy

**Edit** In my haste to post this, I failed to recognize Kyle Stoner and TraderJoe as being the instigators of this idea. Gents, great idea! Now, let's put it to use!

[TraderJoe]

3916

[rtaylor61]

3916

Looks like there is a weed growing out of your brush! :blink:

How does the wife like it?

Randy

[TraderJoe]

Looks like there is a weed growing out of your brush! :blink:

How does the wife like it?

Randy

:lol: I guess that was actually two DIY's in one pic huh :cool:

I've got more "brush stands" in the closet hanging from various places - stay tuned for more pics :biggrin:

[Jim]

Heres an old photo of my razor rack-

If I get off my kiester, I'll reshoot the shave den-

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=3326&original=1 (http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=3326&c=78)

[Mottern Man]

Heres an old photo of my razor rack-

If I get off my kiester, I'll reshoot the shave den-

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=3326&original=1 (http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=3326&c=78)


JIM!

I thought I motivated you to take a new photo? I guess Dr. Frankenstein has failed. :frown:

Igore I am going to need a new brain.

[ouch]

3916

Believe it or not, I have a much chintzier brush stand. :001_wub:

[ouch]

Heres an old photo of my razor rack-

If I get off my kiester, I'll reshoot the shave den-

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=3326&original=1 (http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=3326&c=78)

Jim- you know you have a lot of tubs of cream when you have to label the sides for purposes of identification.

[Jim]

Damm OCD again!:001_tongu

[rtaylor61]

I did not make these, they were done by my lady! It was my only shaving related Christmas gift. So if you are wondering how to decorate the ol' shave den, try this...

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5303

One is a SOTD pic and the other of three Shavemac brushes, filtered through Photoshop, printed and framed for hanging!

Randy

[Panamag8or]

I made this over the holiday break. It holds my brush and razor, and the top cap has a slit cut in it, so it is also a blade bank! The bottom cap has a hole for drainage/air circulation. I saw a little ceramic barber pole stand/blade bank on eBay, and thought I could make a better looking one.
http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5342

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5341

I plan on adding a shelf at the bottom to put my bowl, and replacing the clips with pre-made plastic-coated clips that are a better fit. (I hand-dipped these clips in plasti-dip) The brush clip is a little tight, so the pre-made one will be better, plus it is white, rather than black.

I apologize for the cruddy pics, I'll take better ones this weekend.

[Ben]

Very cool. I like that a lot.

[htownmmm]

That's nice! :drool: :drool: :drool:


Marty

[Jim]

Well done :thumbup:

[PalmettoB]

That barber pole razor and brush rack is SUPER nice looking!

Someone had a post in another thread about a "coat" for their HD. Back when I first started properly wetshaving, I had seen the cases for the Merkurs, but didn't want to wait on shipping, so I went to Michaels craft store and bought some leather and a magnetic purse snap. The final product (case) I made looks like this:

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5426

[rtaylor61]

Blair,

Any details on how you "sewed" that up?

Randy

[rikrdo]

Well.

Here is my feeble attempt at a shave den.
Its in my bathroom.
Enjoy :cool:
More photos later...if I can resize and compress

[rtaylor61]

Well.

Here is my feeble attempt at a shave den.
Its in my bathroom.
Enjoy :cool:

Nice post...the pic?:001_unsur :confused: :001_tt2:

Randy

[PalmettoB]

Blair,

Any details on how you "sewed" that up?

Randy

I guess there are fancy punches for that sort of thing, but I used a small nail to punch fairly equal distance holes all around the edges, then took two needles and some heavier (but not waxed) thread and kinda did like lacing shoes so that I had nice, even stitching on both sides.

The purse clasp just has two prongs that fold back to hold it on, and I cut a small piece of leather to sew over the prongs so they wouldn't show on the outer cover.

(Edit: the reason I used the purse clasp is I don't have a fancy rivet punch to put in a real snap. :wink: )

[RichGem]

I made this over the holiday break. It holds my brush and razor, and the top cap has a slit cut in it, so it is also a blade bank! The bottom cap has a hole for drainage/air circulation. I saw a little ceramic barber pole stand/blade bank on eBay, and thought I could make a better looking one.
http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5342

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5341

I plan on adding a shelf at the bottom to put my bowl, and replacing the clips with pre-made plastic-coated clips that are a better fit. (I hand-dipped these clips in plasti-dip) The brush clip is a little tight, so the pre-made one will be better, plus it is white, rather than black.

I apologize for the cruddy pics, I'll take better ones this weekend.


