I can thank my wife, she moved all her stuff into another bathroom.
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Gratuitous Shave Den Photos
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Thank you for sharing gentlemen. Nice work to all of you! 
Nice work, Sir. You have given me some ideas, but SWMBO thinks I have to much on my sink in the MBR already.
Shave rig:
Hannah's Dad
I Can See Better Than Bigfoot.
Wow ... what do you feed all of those badgers!?
Which shaving boutique is this?
Like naughtilus said--when I first looked at the pics I thought for sure it was some small retail shop. I love the organization!
Interesting how one of the Chubbies have more reddish hue to the knots. Kinda like when you shave with GFT pink dyed soaps. I also have one knot that's more ginger than the rest of the badgers.
please disregard my coffee in the second photo.If that was a barbershop, men would line up for a shave and chit chat. Wonderful.
My setup is pretty small and compact compared to most and my plan the first of the new year is to thin way down.
This should be the cover page pic in men's lifestyle magazine.
this is how it is done. just impecible
Thanks, @naughtilus, that's a perfect complement. Exactly the atmosphere I had hoped for.
But so well organized and delightful to look at!
Folks:
Here's my humble Den set-up;
Shaving signs with Vintage Razor Blades (1st Row: Don Juan, Smitty & Marlin. 2nd Row: Vibro blade [Electric Razor Corp], Scotty and Gillette), with original wrappers displayed in 8X10 Rustic Barbed-wire Picture Frame on one wall.
Sign plus Shaving Hand Towel (display only), from "Zalle" on other wall.
Sign on wall opposite mirror & wash basin.
Shaving Rack on wall behind mirror & wash basin.
1st Row;
Small Plastic Spray Bottle filled w/ alcohol for blade & razor sterilization.
Custom Oak Shave Stand (2 Brush, 3 DE Razor and 2 Str8)...holding my B & B Boar Brushes (Gold Flake & 10th Anniversary), Cinderella str8 razor (display only...made in Germany for L. Wolfe, Detroit, MI), 'special' str8 razor (display only...made in Germany for E.F. Stephan, New Haven, CT), Gillette (W-2 = 1951), razor w/ a Durham Duplex handle (travel use), my Merkur 38C (home use), and the Mrs. Lady Gillette (I-1 = 1963), Razor.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog Ceramic Shaving Mug (Home use...to hold my VDH Scented Luxury & Arko Shave Soap [w/ a plumbers '3in Knock-out Test Cap' for a lid).
American Highway Legends die-cast Mack CJ Tractor and Trailer (1:64 scale), advertising Gillette Razor Blades.
2nd Row;
Antique 4oz Glass Bpottle of ED. Pinaud 'Elixir' Shampoo.
Vintage Pinuad Talc Can.
Fiat 850 Furgonato Coriasco die-cast (1:43 scale), Delivery Van advertising Gillette Blu Razor Blades.
Vintage EverReady Razor Bank.
Empty Vintage 6oz Pinaud Glass Bottle w/ screw-top.
Mounted in space above (from bottom to top..'Display Only');
Vintage Str8 Razor 'Finest Pinaud Wedge' made in Wayland, N.Y. by G.D. Abrams & Son.
A 'gifted' Str8 Razor by F.R. Wellmann - Altona - Goldene MFDaille.
Vintage (1932's), Durham Duplex Str8 Razor.
3rd Row;
Vintage Burma-Shave Glass Jar w/ lid filled with Voshkod Razor Blades and a natural cork (for 'corking').
B & B Shaving Mug.
Top Row;
Pelican (Louisiana's State Bird), Razor Bank.
Vintage 2oz Glass Bottle of French Pinaud Brilliantine (Hair Tonic), from 1898 (display only).
Vintage Pinuad Talc Can.
Robert Becker (medium) Cactus Sand Scuttle (used approx 10%), w/ lid & cork stopper.
Underneath the Shaving Rack;
Razor Blade Wrapper Frame w/ a vintage Mark 44-20 Genuine Russia Finish, Detroit, MI '601' Strop.
Razor Blade Wrapper Frame displayed in a 8X10 Rustic Barbed-wire Picture Frame.
