[gssixgun]

That looks great BJ it looks like the tangs sit in small holes or at least divots which really would make them sturdy too...
Great job thanks for posting it!!!!!

[kasperitis]

That is an awesome shelf!

I really am super jealous of all you guys out there with enough room to do all this stuff.

[cannonfodder]

I like that. Looks a lot easier to make than what I was thinking of. A little routing to round the front edge, mark out the hole centers and chuck a Forstner bit in the drill press. No scroll saw work needed. I do not think having them sit on the tang like that would cause any problems. The steel is not going to bend under the minuscule weight of the razor. Only thing I would worry about is having one open when it gets removed, gravity pulling the blade open, but that would not be that big of a deal. don’t put your finger on the trigger, don’t grab a razor by the blade.

[Shaun]

Man, I am so jealous of your set up. I want to come over and shave at your house. I was looking up Trumpers Barbershop in London today and read a review on how they treat their customers. Made me wish I would have made the trip when I was in Germany. All that to say, your shave den would be the perfect proxy for the english mecca of shaving. I love it. Outstanding job.

[crichton]

Originally Posted by gssixgun

And we see the pics ???? where???
LETS SEE THE STUFF!!!!!

I'll try to remember yo take a couple pics when I get back home (still a week away...) and post them for you!

[2Sharp]

Originally Posted by cannonfodder

I like that. Looks a lot easier to make than what I was thinking of. A little routing to round the front edge, mark out the hole centers and chuck a Forstner bit in the drill press. No scroll saw work needed. I do not think having them sit on the tang like that would cause any problems. The steel is not going to bend under the minuscule weight of the razor. Only thing I would worry about is having one open when it gets removed, gravity pulling the blade open, but that would not be that big of a deal. don’t put your finger on the trigger, don’t grab a razor by the blade.

The holes were easy to mark and drill. I made a mark on the wood every 1 inch and used a 7/8 forstner bit to drill the holes. I have had no issues with the blades sitting on the tang and have a shallow hole drilled for each to set in. I have all my blades pretty tight in the scales so have no issues with them coming open on their own. This one is a 38 hole unit. I have a 12 hole unit over my sink that I made out of Missouri Cedar which came from a tree on my own place.

[gssixgun]

There we go, getting some more Stuff on this thread....
those look great BJ thanks for posting!!!!!

[kerryman71]

OOOO, AAAAH. Very nice work!

John

[JGS]

I love the display cabinets.

Mine are sitting out on a shelf and I have to slather with mineral oil each time.

[cannonfodder]

I lucked out. At the Ohio get together I was lucky enough to win a display case. A gorgeous TI case from Classicshaving. Add in some fancy wood scaled razors (7 blades in transit, I cut my own scales in the wood shop) and I am on my way.

[crichton]

This is in my current bathroom....I will be moving into a new house (hopefully sooner than later) and will be gutting and customizing the bath there to suite my tastes. In the meantime, here at home the only shave equipment I have on display are two "shadow box" type of things that my (soon to be ex) wife made for me about 10 years ago. Once I get moved I'll open them up to confirm date codes, etc., so for now I'm not 100% sure about whats inside them.

[crichton]

First shot is the shave soaps/creams/brushes/bowls that I have left out to use until I move (stay away from my Bushmills!)....


The second shot is one of two identical razor "shelves" that I built after Xmas. They will be painted solid white before being hung up at the new place and each one holds 48 razors. The ones seen here are my regular rotation.....I think I have enough in my collection to fill 4 of these however....lol...

[gssixgun]

Thanks for posting Eric, those look great, I cant wait to see what you're going to do once you get moved!!!!!

[crichton]

I'm looking forward to it.....put a bid in on a 1940's house today....still has all the original trim and tile work. If it works out it will be a really nice place when I'm done. I'll keep you posted!

[kasperitis]

Some neat stuff there man! Glad to hear you picked out a house. Good luck on that bid!

[phillyclaude]

Is the bushmills to relax yourself pre-shave, or to celebrate a successful shave?

[crichton]

Originally Posted by phillyclaude

Is the bushmills to relax yourself pre-shave, or to celebrate a successful shave?

To celebrate the successful ones....lol.......

[kasperitis]

Originally Posted by crichton

To celebrate the successful ones....lol.......

Yeh, I wouldn't really wanna get the "warm-n-fuzzies" while I have an insanely sharp blade against my neck.

[cannonfodder]

The wife has been complaining about my measly 4 razors and a couple soaps and my strops. Come on, I had my razors sitting on top of the Q-tip container and the soap dishes on top of the toilet, maybe one square foot of space. Everything else is hers. So I went to bed bath and beyond the end of last week and got a wall cabinet for the bathroom

Normally, I despise these put together cabinets, they are cheep, and usually look it. This one was not bad. I take out some extra insurance buy putting some gorilla glue on the dowels and a drop on each part that mates against another. Once the cheesy little cams are locked down tight the glue foams to fill any cracks in the joint and makes it rock solid. I hung it above a towel rack and anchored it to the studs. You could hang from it and it is not going to come down. My razors are simply sitting in a coffee cup in the lower open space along with my soaps. The frosted cabinet space is relatively open for future expansion.

While I was there looking for this, I stumbled across a two sided wall hanger in chrome steel with some nice penny sized caps on the hooks. Perfect for keeping a strop from sliding off. So I grabbed it as well. I hung it behind the bathroom door and put both screws into a stud, again you are not going to pull it down. I hung my shell horse hide strop (still my fave) and my two homemade 3 inch strops on it.

It worked out pretty good if I say so myself. Best part, the cabinet was on sale. The entire kit cost me less than $50.

[crichton]

Thats nice.....I know I have something along those lines in my near future as well....