My humble setup after 2 months of DE shaving

[Cornishman]

Hi All!,
Only been DE shaving for around 2 months and I'm on a roll!
This is my setup:
It's small and humble at present, but who knows what the future will hold!!!!



Razors from left to right:
1. EJ89 with Bulldog handle
2. Gillette Superspeed Red Tip 1955 (year I was born)
3. Merkur 38C Barber pole
4. Weber polished head with Bulldog handle......My best razor !!!!!!!
5. Merkur 1904

I know that I need a new brush.....I'm a veggie so I fancy one of those Muhle synthetic brushes....it's next on my list.
The bowl, by the way is from the Denby pottery UK.

Bought 2 small acrylic / perspex glass effect shelves on Ebay for under £17 the pair.
Marked out and drilled a few 20mm holes in one using a Arbor bit and hey presto!

When will it stop!!!! I must be going crazy!!!!
I'm even dreaming about shaving!!!!!
Happy Days

 

[clayglen]

Petty flash! I'm digging the shelves.

I'm about a year into it and it's not stopping yet. Once you've tried every razor... the you have to try every soap, then brushes and blades. I figure in about 10yrs I'll have one of everything. I'll have a walk in closet sticking out the side of my house to house it all! Crazy. lol... all good fun and it won't exactly break the bank... if you don't go too crazy. Most items are less than $100.

Odd isn't it how you look forward to shaving... shaving for Pete's sake!

 

[Mendel]

It looks great! What after shave or after shave balms are you using? What about blades?

 

[Taipan]

A really good synthetic brush is the Kent Infinity Silvertex. I paid £12 for mine and rate it very highly for bowl lathering. And it's British.

 

[americanarmsdealer]

Those shelves are pretty cool, Cornishman! Thanks for sharing! You should post those pics in the shave den thread. The guys who loiter over there would really dig them! http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/81088-Post-your-shave-dens!/page173

 

[ERVARGASNY]

Nice set up for a New kid on the block, And you also have some Really good shavers there. Bravo

 

[Dools]

Your shelves SUCK!!



I want them.....


Thanks for sharing.

 

[taco8slo]

Wow, those shelves are classy! Very nice razors, I really enjoy the Weber as well

 

[rand77]

Great choices all around, especially on the razors. You're rack is inspiring me do to something similar!

 

[ThePatrician]

Pretty slick setup! I use an ice cream bowl my friend got me for my birthday, it actually looks very similar to yours. For only two months in, you've got more (and higher-end!) razors than I do! I'm especially covetous of that Weber, although that 38C is a monster. I constantly kick myself for PIFing it to my best friend as his starter razor.

Nice setup, and no, it never ends! NEVEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!

 

[Foyle]

Looks like an excellent set-up.

 

[XTrooper]

Very nice kit!

I'm curious, which of your razors do you like the best or find yourself using the most? Do you have a ranking for them? I'm curious about your 1904. I've been thinking about trying the open comb version of that razor.

I just started DE shaving again recently myself. I have an EJ DE89L and two Gillette Super Speeds, a Red Tip '57 and a Flair Tip '65. I like the EJ quite a bit, I find the Flair Tip to be super mild (maybe too mild for my tastes). I just got the Red Tip and haven't gotten to shave with it yet, maybe tomorrow morning I'll take it for a spin.

Thank you for sharing!

 

[Cornishman]

A really good synthetic brush is the Kent Infinity Silvertex. I paid £12 for mine and rate it very highly for bowl lathering. And it's British.

Just got one of these today from the internet. Looks great. Try it out tomorrow. Cheers!

 

[fl_guy]

I find the Jack Black Performance brush the best synthetic the best of all, I have 3 Muhle a Simpson, and a Men - U as I only use synthetic brushes and for 85USD the jack Black is the best IMO
http://www.amazon.com/Jack-Black-Pe...d=1368703397&sr=8-1&keywords=jack+black+brush

Hi All!,
Only been DE shaving for around 2 months and I'm on a roll!
This is my setup:
It's small and humble at present, but who knows what the future will hold!!!!

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Razors from left to right:
1. EJ89 with Bulldog handle
2. Gillette Superspeed Red Tip 1955 (year I was born)
3. Merkur 38C Barber pole
4. Weber polished head with Bulldog handle......My best razor !!!!!!!
5. Merkur 1904

I know that I need a new brush.....I'm a veggie so I fancy one of those Muhle synthetic brushes....it's next on my list.
The bowl, by the way is from the Denby pottery UK.

Bought 2 small acrylic / perspex glass effect shelves on Ebay for under £17 the pair.
Marked out and drilled a few 20mm holes in one using a Arbor bit and hey presto!

When will it stop!!!! I must be going crazy!!!!
I'm even dreaming about shaving!!!!!
Happy Days

 

[Kostas_Greece]

Sir let me tell ya......you never gonna stop.......it's a virus


Awesome collection there

Do enjoy

 

[nano]

I know that I need a new brush.....I'm a veggie so I fancy one of those Muhle synthetic brushes....it's next on my list.

What about a horse hair brush?

 

[MixedMotives]

the bowl is a little off the right

 

[geunho]

What an absolutely lovely set! Don't worry my friend, you are not crazy and you will never stop

When will it stop!!!! I must be going crazy!!!!
I'm even dreaming about shaving!!!!!
Happy Days

 

[MrLara]

That's a nice setup, and you have some quality stuff in there.

i didn't even buy another razor until after 5 months.

 

[DrumZalot]

I love those shelves! The Merkur 38C is currently my favorite razor. You have a great set up and presentation going!