My collection is starting to overtake my bathroom. All the individual stands seem like a good idea when you start out, but can anyone direct me to a multi stand display to handle 4-6 brushes in one space saving facility?
In Search of a Shaving Stand to handle 4-6 brushes
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I was also running out of space on my sink counter. I happened to go yard saleing earlier this year. I found several, wall hanging, spice racks (paid a couple of $ each) that hold my brush collection and looks great for display. I now only have a Colonel Conk, chrome, brush/razor stand on my sink counter. After I use a brush I hang it to dry in the stand. When I shave the next day I store the dried brush back in the spice rack and select another brush from the rack for shaving that morning.
cuttingedgerazors.com also has multi brush/multi-rzor stands
there is also a member over at straightrazorplace.com in the classified ssection who makes custom wooden racks.
there is also a member over at straightrazorplace.com in the classified ssection who makes custom wooden racks.
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Thanks for the tip on cuttingedgerazors.com and I'll also check out the classified section of straightrazorplace.com
You could also make your own. Wood and metal sheets lend themselves to it, or even wire if you can find some that's suitable.
billyboy:
I used and converted a Pipe Holder to a Razor & Brush Stand (see link below), with help/advice from member Oldeschool
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=178661
Christopher
I used and converted a Pipe Holder to a Razor & Brush Stand (see link below), with help/advice from member Oldeschool
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=178661
Christopher
My wife stumbled onto one of these helping a friend with a garage sale:
It's a little on the short side if you have brushes with lofts over about 50mm, but you might be able to find a way to jack it up. A brief internet search turned up that they tend to go for about $5 - $10.
I've also seen pictures of a two-tiered device that can hold twice as many brushes (or rubber stamps, if you still have them around...
).
It's a little on the short side if you have brushes with lofts over about 50mm, but you might be able to find a way to jack it up. A brief internet search turned up that they tend to go for about $5 - $10.
I've also seen pictures of a two-tiered device that can hold twice as many brushes (or rubber stamps, if you still have them around...
).
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thanks to all of you for the good reference points and suggestions!
billyboy:
I used and converted a Pipe Holder to a Razor & Brush Stand (see link below), with help/advice from member Oldeschool
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=178661
Christopher
I too have a fabulous walnut pipe rack that I bought cheaply off of Ebay which holds 5 razors but would struggle with brushes.
There are loads of them on Ebay in the UK, not sure about the US though.
My wife stumbled onto one of these helping a friend with a garage sale:
It's a little on the short side if you have brushes with lofts over about 50mm, but you might be able to find a way to jack it up. A brief internet search turned up that they tend to go for about $5 - $10.
I've also seen pictures of a two-tiered device that can hold twice as many brushes (or rubber stamps, if you still have them around...
I thought this is a great idea, so I went looking for one. I eventually found a new one on qvc, http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx?view=2&app=detail¶ms=item^F188936,RecTypeInd^IOFFER,navlist^F188936*F189164*K32892*,cp^detail,tmp^related,cpprod^F188878,cm_scid^dtlr&walk=&cmtags=
The only thing I'm worried about is the metal scratching the brush handles. How is it working for you?
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I found a toothbrush hole at Walmart the other day built to hold 4 brushes but it holds my razors just perfect and only cost me $8
So far so good. I have a Rooney 3/1, a couple of Omegas with plastic handles, and a Shea Moisture Shave brush. I haven't been using the stand long, but it doesn't seem to bother the handle materials. I'd probably be most concerned about the plastic handles since they're not quite as durable as the Rooney, but so far, no problem. The spring clips on mine are strong enough to hold the brushes but not so strong as to make it difficult to slide the brushes into their respective spots.
Edit (12/15): Now that I've had it for a while I did discover a small scratch on one of my brush handles. For the short term I'm going to spring the clips open by hand (as opposed to sliding the brush) and gently place the brush in the clip. For the long term, I'm going to see if I can find a suitable plastic or rubber sleeve. I'm thinking that heat shrink tubing may do the trick.
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Just to let everyone know I found a "quad" maple stained stand at Kell's site which I just ordered. It was reasonably priced at $22.00 and was attractive. http://www.KELLSORIGINAL.COM. You can find it under Accessories.
It was reasonably priced at $22.00 and was attractive. http://www.KELLSORIGINAL.COM. You can find it under Accessories.Thanks for the update. I'll have to look into that heat shrink tubing. I've never heard of it. I'm still waiting for my rubber stamp holder from QVC.
Heat shrink tubing is typically used for electronics projects to cover wire connections of various sorts. It comes in a variety of sizes and the idea is that you slide the tubing onto one side of a connection, make the connection, then slide the tubing over it, heat it, and it shrinks to completely encapsulate the connection. I thought of it as a possibility for putting on each arm of the clips that hold the brushes.
However, I'm not sure that I really want to apply heat to my stand as it might not have a good effect. I imagine any kind of plastic tubing that could be stretched to fit over the clips would work to protect our brush handles. I'm probably going to see if I can find something at my local hardware store this weekend. If I do, I'll post about it.