VERY COOL!

[Panamag8or]

I actually had enough supplies to make 2, and was thinking of putting one on feebay.

Ooh, maybe I can put it on B&B's new auction thingy.:idea:

[soapbuddy]

Great pics everyone!

[GoTeeGuy]

I made this over the holiday break. It holds my brush and razor, and the top cap has a slit cut in it, so it is also a blade bank! The bottom cap has a hole for drainage/air circulation. I saw a little ceramic barber pole stand/blade bank on eBay, and thought I could make a better looking one.
http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5342

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5341

I plan on adding a shelf at the bottom to put my bowl, and replacing the clips with pre-made plastic-coated clips that are a better fit. (I hand-dipped these clips in plasti-dip) The brush clip is a little tight, so the pre-made one will be better, plus it is white, rather than black.

I apologize for the cruddy pics, I'll take better ones this weekend.

Wow... that's got to be the coolest dang thing I ever saw. :001_wub:

[GoTeeGuy]

Well, here are a few pics of my little shave den... my shelf to be exact... the only 1' x 5" piece of washroom untouched by SWMBO and immune to all female influence!!! :biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1:

I made the brush stand out of a metal bracket and coat hanger, and the razor rack is simply some bent coat hanger as well. I painted them both with 3 coats of white acrylic model paint and screwed them into the shelf. I'm pretty pleased with them both. :tongue_sm However, if given a chance, I plan to make a razor rack with the same bracket & coat hanger idea as the brush stand. That way, they'll match a bit better.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/pengul/Shave%20Den/IMG_0643.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/pengul/Shave%20Den/IMG_0646.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/pengul/Shave%20Den/IMG_0647.jpg

[Jim]

Well done Ken!:thumbup:

[PalmettoB]

Ken, that shelf is sweet. That gives me some ideas with those hooks!

[prophet]

Couldn't put it in the gallery because it won't upload from a URL, but I made this candleholder for my mom last christmas, my senior year of highschool. I don't even remember exactly how I went about it, but I know a beltsander was involved, and quite possibly a jigsaw, but don't quote me on that. I freehanded the template, and used that to draw outlines on each piece. It was made from some high grade marine plywood, we figured birch or fir, that we found in an old building they were tearing down out at Memphis International. I want to say it's 3/4" or 5/8". This pic was taken before it was finished, I'm pretty sure I wound up using clear polyurethane spray, and it turned out with a very nice honey color, and the layers look awesome. I'll see if I can't find the finished pics, or failing that, take some more.

*edit* Sorry it's not shaving gear, but I did make it myself, but it does add a nice aura to a room, I want something similar for my dream shave den.

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6775/pic000603ip.jpg

[rtaylor61]

Couldn't put it in the gallery because it won't upload from a URL, but I made this candleholder for my mom last christmas, my senior year of highschool. I don't even remember exactly how I went about it, but I know a beltsander was involved, and quite possibly a jigsaw, but don't quote me on that. I freehanded the template, and used that to draw outlines on each piece. It was made from some high grade marine plywood, we figured birch or fir, that we found in an old building they were tearing down out at Memphis International. I want to say it's 3/4" or 5/8". This pic was taken before it was finished, I'm pretty sure I wound up using clear polyurethane spray, and it turned out with a very nice honey color, and the layers look awesome. I'll see if I can't find the finished pics, or failing that, take some more.

*edit* Sorry it's not shaving gear, but I did make it myself, but it does add a nice aura to a room, I want something similar for my dream shave den.

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6775/pic000603ip.jpg

With a little modification, that would make a great brush holder!

Randy

[PalmettoB]

Hmmm...I was thinking the same thing, only for Scotto's sample containers!

[prophet]

Woah! I didn't even think of that!

*Starts digging through the garage junkpile for more wood*

[Kyle Stoner]

Damn there is some amazing stuff on here!

Just for consolidation, I'll post my pics here too.

Boy I am blown away by some of the stuff in this thread! Great job!

Here's my B&B community-inspired artistic little coat hanger brush stand:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/kylestoner/Stand008small.jpg


And heres my "not-really-a-moss-scuttle":


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/kylestoner/Review029small.jpg



And finally the "I-didn't-really-do-it-myself-but-it's-original-in-it's-own-way-so-don't-criticize-me-I'm-doing-the-best-I-can" Razor stand:


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/kylestoner/canon009small.jpg

[PalmettoB]

Kyle, don't sweat it! What better use is there for an M3 plastic case?! Pretty inventive, actually.

