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dszpiro

09-15-2006, 03:49 PM

Some of these items I have had for a while, some are newly acquired: just like my fascination with wet shaving!

- The larger traditional brush is something I bought from Taylors of Old Bond Street when I lived in London in the early 1990s. It is the "Pure Badger" quality and a decent size, perhaps 24 knot.
- The middle brush is nothing special. I purchased this at Body Shop about ten years ago. It is quite "scrubby", so I use it with soap.
- The third brush is all about sentimental value. It is a Rubberset from sometime between the 1940s-1960s. It was given to me by my father-in-law (previous marriage) not too long before he passed away in 1991. He was a very fine fellow and I think of him when I use this brush. It is smaller and quite floppy. I usually take this on the road as my travel brush.
- The black bowl is a new acquisition from Target. It is a large rice bowl with a thumb notch that makes it very well-suited for holding while whipping lather. I wrote about this bowl elsewhere on B&B. http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5817 (http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5817.)
- The razor on the left is a brand new Merkur HD. It just arrived today and I haven't tried it yet.
- I picked-up the Witch Hazel just the other day. I haven't really figured out the best way to use it yet, but I am busy collecting more information on this product. http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5955 (collecting more information on this product.)
- The blue boxes and tub contain shaving cream from Charles Tyrwhitt. CT is primarily known as a Jermyn St. shirt-maker, but they did have a men's grooming product line for a while. It looks like they got out of this business because no more shaving products are shown on their web site. http://www.ctshirts.co.uk/ (web site). I picked these shaving creams up for $5.00 each as part of their liquidation sale. The product is quite nice. I have written about it in this thread. http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1281 (this thread).
- The Merkur Vision 2000 in the center of the shot arrived yesterday allowing me to have my first DE shave this morning. http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5970 (this morning!) Just holding this huge razor is a joy: it is beautifully made and quite massive.
- The green box of Proraso shave cream in a tube and the green Proraso cream in the disk-shaped container were both purchased at Target here in Ithaca. It is great to be able to get this wonderful stuff here in town and avoid the anxiety of ordering - and waiting - for something to arrive in the mail. I have been very happy with the Proraso creams.
- I picked up both a Williams and Colgate shaving soap disk. These seem like such established old standards I felt it was required of me as a newbie wet shaver to give them a try. I plan to do so very soon.
- I have had the Palmolive and Crabtree&Evelyn tubes of cream for a while. Another pair of standards.
- I have collected a sampling of DE blades. With only one shave performed, I have only had the chance to use the Israeli blades included in the sample pack from letterk.
- Finally, I picked-up an alum block from Art of Shaving. Still experimenting with this too.

There it is, Danny's shaving den. I have several new additions on the way:

- I ordered the Green and Gold Omega brush highlighted in http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5441 (this thread.).
- I have a few Honeybee soaps on order.

Thanks for looking this over! Cheers,

Jim

09-15-2006, 03:56 PM

Looks great Danny!
Now where are you going to put all that stuff?
The williams and colgate soaps will break your heart!They work great as a bath soap tho.

jduffy

09-15-2006, 04:00 PM

That sink is pretty wild. Must be a pain to keep clean.

roughrider

09-15-2006, 04:15 PM

That Merkur Vision looks fantastic. I wonder where you got it? :biggrin:

dszpiro

09-15-2006, 06:39 PM

Hi. Thanks for the comments.

- I won't be heart-broken if the Williams and Colgate soaps end up as bath soap. As you know, they're very inexpensive. I think I'll try them each at least once just to be able to say I have! :smile:

- The Vision was being sold here on B&B by roughrider. It appears brand new and works wonderfully.

- The sink is pretty and not to bad to keep clean as long as you do it regularly. This bathroom was renovated by the folks from whom we bought the house: I am not sure that I would have selected this sink as my first choice, but it is pretty.

I just returned from Target where I picked up some Proraso pre-shave. This product seems to be well thought of on B&B. I think I'll try it in the shower in the morning as many have suggested works for them.

Cheers,

Scotto

09-15-2006, 07:20 PM

Thanks for sharing your pics. :thumbsup:

dszpiro

09-15-2006, 07:49 PM

I learned a new acronym at B&B today: SBAD. For other newbies like me, that stands for "Shaving Brush Acquisition Disorder". :laugh:

Well, it looks like I have already come down with a case of SBAD. I decided to order a "custom" brush at Shavemac. This is really more of a "build your own" process on their web site. I wanted something a bit smaller than my Taylor's, so I decided on this brush in a 21 knot size (fake photo generated by Shavemac web site). Just for good measure, I also went with the engraving, a tube of Tabac shaving cream, and a stand. I'll be sure to post photos of the real thing when it arrives.

Cheers,

TraderJoe

09-22-2006, 10:01 PM

htownmmm

09-23-2006, 08:05 AM

Way to go Danny!

