Repurposing Items For Shaving

[ajkel64]

Gorgeous old piece of shop furniture, with small drawers perfect for storing razors. I am refitting with inserts for razors, one drawer at a time as my collection somehow keeps on growing

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That is a beautiful piece of furniture and reused appropriately. I love it.

 

[Mick]

Edwardian one drawer stand with shelves makes a perfect razor, brush, scuttle storage cabinet.

As a bonus, it fits perfectly in my shave den and holds everything.

SWMBO found it and brought it home to me (good girl)

 

[FarmerTan]

Very nice.

 

[BobbyB]

I use a non-slip counter pad for my scuttle, and a soup mug for shave soap when I travel and for soaking razor and brush during shaving. Both came from WalMart.

 

[Mlee]

Gorgeous old piece of shop furniture, with small drawers perfect for storing razors. I am refitting with inserts for razors, one drawer at a time as my collection somehow keeps on growing

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You win Peter! That is the nicest piece of old shop furniture for storing razors that I have ever seen. I am very impressed sir. I have actually been looking for something like this myself.

 

[Mlee]

I ran across this at a flea market last weekend but passed on it, I've just been bringing too much stuff home lately. When I saw the one that @Dave in KY had, I changed my mind and went back for it today. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

I found this at a garage sale a couple of weeks ago. There was an older gentleman there that said he had it since he was a kid. I use it for a blade bank.

Here's what I keep some of my soap in.

 

[Dave in KY]

I ran across this at a flea market last weekend but passed on it, I've just been bringing too much stuff home lately. When I saw the one that @Dave in KY had, I changed my mind and went back for it today. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

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I found this at a garage sale a couple of weeks ago. There was an older gentleman there that said he had it since he was a kid. I use it for a blade bank.

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Here's what I keep some of my soap in.

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Glad I could help Looks Great

 

[Northstonehill]

Edwardian one drawer stand with shelves makes a perfect razor, brush, scuttle storage cabinet.

As a bonus, it fits perfectly in my shave den and holds everything.

SWMBO found it and brought it home to me (good girl)

That is one gorgeous piece - I have been looking for this type which displays brushes and other stuff too. And a better size for fitting into the den. I only found one but got overbid. And that was not as nice as this! - Nice catch!

You win Peter! That is the nicest piece of old shop furniture for storing razors that I have ever seen. I am very impressed sir. I have actually been looking for something like this myself.

Well thank you sir - and as I have so far only filled 5 drawers it would actually be more appropriate for you - as your fantastic razor collection could just about fit into this if all 36 drawers were filled to the brim

I ran across this at a flea market last weekend but passed on it, I've just been bringing too much stuff home lately. When I saw the one that @Dave in KY had, I changed my mind and went back for it today. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

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That is so funny - I thought I was the only grown man who could walk away from something so nerdy and then drive all the way back and get it anyway

 

[Vulcan]

Some B&B member made a really nice razor and brush holder by bending up a chromed rod paper towel holder. Anybody recall that one?

I made this razor/brush holder out of a $2 paper towel holder ... you WILL need a bench vise to bend it, though:

AA

Some really wonderful DIY projects here. Nice dens!

Reminds me of when I first got into pottery and I started looking at everything as a potential tool to alter clay. Now I'll be at thrift stores looking at how I can create shaving paraphernalia. The rabbit hole is opening up before me...

 

[Mark Szorady]

Loving this thread!

 

[Mark Szorady]

Vintage 12-sided rubber stamp rack/carousel for brushes.
Since this photo was taken I've been storing most razors in the middle. Long handled razors (like the Fendrihan in front) still have to go on the outside. Also I've added polyurethane tubing covers to the spring clamps, so as not to scratch the held object.

It was mint in box, from an army surplus store, for something like Cad$8.00.

I've got one of these squirrled away someplace at the family business! I need to find it! St. Anthony and I will look for it. Excellent idea!

 

[JTshaves]

I travel extensively for work for a week at a time. I have found these little battery holders for rechargeable batteries make decent blade banks while on the go. After a trip, I take out any blades that are in there and place them in the bank at home for recycling.

 

[Mark Szorady]

I cam across an old Piggybank at an antique store. I picked it up for ten bucks. I'm going to use it as a reusable blade bank.

It has a screw on the bottom that holds the front and back halves together. So when it gets filled, I'll simply open, dump the blades into an old container, duct tape shut, and toss. Then, I'll reassemble the piggy blade bank and start filling again.

I cleaned the screw some....but ended up replacing it wit a newer screw.

 

[JTshaves]

I cam across an old Piggybank at an antique store. I picked it up for ten bucks. I'm going to use it as a reusable blade bank.

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It has a screw on the bottom that holds the front and back halves together. So when it gets filled, I'll simply open, dump the blades into an old container, duct tape shut, and toss. Then, I'll reassemble the piggy blade bank and start filling again.

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I cleaned the screw some....but ended up replacing it wit a newer screw.

Sweet find.

 

[AimlessWanderer]

My Mitchell's soap sits in a wide drinking mug. My homemade moustache wax sits in a reused nasal snuff tin, and my homemade beard oil is in an old vape juice bottle.

A little vanity kit which has the usual lint brush, nail clippers and file, and suchlike, has had the GII razor and blades swapped for a Dovo stainless shavette and pack of DE blades.

Spent blades are ditched in an old baking yeast tub with a slit in the lid.

 

[MntnMan62]

Where did you find that?

Lots of those listed on the bay.

 

[Henrik]

Victorian era piggy bank now used for blades. Love this. I got the idea from a fellow member some years ago.

This piece of magnetic came from a toy grater. I placed it in my medicine cabinett. Its of course for blades that I currently use. I got kids around so safety comes first. Not the greatest pic but you get the idea.

 

[MntnMan62]

Victorian era piggy bank now used for blades. Love this. I got the idea from a fellow member some years ago.
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This piece of magnetic came from a toy grater. I placed it in my medicine cabinett. Its of course for blades that I currently use. I got kids around so safety comes first. Not the greatest pic but you get the idea.
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Nice Henrik. I use mine for the same purpose. But yours is much more shiny than mine. I think I’ll clean mine up and see how shiny I can make it.

 

[Henrik]

Nice Henrik. I use mine for the same purpose. But yours is much more shiny than mine. I think I’ll clean mine up and see how shiny I can make it.

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Aha! The idea I stole from you apparently! Thank you ever so much.
Actually it was some time ago since I polished it but I coated mine with Renaissance wax so it will not tarnish so fast. Good stuff.

 

[Northstonehill]

Aha! The idea I stole from you apparently! Thank you ever so much.
Actually it was some time ago since I polished it but I coated mine with Renaissance wax so it will not tarnish so fast. Good stuff.

Also really liked the magnet for blades in use - I will steal this with pride