[Taz]

Well, here are a few pics of my little shave den... my shelf to be exact... the only 1' x 5" piece of washroom untouched by SWMBO and immune to all female influence!!! :biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1:

I made the brush stand out of a metal bracket and coat hanger, and the razor rack is simply some bent coat hanger as well. I painted them both with 3 coats of white acrylic model paint and screwed them into the shelf. I'm pretty pleased with them both. :tongue_sm However, if given a chance, I plan to make a razor rack with the same bracket & coat hanger idea as the brush stand. That way, they'll match a bit better.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/pengul/Shave%20Den/IMG_0643.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/pengul/Shave%20Den/IMG_0646.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/pengul/Shave%20Den/IMG_0647.jpg

Looks Great where did you get those hooks look like they were amde for that purpose.

[Kyle Stoner]

Kyle, don't sweat it! What better use is there for an M3 plastic case?! Pretty inventive, actually.


I'm glad you appreciate it! Art is very subjective you know. As you can see I poured my heart and soul into that piece!

...Ok so it took me 5 seconds to realize it fit in a retired razor holder...but it's got a old world-modernized fusion charm thing going on!

[GoTeeGuy]

Taz:

The one for the brush was originally used as a broom hanger (see pic below). I simply removed the wire portion, replaced it with coat hanger, and bent the coat hanger into the shape I required. I'm planning to get another one of these brackets and do the same kind of thing for my razor. It really works great! The part that took the longest was the 3 coats of paint.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/pengul/8849192.jpg

[TraderJoe]

I haven't built one yet, but I found this browsing around:

http://static.instructables.com/pub/9d/26a549/bed608776b157adc8a043f15.medium.jpg

Instructions (http://www.instructables.com/id/EQGJ6SKBW4EP286ZJA/)

[visualco2]

Love the Barber pole in the DIY! Great Idea!

[Kingpepper]

I found some scrap aluminum while working on another project at work and came up with this:

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6114

Mother's aluminum polish did a nice job polishing it up.

Now I can hang up my brush and have a place for my new bowl.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6115

Paul

[PalmettoB]

Paul, now THAT'S a heckuva do-it-yourself job!! Drill a coupla holes back towards the support post and you'd have a great place to store razors, too. Sweet!!

[Kingpepper]

Paul, now THAT'S a heckuva do-it-yourself job!! Drill a coupla holes back towards the support post and you'd have a great place to store razors, too. Sweet!!

I'm planning to make a different rack for the razors. It will be awhile and I will post it once it is made.

Paul

[galpman]

I made this over the holiday break. It holds my brush and razor, and the top cap has a slit cut in it, so it is also a blade bank! The bottom cap has a hole for drainage/air circulation. I saw a little ceramic barber pole stand/blade bank on eBay, and thought I could make a better looking one.
http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5342

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5341

I plan on adding a shelf at the bottom to put my bowl, and replacing the clips with pre-made plastic-coated clips that are a better fit. (I hand-dipped these clips in plasti-dip) The brush clip is a little tight, so the pre-made one will be better, plus it is white, rather than black.

I apologize for the cruddy pics, I'll take better ones this weekend.

This is very cool

[Fuzzy Face]

mighty fine work, men.

[ericmoritz]

My wife bought me a shave kit (bowl, soap, merkur razor) for valentine's day. I just bought a Gillette adjustable (Fat Boy or Slim, not sure) on EBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=017&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=270088965730&rd=1&rd=1).

If this obsession persists, I won't be surprised if my bathroom will look like Jim's :)

E.

[BrianM]

My wife bought me a shave kit (bowl, soap, merkur razor) for valentine's day. I just bought a Gillette adjustable (Fat Boy or Slim, not sure) on EBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=017&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=270088965730&rd=1&rd=1).

If this obsession persists, I won't be surprised if my bathroom will look like Jim's :)

E.

That, my friend, is the venerable Fat Boy. Enjoy!

[ericmoritz]

That, my friend, is the venerable Fat Boy. Enjoy!

Sweet, that's what I was hoping for :302:

[tsv]

Here's my submission. I was going to buy an antique stand, but I thought why not build my own. I took an empty Old Spice Aftershave bottle, and made a bracket to hold my razor and brush. I made is out of some scrap aluminum I had laying around. The bracket was finished with engine turning, for a "Hot Rod" appearance. I hope you like it.

[soapbuddy]

Interesting concept Ty!:smile:

[digitldlnkwnt]

[QUOTE=Kyle Stoner;153382]Damn there is some amazing stuff on here!

Just for consolidation, I'll post my pics here too.

