Mini Shave Stick...

[Schwert]

I was cleaning out my desk....a rare event, and found a small glue stick that had completely dried up.

Holding that mini twist-up tube in hand I wondered how well it would work as a mini shave stick dispenser.

I rolled that old glue chunk up and out, washed up the tube, removed the label and let dry.

I got out my tin of PdP, screwed the push-up plate about half way down the tube and scraped some PdP into the tube. Forced it down with my thumb, then lowered the piston and repeated until full.

I tried this mini shave stick out the past two days. Rolled up about 3mm of the stick and applied that to my face and then face-lathered it into my usual creamy PdP lather.

Combined with my Wee Scot this will make a very nice short-duration travel stick. Tossing two or three of these in the Dopp kit for variety and I am set for a couple of weeks+ of great shaves for minimal space and weight.

I also found a larger sized glue stick that is about the size of a Speick stick, whiich should work equally well.


So rather than tossing out those old dried up glue sticks...make a few travel sticks with your favorite soaps.

 

[jkh]

Someone posted a MWF shave stick made from a chapstick container a while ago.

Good stuff

 

[BrianL]

Awesome, necessity is the mother of invention. I will look around for old glue stick and chapstick tubes.

 

[superbleu]

Yeah, the chapstick is great for portability, but it takes about 10 minutes to get enough soap on the face to get a decent lather. If you can find the the really big glue sticks you can fit a whole stick of speick/erasmic/wilkinson/palmolive with just a bit of work and whittling.

 

[Schwert]

My glue stick is a bit larger than a chapstick but not much. I certainly only needed about a half minute to load the soap on my face for an abundant lather....it likely depends on how soft the soap you load is, but definitely not 10 minutes of work.

 

[jkh]

BAM. MWF Micro-shave stick thread

 

[Schwert]

BAM. MWF Micro-shave stick thread

Good find....

I don't think my glue stick is much larger that that...maybe 25%.

I think I stepped on his copywrite

 

[jkh]

I think I stepped on his copywrite

No, you're good. His was "micro" yours is "mini" Quick, slap your own copyright on this bad boy.

 

[Schwert]

Can I also copywrite the next size up as my Midi-Shave Stick?

I will let the pro-suppliers have the Maxi.

I can see it now the B&B The Wiki Entries....

(C) 2008 mmccrary Micro Shave Stick

(C) 2010 schwert Mini Shave Stick
(C) 2010 schwert Midi Shave Stick

 

[Rudy Vey]

Can I also copywrite the next size up as my Midi-Shave Stick?

I will let the pro-suppliers have the Maxi.

I can see it now the B&B The Wiki Entries....

(C) 2008 mmccrary Micro Shave Stick

(C) 2010 schwert Mini Shave Stick
(C) 2010 schwert Midi Shave Stick

I like the idea

 

[VR6ofpain]

Round deo stick containers like Brut work very well for this.

 

[nav]

I got hold of a QED shave stick container and milled half an MWF puck into it. Its not exactly mini but still great for travel or when I am in the mood for a shave stick instead of a puck.

 

[Topgumby]

Been done...long time ago...

 

[jkh]

I smell a lawsuit!

Been done...long time ago...

 

[Topgumby]

I just noticed how nicely the Sharks go with the Spongebob Valentines in the background.

It's a travel kit from the 1950's, based on the date code on the Tech. There is a nylon mini brush, kind of like a lipstick, and also the lipstick style soap. There are also two small glass vials, one for aftershave and one for talc.

The long tube came with a short toothbrush, but I ditched that in favor of a full size Tech handle. The soap was a dried out, crusty nub when I got it, so I refilled it with VDH.

I've actually used as a travel set...not too bad, but the brush makes a Tweezerman seem like high luxury

 

[fidjit]

Can I also copywrite the next size up as my Midi-Shave Stick?

If you don't post piccies, it didn't happen:

Found some glue sticks a while ago doing nothing and repacked with grated Tabac and MWF.

Just for size comparison's sake:

56g Gentlemens Best, 40g Fidjit Twist-n-shave stick© Tabac and MWF, La Toja, Vintage Bakelite Shave Stick Container, Fiji Tallow Mennen

There's also 21g and 8g Fidjit Twist-n-shave stick© available too

 

[Cuttingboard]

If you don't post piccies, it didn't happen:

Found some glue sticks a while ago doing nothing and repacked with grated Tabac and MWF.

Just for size comparison's sake:

56g Gentlemens Best, 40g Fidjit Twist-n-shave stick© Tabac and MWF, La Toja, Vintage Bakelite Shave Stick Container, Fiji Tallow Mennen

There's also 21g and 8g Fidjit Twist-n-shave stick© available too

I really like the Fidjit Twist-n-shave sticks, where did you find them? I did a google search and nothing appears.

 

[fidjit]

I really like the Fidjit Twist-n-shave sticks, where did you find them? I did a google search and nothing appears.

They basically started life as similar to the second and third items here:

http://www.bostik.com.au/browse.php?cat=Stationery

or this:

http://www.officeworks.com.au/retai...Specialty-Glue/Multi-Pack-Glue-Sticks/UH40575

But bought from one of those discount/"made cheaply in China" type stores.

Empty the glue stick out, scrub/clean/poke/scrape all the residual glue out, wash thoroughly in warm water, grate your puck, pack ( something like a chopstick helps to push down the gratings ), label.............. but of course the name, the product and the process is all copyrighted now

 

[ofelas]

Nice fidgit sticks

 

[Darjeeling Express]

The Tasmanian Fidjit strikes again (I'm croaking over that Bakelite holder and that Gentleman's stuff I've heard is amaz'in. Top Gumby's wit, who in a previous life was a trusted member of the Algonquin's round table, continues to soar.