"A [shave den] with plenty of provisions is better than a [starving bathroom]". Irish Proverb
Here's my humble Den set-up;
Shaving signs with Vintage Razor Blades (1st Row: Don Juan, Smitty & Marlin. 2nd Row: Vibro blade [Electric Razor Corp], Scotty and Gillette), with original wrappers displayed in 8X10 Rustic Barbed-wire Picture Frame on one wall.
Sign plus Shaving Hand Towel (display only), from "Zalle" on other wall.
Sign on wall opposite mirror & wash basin.
Shaving Rack on wall behind mirror & wash basin.
1st Row;
Small Plastic Spray Bottle filled w/ alcohol for blade & razor sterilization.
Custom Oak Shave Stand (2 Brush, 3 DE Razor and 2 Str8)...holding my B & B Boar Brushes (Gold Flake & 10th Anniversary), Cinderella str8 razor (display only...made in Germany for L. Wolfe, Detroit, MI), 'special' str8 razor (display only...made in Germany for E.F. Stephan, New Haven, CT), Gillette (W-2 = 1951), razor w/ a Durham Duplex handle (travel use), my Merkur 38C (home use), and the Mrs. Lady Gillette (I-1 = 1963), Razor.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog Ceramic Shaving Mug (Home use...to hold my VDH Scented Luxury & Arko Shave Soap [w/ a plumbers '3in Knock-out Test Cap' for a lid).
American Highway Legends die-cast Mack CJ Tractor and Trailer (1:64 scale), advertising Gillette Razor Blades.
2nd Row;
Antique 4oz Glass Bpottle of ED. Pinaud 'Elixir' Shampoo.
Vintage Pinuad Talc Can.
Fiat 850 Furgonato Coriasco die-cast (1:43 scale), Delivery Van advertising Gillette Blu Razor Blades.
Vintage EverReady Razor Bank.
Empty Vintage 6oz Pinaud Glass Bottle w/ screw-top.
Mounted in space above (from bottom to top..'Display Only');
Vintage Str8 Razor 'Finest Pinaud Wedge' made in Wayland, N.Y. by G.D. Abrams & Son.
A 'gifted' Str8 Razor by F.R. Wellmann - Altona - Goldene MFDaille.
Vintage (1932's), Durham Duplex Str8 Razor.
3rd Row;
Vintage Burma-Shave Glass Jar w/ lid filled with Voshkod Razor Blades and a natural cork (for 'corking').
B & B Shaving Mug.
Top Row;
Pelican (Louisiana's State Bird), Razor Bank.
Vintage 2oz Glass Bottle of French Pinaud Brilliantine (Hair Tonic), from 1898 (display only).
Vintage Pinuad Talc Can.
Robert Becker (medium) Cactus Sand Scuttle (used approx 10%), w/ lid & cork stopper.
Underneath the Shaving Rack;
Razor Blade Wrapper Frame w/ a vintage Mark 44-20 Genuine Russia Finish, Detroit, MI '601' Strop.
Razor Blade Wrapper Frame displayed in a 8X10 Rustic Barbed-wire Picture Frame.
I am loving all of your set ups! They give me inspiration to keep at it. Nicely done.
My wife and I downsized our home to a condo nearly two years ago, even before I started down the rabbit hole. She got the "big" bathroom in the new condo and I the "small". It has worked out. The following is my "medicine" cabinet. My soaps and extras (blades, additional razors & brushes etc) are in the drawers below. I keep only 4 razors in the cabinet at a time and rotate them as I get the urge. I had the good people at Stirling send me empty bottles so all my aftershaves would line up neatly to maximize space. I actually like the flask glass bottles, so they are functional as well as good looking. I had to keep the iconic Old Spice bottles as is though.
My wife and I downsized our home to a condo nearly two years ago, even before I started down the rabbit hole. She got the "big" bathroom in the new condo and I the "small". It has worked out. The following is my "medicine" cabinet. My soaps and extras (blades, additional razors & brushes etc) are in the drawers below. I keep only 4 razors in the cabinet at a time and rotate them as I get the urge. I had the good people at Stirling send me empty bottles so all my aftershaves would line up neatly to maximize space. I actually like the flask glass bottles, so they are functional as well as good looking. I had to keep the iconic Old Spice bottles as is though.
Thank you Sir, it works out well for me but like I said come the first of the new year a lot of it is going away as it’s time to reduce and simplify.