Boy I am blown away by some of the stuff in this thread! Great job!

Here's my B&B community-inspired artistic little coat hanger brush stand:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/kylestoner/Stand008small.jpg

If I saw a brush stand like that for sale I'd buy it. Very simple, very cool.:cool:

[comets8518]

Got some ideas from this page so I thought I'd post my final (maybe) product

[rtaylor61]

Got some ideas from this page so I thought I'd post my final (maybe) product

A Porsche guy! :eek: Just kidding. Nice setup!

Randy

[ianmedium]

Just saw this thread and thought my little contribution may be appropriate.
It's a DIY shave brush holder for the princely sum of $4CAD! I don't think I need to go into how to do it the pic's speak for themselves. Rank amature I know but it works!:biggrin1:

[xmemnochx]

Just saw this thread and thought my little contribution may be appropriate.
It's a DIY shave brush holder for the princely sum of $4CAD! I don't think I need to go into how to do it the pic's speak for themselves. Rank amature I know but it works!:biggrin1:

Haha that is awesome, very creative! :biggrin:

[ianmedium]

thanks! I was looking at some of the other works, my goodness there are some talented people out there! well done everyone, hope my humble morsal is not too...:9898:

[jvcjbl]

Got the idea from Kyle Stoner who made IMO a really cool stand from what appears to be a clothes hanger from the cleaners. Anywho, I went to my local cleaners and bummed a left over hanger and made my version.

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3927/stand1lp7.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8492/stand2gc8.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/959/stand3id2.jpg

[rtaylor61]

Got the idea from Kyle Stoner who made IMO a really cool stand from what appears to be a clothes hanger from the cleaners. Anywho, I went to my local cleaners and bummed a left over hanger and made my version.

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3927/stand1lp7.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8492/stand2gc8.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/959/stand3id2.jpg

Nice stand, but for a $1.25 more, you could have had a freshly pressed and laundered shirt!

Randy

[jvcjbl]

Nice stand, but for a $1.25 more, you could have had a freshly pressed and laundered shirt!

Randy

Yeah... so aparently knowing I can make this, it is kinda like you get a free brush stand with every dry cleaning piece. LOL

[The Boston Blade]

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/kylestoner/Stand008small.jpg

Thats slick. I think I'll try to make one tonight

[bjrn]

Simple and effective:
http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=9413

[napoleon]

Here is mine bowl/razor stand that I made (the bowl is a plain bowl from a gift shop)

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/2679/picture144dq1.jpg

[Daves]

I am very very impressed with you guys. I hope more people will show off their creations. It's inspiring!:cool:

[Mike_ratliff]

Okay I've got a few home made things here, so bear with me.
first is the shelf, solid oak, got the railing and brackets from Lowes
the hangers are simple plant hangers
the soap dishes are sugar bowls from Walmart and the soap is mama bear's
The brush and razor stand are solid Ironwood with 3/8 brass rod
and I also made the brush from acrilic resin real gold leaf and a silvertip knot off E-bay.
and the tall bottle contains home made Bay Rum.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/Mike_ratliff/S5300368.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/Mike_ratliff/S5300366.jpg

[tim]

This is a great thread.

I love those sugar bowls for the soap. Did you use the microwave or bain marie approach to filling them?

[2bits]

A pleasure to see this post.

I'll bet it was even more fun to do it.

Great!

[jss]

One of the best posts I've ever seen here..IMHO....

[Gentleman]

Goodmorning gents,

As promised i will post a picture of my new(by) gear. I've read it numerous times here, but i can now say it myself; i really enjoy (DE-)shaving now, before (with a Fusion or Mach) i didn't.

I made the brush and DE-holder together with my dad.
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5332/bbtf3.th.jpg (http://img245.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bbtf3.jpg)

Honest opinion; what do you thinks looks better? My own one or something like this? Because i still don't know for myself.

http://www.winkelplein.nl/barbershopsuply/200692516517.jpg

My gear:

Merkur HD
Derby and Wilkinson blades
(Crappy) Body Shop synthetic brush
Proraso Shaving Soap
Body Shop Shaving Cream
2 euro Soup-bowl

Oh and gents: when i "loaded" my HD i saw that one little part of the thread whichs screws in the razor, wasn't plated. So, it looks gold in that little spot. Is this bad?
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4423/1002893cs7.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1002893cs7.jpg)

[bjrn]

I'd stick with the home made one. I do think it looks better, but not only that, it's self-made and it's a one of a kind piece rather than some mass-produced thing.

