What are you waiting on to arrive...?

very cool.

 

Thank you, Gary!

 

I have 3 Caswell Massey soaps coming, hopefully Saturday. I just use them for hand-washing. There is no "Hand-Washing Den", but it certainly falls into the category of Men's Grooming. They all are of the Sandalwood persuasion. It was a special they had, with a nice discount. With those 3, plus the existing "Jockey Club" I will be washing my hands in style probably until Fall '25. This company opened for business in 1752. Talk about vintage, huh?

 

Just put in an order to Stoylin-one of the new fall items-Sigma Oud (shave soap). Some "variety" would be good for upcoming Oudtober.

 

I received the coat but wasn't happy with it so return it .....

I just won a NOS Carhartt C61 (I already own one and enjoy it very much) in black.




What can I say, I need a good work coat.

 

Just bought myself a vintage Gillette model no66 Coronation set complete with blade dispenser it came with, case with the crown decal and cardboard box it was packaged in. I’ve been on the hunt for a Coronation Gillette for a couple years now.

 

Just put in an order to Stoylin for 2 Burgandy Bath Soaps. Course I use bath soaps at the sink for hand-washing, but I'll get a good idea of the scent, maybe will go ahead and get a shave soap later. Like the Sigma Oud soap, these are part of Doc Ezlovan's Fall'24 offerings.

 

I am waiting for a new razor to arrive. A MANLY razor, not one of the sissy "safety razors." This is a razor you can use during most any adventure to a barrier reef or a tropical isle. Okay, it's not a razor. It's a dive knife from the early 1960s. But you could probably shave with it if you put a nice edge on it, were extremely careful, and wanted to show off. Sportsways was a huge name in the early scuba diving sport. They set the standard for many of the early pieces of equipment, notably regulators. This is a Sportsways dive knife. I picked it up because of the unusual location of the saw teeth on the clip point. Vintage Sportsways are the only dive knives I've seen in this configuration.
- Bax

 

I currently am waiting on a 1948 British made Gillette Tech that I bought on impulse to arrive from all the way in Australia.

 

on the way..

 

To replace the one I broke over a year ago...

 

That begs the question: how on Earth did you break it???
- Bax

 

Dropped it and the handle shattered. They are hollow plastic and, apparently, very fragile.

 

Did you save the red ferule? always great to build a new brush with.

 

That ship has long sailed...

 

A little more butterscotch ......

 

on the way..

 

Elite Razor Ringneck Pheasant Handle only



Description
This razor handle is handcrafted by Robert Quinn from a poured acrylic resin surrounding the feathers of a Ringneck Pheasant, a well known game bird native to Asia. On March 13, 1881, approximately 60 Chinese ring-necked pheasants arrived in Port Townsend, Washington. United States consul general Owen Nickerson Denny and his wife shipped the pheasants from Shanghai in hopes of establishing a population in their home state of Oregon. The male of the species can grow to 3 feet from beak to tail and weight up to 7 pounds. The distinctive iridescent brown and gold feathering of the Ringneck Pheasant make it one of the most recognizable of the game birds.
This unique handle was cast by John Underhill, an award winning feather artist and resin caster. Each feather is painstakingly placed prior to casting in crystal clear acrylic resin. This is truly a “one of a kind” piece as, just like snowflakes, each feather has a different pattern, color shade and character.
This razor handle is 3.875 inches long and weighs 1.6 ounces.
Please note that all the feathers in this handle were acquired from domestic, pen-raised birds and are 100% legal. All the required tags and permits have been obtained.

 

Ordered nine knots from Shave Forge to restore some brushes to drop in the Traveling Shave Den Box.