I have bought, used, traded, and borrowed a lot of gear since I joined here. Lately I have been cutting it down, and this is my current Den:
The brushes: Stirling Badger, Atomic Rocket, StarCraft, Solar Flare, Stirling Synthetic
Soaps: Barristers Reserve has become my favorite, and I like having a small amount on hand to keep my soaps fresh.
Razors: Rockwell 6s, Rex Ambassador, Gillette Fatboy, Gillette Popular, Gillette NEW, Gillette 46-48 Aristocrat, .84 Razorock Gamechanger
Captains Choice Copper bowl used every shave
Blade stash: GSB, Nacets, 7 o’clock yellows and greens, Astras. About 2000 total.
The brushes: Stirling Badger, Atomic Rocket, StarCraft, Solar Flare, Stirling Synthetic
Soaps: Barristers Reserve has become my favorite, and I like having a small amount on hand to keep my soaps fresh.
Razors: Rockwell 6s, Rex Ambassador, Gillette Fatboy, Gillette Popular, Gillette NEW, Gillette 46-48 Aristocrat, .84 Razorock Gamechanger
Captains Choice Copper bowl used every shave
Blade stash: GSB, Nacets, 7 o’clock yellows and greens, Astras. About 2000 total.
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Inserted Image in Blue above.Folks:
Here's my humble Den set-up;
Shaving signs with Vintage Razor Blades (1st Row: Don Juan, Smitty & Marlin. 2nd Row: Vibro blade [Electric Razor Corp], Scotty and Gillette), with original wrappers displayed in 8X10 Rustic Barbed-wire Picture Frame on one wall.
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Sign plus Shaving Hand Towel (display only), from "Zalle" on other wall.
Sign on wall opposite mirror & wash basin.
Shaving Rack on wall behind mirror & wash basin.
1st Row;
Small Plastic Spray Bottle filled w/ alcohol for blade & razor sterilization.
Custom Oak Shave Stand (2 Brush, 3 DE Razor and 2 Str8)...holding my B & B Boar Brushes (Gold Flake & 10th Anniversary), Cinderella str8 razor (display only...made in Germany for L. Wolfe, Detroit, MI), 'special' str8 razor (display only...made in Germany for E.F. Stephan, New Haven, CT), Gillette (W-2 = 1951), razor w/ a Durham Duplex handle (travel use), my Merkur 38C (home use), and the Mrs. Lady Gillette (I-1 = 1963), Razor.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog Ceramic Shaving Mug (Home use...to hold my VDH Scented Luxury & Arko Shave Soap [w/ a plumbers '3in Knock-out Test Cap' for a lid).
American Highway Legends die-cast Mack CJ Tractor and Trailer (1:64 scale), advertising Gillette Razor Blades.
2nd Row;
Antique 4oz Glass Bpottle of ED. Pinaud 'Elixir' Shampoo.
Vintage Pinuad Talc Can.
Fiat 850 Furgonato Coriasco die-cast (1:43 scale), Delivery Van advertising Gillette Blu Razor Blades.
Vintage EverReady Razor Bank.
Empty Vintage 6oz Pinaud Glass Bottle w/ screw-top.
Mounted in space above (from bottom to top..'Display Only');
Vintage Str8 Razor 'Finest Pinaud Wedge' made in Wayland, N.Y. by G.D. Abrams & Son.
A 'gifted' Str8 Razor by F.R. Wellmann - Altona - Goldene MFDaille.
Vintage (1932's), Durham Duplex Str8 Razor.
3rd Row;
Vintage Burma-Shave Glass Jar w/ lid filled with Voshkod Razor Blades and a natural cork (for 'corking').
B & B Shaving Mug.
Top Row;
Pelican (Louisiana's State Bird), Razor Bank.
Vintage 2oz Glass Bottle of French Pinaud Brilliantine (Hair Tonic), from 1898 (display only).
Vintage Pinuad Talc Can.
Robert Becker (medium) Cactus Sand Scuttle (used approx 10%), w/ lid & cork stopper.
Underneath the Shaving Rack;
Razor Blade Wrapper Frame w/ a vintage Mark 44-20 Genuine Russia Finish, Detroit, MI '601' Strop.
Razor Blade Wrapper Frame displayed in a 8X10 Rustic Barbed-wire Picture Frame.