[red2]

I'd stick with the home made one. I do think it looks better, but not only that, it's self-made and it's a one of a kind piece rather than some mass-produced thing.

+1 looks great!

And i don't know enough about metal plating to answer the second question. I imagine that merkur will stand by their product, from everything I've heard

[sol92258]

+2 to the homemade setup - that's a pretty nice rig, I'm taking away some good ideas from it
(hope you don't mind) :blushing::001_rolle

[Gentleman]

Ah, nice of you guys! Thanks a lot, i will keep this one then!

Oh and sol92258: be my guest. The little sticks that hold the brush and the razor are 6 mm diameter. The one where the sticks are in, i would guess (haven't measured it) 12-14 mm. Good luck!

[Must Dash]

Mate, your enthusiasm is contagious. Welcome to B&B. Love the stand - it's much nicer to have something that's unique and all yours. Wish I had the skills.

Cheers


Jeremy

[Gentleman]

Thanks, Jeremy. I would bet you could do it too! It's not hard, just a bit of work.

[AaronX]

Tell me what you think of my brush and razor stand. It was a toothbrush holder from Bed Bath & Beyond that I cut away one of the edges with a dremel and notched the insert so it holds my brush in the same spot every time. If people want more pictures let me know. Holds the longest razor I have (The Knack) with no issues and next to the knack is my fatboy. Not too bad for $15 I don't think.

[Gentleman]

Looks great. Will use that sort of thing also, when mine is broken! :D

[Winzzy]

Heres an old photo of my razor rack-

If I get off my kiester, I'll reshoot the shave den-

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=3326&original=1 (http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=3326&c=78)

By far the nicest looking setup I have seen... looks like a museum!

[Tanamack]

I think just being a wetshaver, says something about a person. Having a unique briush or razor stand or holder is just par for the course. I made these
out of a wrecked bumper cover if you can believe that....yes a car bumper.

[hereandnow]

Tanamack,

Dem's great brush/razor holders. Now, my wife's wondering why I'm looking carefully at her car's fender.

[AverageJoe]

Once I found out I was hooked on using a D/E razor, I built this stand to hold my Merkur HD and Vulfix brush. It's solid Walnut with an oil finish and poly clear coat. I used rubber bumpers for feet, which, in addition to providing a non-slip grip, also keep the stand from sitting in any water that may be splashed or dripped on the counter.

[Gozer1491]

Very nice woodwork, I wish I was that creative.

[Tanamack]

That is a nice stand, I love the old roman column look

[soapbuddy]

What creative ideas! Great job everyone!

[R-James]

Nice work, I need a new stand and I'm tempted to go down the home-made route

[Mordecai]

There are a lot of very creative, and inspiring creations in here.

[mjc3331]

Thanks for posting. These are some neat ideas, especially for new folks like me.

[SuperDave2U]

The "wish bone" of a wire hanger modified to hold my C&E BBB

http://www.whydavewhy.com/d/18708-1/IMGP1575.JPG

Took a bit of working, but got the BBB to 'snap' into place.

http://www.whydavewhy.com/d/18710-1/IMGP1576.JPG

I designed the "twist" on the base to be double-purpose, first for stability on the counter and second, it makes for a good 'lock' on my shelf while hanging the stand from above.

http://www.whydavewhy.com/d/18712-1/IMGP1577.JPG

[mace]

Made a brush hanger from steel wire yesterday:biggrin: Works great!!!

Thank You all for the idea and inspiration:w00t:

:smile:mace

[Danksalot]

Here's my brush hanger that I made out of one of those department store hangers with clips.

[mace]

I got a bit over protective and slid some heat shrink tubing on to the wire:blush:
Snug as a bug in a rug:biggrin:

:smile:mace

[rodd]

I got a bit over protective and slid some heat shrink tubing on to the wire:blush:
Snug as a bug in a rug:biggrin:

:smile:mace

I made some brush holders out of hanger and mounted them to my medicine cabinet, I dipped them in that plasti-cote stuff, so they are rubberized. Works great, protects the finish.

[mace]

[QUOTEI dipped them in that plasti-cote stuff,QUOTE]

Plasti-dip is SO %@¤§ $expensive$ here in Sweden:mad3:
Envious? Moi:blush:

[Windknot]

Very nice! Noticed also the deoderant stone. I use one too and it works very well for me... all day protection. Never beleived in anti perspirants beleiving we need to sweat and if you plug up your arm pits it just runs down the crack of your a--

[Baines93]

Nice creations in here. Like the stands, and razor holders.