Marty

dszpiro

09-23-2006, 08:57 AM

The Shavemac appeared today. I am glad to report that I didn't have any problems with clearing customs as others have described about receiving brushes from Shavemac. I decided to get the stand and engraving for this brush. I am not sure if my SBAD will abate temporarily now...probably not. :rolleyes:

Cheers,

PalmettoB

09-23-2006, 09:08 AM

Danny, nice looking brush. I like the stand, too. I have that one on my Christmas list! Nice to see a better picture of it on here. I couldn't get a good perspective from the Shavemac site. Good on ya!

dszpiro

09-23-2006, 09:15 AM

Thanks, Blair. Here's another shot that maybe helpful too.

Cheers,

dszpiro

09-23-2006, 09:30 AM

I did say "growing"...

Cheers,

TraderJoe

09-23-2006, 09:35 AM

Well done Danny! :thumbup:

Thats quite a collection!

crackstar

09-23-2006, 11:04 AM

Danny, nice collection you have! Keep it growing.

Jeff

dszpiro

09-24-2006, 06:33 PM

I had my stuff in so many different corners, drawers, and shelves in the bathroom, I decided to get better organized :biggrin: . I picked up this wall unit at Target this afternoon. I left out shots of the assembly: boring and tedious.

The first couple of shots are "before, the balance "after".

Cheers,
Danny

Jim

09-24-2006, 06:58 PM

Excellent! enjoy-:biggrin:

GeeQue

09-24-2006, 07:00 PM

I like that set-up Danny. Very organized. Enjoy!

scarface

09-24-2006, 10:01 PM

Very nice Indeed...Seems like it was designed for a wetshaver:biggrin:

Austin

09-24-2006, 10:08 PM

Danny, very nicely done!

dszpiro

09-24-2006, 10:19 PM

AFDavis11

09-25-2006, 04:53 AM

Great choices and beautiful pictures . . . the thread itself is a small work of art.

drP

09-25-2006, 02:00 PM

Thanks for the kind words everyone. The longer I look at this new cabinet, the more I believe that the best part about it is the drawer: it allows me to "hide" some of the things I don't want my wife to see (i.e., more razors, more brushes). :wink:

Cheers,

You should have bought a cabinet with an infinite deep drawer then:biggrin: :biggrin:

Peter

BTW: very nice setup and cabinet; carry on Danny, and soon you will need another cabinet....:biggrin:

catatonic

09-25-2006, 09:38 PM

Man, that cabinet is nice!

I wish I could get away with mounting one of those in my bathroom (stinking landlords and their dislike for having more things mounted to the walls then when I moved in :p )

dszpiro

09-25-2006, 10:15 PM

Thanks! I am really enjoying seeing all of my stuff on display in one place. :smile:

They say it is easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission: Maybe you should just install the cabinet and wait for your landlord to say something. You can always offer to leave the cabinet behind when you move. I think what really bugs landlords is having to fill holes in the wall. Good luck!

Cheers,

tjkirch

10-03-2006, 01:52 PM

Nice stash, and nice cabinet! I've been looking for something similar to that, maybe I'll head over to Target as well...

dszpiro

10-03-2006, 03:22 PM

Hi Tom,

Thanks! The cabinet has been very handy and holds a great deal of stuff. I have taken to storing a few over-sized items (e.g., Pinaud Clubman A/S) on top.

It took longer to assemble the cabinet than hang it. The cabinet comes in many pieces, but the instructions and packaging are well done and easy to follow. Just FYI: It is easier to hang the cabinet with a second pair of hands, so try to line up someone's help near the end.

Cheers,

slcsteve

10-04-2006, 09:09 AM

Danny......

I really like the cabinet but......................you're going to need more space:biggrin1:

dszpiro

10-04-2006, 09:17 AM

I was thinking the same thing! :wink:

The only thing stopping me from screwing more cabinets up on the wall is th incredibly hard time I would get from my wife. I think that I am going to have to treat the cabinet space in the same way as an art museum manages its wall space: keep much of the collection in storage, and rotate the items on display.

Of course, there are other bathrooms in the house....:biggrin:

Cheers,

birchhook

10-04-2006, 10:41 AM

Danny,

Sweet setup. I'm going to have to see if there's room for a cabnet in our bathroom.

Where did you get the silver bowl that's next to the Palmolive in the first pic in this thread?

dszpiro

10-04-2006, 11:41 AM

Hi Birch,

Thanks! That silver bowl, along with the large black rice bowl with the thumb notch and at least two other bowls I have purchased and used for lather all come from Target. I keep reading all over B&B how people pick-up lather bowl at Target!

All four of these bowls have come from the same general area of housewares at Target.

Cheers,

Leisureguy

10-06-2006, 06:32 PM

VERY cool cabinet! Excellent.

dszpiro

10-07-2006, 07:28 AM

I was looking at this eBay auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/Badger-stuffed-animal_W0QQitemZ170035187681QQihZ007QQcategoryZ672 12QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) as a possible decoration to put on top of the cabinet, but I just couldn't get my wife to agree. I figured: what better homage to a collection of shaving brushes and associated supplies than the source itself? :wink:

Cheers,

wildman

10-08-2006, 06:51 AM

wow that's cool. is it still alive? what do you feed it??

i want one