Good work!

*Plans stand for first kit*

[Private Pwnage]

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/557/dsc01303rx0.th.jpg (http://img48.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01303rx0.jpg)
made it using some aluminum welding rod (to avoid rust)

[Darjeeling Express]

A neo-classical beauty.

[copperhead]

Very nice! Noticed also the deoderant stone. I use one too and it works very well for me... all day protection. Never beleived in anti perspirants beleiving we need to sweat and if you plug up your arm pits it just runs down the crack of your a--

:lol::lol::lol:

[wtruitt]

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18321102675.jpg
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18321102659.jpg
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18321102610.jpg

CD Holder and a Lazy Susan.. worked well, though sure doesn't look as nice as many on here.

Wayne

[rodd]

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18321102675.jpg
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18321102659.jpg
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18321102610.jpg

CD Holder and a Lazy Susan.. worked well, though sure doesn't look as nice as many on here.

Wayne

I love the cd holder idea. Is the lazy susan one of those things you put on the table and it spins? Creative!

[wtruitt]

Yes sir, Rodd.. Hailey (my lovely daughter) saw me searching for something to hang some of my larger handled razors.. She pulled out this old 'scissors set' that she had recieved long ago, pulled all the scissors out of the lazy susan...and that was that!.. it's on the right end of the CD holder..

Wayne

[Kingram]

3 Month into wet shaving. This is the stand I ended up with. Pretty satisfied for the first trial. I made it with spare pipes I had in hand.

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[Darjeeling Express]

Whoa. Very nicely done. It would be wonderful if you shared some more of your "trade secrets". What diameter pipe, what type of metal, where purchased, did you wrap it around a form to get such neat and even curves, if so, what form. These are lovely, I need to make up two of them for my sons. Please advise. Many thanks in advance.

[Kingram]

Whoa. Very nicely done. It would be wonderful if you shared some more of your "trade secrets". What diameter pipe, what type of metal, where purchased, did you wrap it around a form to get such neat and even curves, if so, what form. These are lovely, I need to make up two of them for my sons. Please advise. Many thanks in advance.

I am glad you like it. I had some stainless pipes around and I thought how I could make one stand for myself. We had a pipe bender in the office and I took that and this is the result. I did a couple of prototype and this is the third one that came out well. I was amazed by how it turned out. I should tell you that I cannot hold my small EJ badger brush. you can hold a medium size brush easily. I gave two away on this forum and I kept one for myself. I do not have any extra pipe at the moment. If you can get a 1/4 inch stainless steel pipe and a bender you should be able to make it. The bender is from Swagelok Company.
I am attaching the bender's image. Please, let me know if you need more help.
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[jss]

Kingram, you are the best..Thanks....

[Darjeeling Express]

I knew this was going to be complicated. You can't make such a beautiful stand without a fancy tool. Or can you? I've got some ideas, I just need to find a firm, but pliable metal pipe or tube. Any suggestions. thanks for the quick response.

[Kingram]

I knew this was going to be complicated. You can't make such a beautiful stand without a fancy tool. Or can you? I've got some ideas, I just need to find a firm, but pliable metal pipe or tube. Any suggestions. thanks for the quick response.

It is easy to make one you just need to have the right tool. A possibility is to go to swaglok homepage and find a distributor close to you and buy a bender. I am sure you should be able to return it if you are not happy with it. They will also let you know where to buy 1/4 inch stainless steel pipe. A word of cautious: This stand is not suitable for small handle brushes. Please, let me know if you need more help.

[Aki]

I knew this was going to be complicated. You can't make such a beautiful stand without a fancy tool. Or can you? I've got some ideas, I just need to find a firm, but pliable metal pipe or tube. Any suggestions. thanks for the quick response.

There's always copper, but it would be difficult not to kink it with that tight of a bend radius, and it wouldn't really hold up to much abuse.

What about something like welding rod?

[rodd]

I got a got a Gregorian from someone who had accidentally broken the handle a while back. I just completed making a new handle in Cocobolo, and finished it with CA. Here are the before and after pictures:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/2863174252_e4b5bd3260.jpg?v=1221581629

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2910163146_607662ce6f.jpg?v=0

[joshmpdx]

Very Nice!!

[RHVette]

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Made this myself out of 1/8" Brass Rod. As soon as I get home, I'm going to braze it and get rid of the duct tape.
The green one in the background was the prototype. It's taller, but uses two rods, so it's a royal pain to assemble.

[soapbuddy]

You did good! I love the new handle on the brush.

[wld87stang]

Hey darjeeling that looks like 1/4 stainless stell brake line too me. Go to your local auto parts store and ask for 1/4in break of fuel line. I think you can get a 5' piece of tubing for $5.00 or so. Good luck with the project. Also you can go to home depot or lowes and get a similiar pipe bender they all work the same.

[cybrok]

The best Moss Scuttle you can get for 2$

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l274/Cybrok/rasoir%20et%20TFI/DSC03871.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l274/Cybrok/rasoir%20et%20TFI/DSC03872.jpg

[copperhead]

I got a got a Gregorian from someone who had accidentally broken the handle a while back. I just completed making a new handle in Cocobolo, and finished it with CA. Here are the before and after pictures:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/2863174252_e4b5bd3260.jpg?v=1221581629

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2910163146_607662ce6f.jpg?v=0

That looks like a million bucks! :w00t: :thumbup:

[Darjeeling Express]

Hey darjeeling that looks like 1/4 stainless stell brake line too me. Go to your local auto parts store and ask for 1/4in break of fuel line. I think you can get a 5' piece of tubing for $5.00 or so. Good luck with the project. Also you can go to home depot or lowes and get a similiar pipe bender they all work the same.

Wld87, many thanks for the advice, I'm going to check it out. Darjeeling.

[TonyJ]

Today I decided to try this kind of proto.

Put a gob of epoxy glue between two bowls.
An idea is to prevent the inner mug moving around and clatter whilst making lather. Let's see how long it lasts before the hot water melted the glue off and the bowl drop to the floor breaking to pieces. :001_rolle
The glue itself should be waterproof but hot water has a great ability to soften things.
Well the inner one is a free gift and outer costs 1€ ($ 1,22) so no hard feeling if this experience fails. :001_smile

[BartFromBelgium]

Good idea Tony :smile: Looks nice too

[tpoof]

Hey Tony, thanks for the link! It looks great! I'll be interested in that epoxy although I'm sure it will be fine! You done lit a candle there bud!

[sol92258]

Today I decided to try this kind of proto.

Put a gob of epoxy glue between two bowls.
An idea is to prevent the inner mug moving around and clatter whilst making lather. Let's see how long it lasts before the hot water melted the glue off and the bowl drop to the floor breaking to pieces. :001_rolle
The glue itself should be waterproof but hot water has a great ability to soften things.
Well the inner one is a free gift and outer costs 1€ ($ 1,22) so no hard feeling if this experience fails. :001_smile
now that's a clever idea!
wonder if there's some way to come up with a heavy cover for the large outer bowl to help keep the heat (and water) in?

[BartFromBelgium]

now that's a clever idea!
wonder if there's some way to come up with a heavy cover for the large outer bowl to help keep the heat (and water) in?

Hmmmm, anóther bowl? :lol:

[BartFromBelgium]

A bit more serious though... I know it doesn't really count, but it's kinda DIY...

I guess you all know IKEA, well they have a small wooden cupboard called "Fira". I use it to store (most of) my shaving supplies, such as blades, razors, soaps etc. It comes in a couple of variations (different sizes of drawers), so it can be converted to your needs fairly easily. I paid just under 10 euros for mine, so you can't exactly say it's expensive.
It also looks nice, and overall I'm very satisfied. This is no endorsement for IKEA whatsoever, it's just a DIY thingie (since you have to put it together yourselves).

http://cebas.ikea.com.au/Product_Images/PE126674.jpg
(this is btw the combination I use)

[AudioNut]

My DIY Silvertip Badger Brush.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k95/jhavanalove/DSC_0001-1.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k95/jhavanalove/DSC_0002-1.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k95/jhavanalove/DSC_0003-1.jpg

Just used it today for the first time. It was AWESOME!

[Oxi]

That handle is gorgious!

A bit more serious though... I know it doesn't really count, but it's kinda DIY...

I guess you all know IKEA, well they have a small wooden cupboard called "Fira". I use it to store (most of) my shaving supplies, such as blades, razors, soaps etc. It comes in a couple of variations (different sizes of drawers), so it can be converted to your needs fairly easily. I paid just under 10 euros for mine, so you can't exactly say it's expensive.
It also looks nice, and overall I'm very satisfied. This is no endorsement for IKEA whatsoever, it's just a DIY thingie (since you have to put it together yourselves).

http://cebas.ikea.com.au/Product_Images/PE126674.jpg
(this is btw the combination I use)
The girl who rented this place before me had installed a small wooden closet for her make-up stuff.. I thought it was excellent for storing shaving supplies. How wrong could I be? The wood wasn't suitable for use in a damp or wet environment and molts were growing. I quickly got rid of that smelly swollen cabinet.

[AudioNut]

My DIY Homemade blade bank:

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k95/jhavanalove/DSC_0006.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k95/jhavanalove/DSC_0007-1.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k95/jhavanalove/DSC_0008.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k95/jhavanalove/DSC_0009-1.jpg

[rodd]

My DIY Homemade blade bank:


I love it! Very cool!

[BartFromBelgium]

Oxi, I don't keep mine in the bathroom because of the moisture. Mine's in my bedroom :smile:

[fishbdew]

This is a little something I slapped together right quick for myself.
http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=15108

And this is a little something I made for my father-in-law as a cheap Christmas gift.
http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=15109http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=15110

[soapbuddy]

I like the first one!:001_smile

[joseywales]

I just started safety razors about a week ago and have been surfing mostly the "other" shaving forum and lurking here as well. Anyway, here is my hybrid, which I used the instructable for the hanger brush holder and incorporated into some marble. Nothing fancy. I just used what I had lying around, including a Nambel' bowl from Macy's. I received it a wedding gift many years ago and no idea what to do with it. Turns out that the metal has excellent heat retaining qualities :biggrin:

Thank you all for a great forum and tons of info!!

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d59/Joseywales3/shave3.jpg

[andy hopper]

Tell me what you think of my brush and razor stand. It was a toothbrush holder from Bed Bath & Beyond that I cut away one of the edges with a dremel and notched the insert so it holds my brush in the same spot every time. If people want more pictures let me know. Holds the longest razor I have (The Knack) with no issues and next to the knack is my fatboy. Not too bad for $15 I don't think.

Nice picture and thanks for posting it. I have two of this model in my bathroom. I did add some black car door edge trim molding around the inner edges of the holes and I cut the crossover divide on the one hole off. No chance of slipping out now. I think it the best thing going for the money..Hey did I say the brush nickle matches my bathroom fictures..well it does..

[Starfury]

Anyway, here is my hybrid, which I used the instructable for the hanger brush holder and incorporated into some marble.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d59/Joseywales3/shave3.jpg

That's not just any marble...that used to be a cheese cutter!

[joseywales]

I know! And that $80 bowl was a wedding gift that sat on my beaurau holding spare change until now :biggrin:

[cool69rtcharger]

here is a stand i made for my razor and crap brush i have(i really need to buy a good one)

[topherloaf]

My DIY Silvertip Badger Brush.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k95/jhavanalove/DSC_0001-1.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k95/jhavanalove/DSC_0002-1.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k95/jhavanalove/DSC_0003-1.jpg

Just used it today for the first time. It was AWESOME!


ok seriously, somebody makes a shaving brush and NOBODY asks about it?!? Dude, how was this made? Where did you get the bristles? I have a wood lathe and I wanna get down with that action!!!

[Books]

I'm very limited on space where I live. Here's what I've come up with for a DIY shave den..

[JRod]

here is a stand i made for my razor and crap brush i have(i really need to buy a good one)
That's a really nice stand you made yourself.

[burnwood]

back to that handmade brush. answers please.


you guys do some great DIY stuff. I am not handy at all.

[Tigger23505]

While stainless tubing has a real cool factor, there is a lot to like about brass tubing.

You can bend it with a coiled spring bending sleeve, by hand.
It is cheap so you can do a lot of prototypes.
Once you get good at it you can also bend copper and aluminum.

[Kbennett]

This thread makes me wish I applied myself more in shop class instead of setting the distance record for shooting an object off the grinder (see: Tommy Boy). :biggrin:

[andy hopper]

ok seriously, somebody makes a shaving brush and NOBODY asks about it?!? Dude, how was this made? Where did you get the bristles? I have a wood lathe and I wanna get down with that action!!!

O.K. O.K. already:001_rolle The brush really looks great. How did you do it.. give me all the gory details. I have a new mini lathe unopen and was going to make pipe tampers. Haven't made a one. Perhaps shaving brushes make better gifts....:001_smile. Shavings got to be a Greener habit anyway.. Thanks for sharing you fine work....

[Bobbyfrass]

I put this together over New Years to hold me over until I can build a bigger one. I am going to build a rack for brushes, razors, and scuttle/bowl. It will have about five such "shelves." The shave den is the cabinet itself.

Check out that snazzy wallpaper too! (That should be the project, maybe.:blushing:)

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii455/bobby-sass/IMG_5508.jpg