Let's see some pics of the shaving stuff you got for Christmas. My mother in law hooked it up! Wade & Butcher hoodie and Tweedales directory.Attachment 252896
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Let's see some pics of the shaving stuff you got for Christmas. My mother in law hooked it up! Wade & Butcher hoodie and Tweedales directory.Attachment 252896
I bought myself lots of things this year. I'm out of town, and my present was delivered the day I left. So when I return home this is what I have waiting for me :)
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So far.. Some beautifully hand carved, bone scales arrived today. And yes..they did come from the great white north.
Thanks Santa, I mean Shaun.
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I bought my own Christmas presents this year. A Geo. Wostenholm Celebrated IXL 7/8 and six pucks of shave soap.
Yea, don't be saying you got something with no proof! Pics or it ain't true!
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Here is what I got myself. Henckels 72 Friodur in pretty nice condition and two kami's also in very good condition. I am going to send the kami's out for honing and I the Henckels is going to get new clothes. I also got some bone in, but it doesn't look like much at this point.
I bet most of us had to buy our own christmas shaving presents. I know if the wife bought me something it would not be a good gift but you know id say "thank you, thats wonderful".
I have tried putting very specific items on my wish list. Everyone says pretty much the same thing. If you want shaving stuff get it yourself, it is all foreign to us. So I do. I did get some clever shirts in the non shaving related gifts. My wife and kids are very good at finding perfect t-shirts with the most clever things written on them. I suppose we are best to shop for what we know best.
I do like the t-shirts with a straight on it. I got to find some of those.
I need to stop being a cheap skate and buy one of the wade and butcher for barbers use shirts for sale on ebay.
Ironically I'm very comfortable shelling out several hundred dollars on stones or a razor, but when it comes to clothes, I wear em until they don't stay on, or don't fit haha.
It's not Christmas morning here yet, so I'm not sure if Santa is bringing me shaving goodies this year. I told my loved ones to leave it to me as my needs are covered and my wants too expensive or obscure to expect them as gifts.
My daughter made me an awesome ASL for my birthday a month ago. All organic and smells of a cedar grove after a rain. Really very nice stuff. I hope she can replicate the recipe for Christmas. That will be a treasure if she does.
Will post pics if Santa didn't listen..
Those scales look super from Shaun, merry Christmas indeed outback.
Look forward to all the eye candy to come.
Cheers men.
Was about to post almost the exact same comment. TBH i think it's better that way. I'm too specific.
My folks tossed me some cash this year and mom said 'go get one of your razor stones'.
I think I'm sitting about 10 feet from some new Atoma plates (at the gf's house) but i won't know till the morning.
Happy Holidays gents. All the best!
John I don't think that that is shaving related, unless of course you have taken a book from Bruno's book and that is for your forge.
Well, since I peeked at receipts, I was hoping a Dovo straight razor was coming my way, and it did. A very nice Dovo's best straight razor. It's the only modern day straight that I have. Came from the factory pretty sharp. I stropped it with my paddle strop and it's ready to go!!!
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The wife bought me 2 Martin De Candre shave soaps. One original and one fougere. She showed them to me to make shure they were the right stuff but I don't get to open them until tomorrow morning. No problem...pretty cool gift
Merry Christmas!!
Pete <:-}
What can I say? My wife never ceases to amaze me. She obviously knows I'm into straight razor shaving but I never thought in a million years she would get me this! I've never talked with her about strops, didn't hint to her that I would like a new strop, or anything like that.
She took it upon herself to research and educate herself about strops in order to get me a good one. After I opened this gift she told me that, over the course of a couple weeks, she went on SRP a bunch of times and read up on threads about strops, and finally decided that she would get me a Kanayama! I couldn't believe my eyes when I unwrapped it. Merry Christmas gents!
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Lighted Barbers Pole, for the shave den.
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My wife's parents gave me my gifts this morning. I'm very happy with these gifts. The strop is beautiful. I can't wait to try the razor tomorrow. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...591fff566d.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...0d0dd9e9a1.jpg
My wife gave me some tools so that can try my hand at pinning razors. [emoji1]http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...baba3023b2.jpg
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Some wonderful presents Gents!
Mine where all opened early and were the "to me, from me" type.
A local artisans take on a Kamisori, which has been shown in a couple of SOTD pics as well as some Fine Aftershave.
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I ordered the two new Martin De Candre soaps, and my wife had them wrapped and under the tree.
Haven't pulled the trigger yet but in the new year this ones coming my way a FAC high powered pre charged Daystate rifle for hunting small game.
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My wife made me these razor sheaths for Christmas :D
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She says these are just prototypes to see if I like them - next batch will be embroidered with the names of the respective razors they hold.
Okay, not shaving related, but I've got to share this beauty. Monteverde Impressa in gun metal/red with medium nib. I've been looking around for this pen but I don't think they make it anymore. My wife found one and it looks even better in person then in the pics.Attachment 252923
From my oldest daughter, and the grand kids.
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From the LOTH, a Tony Miller 3" Heirloom Strop
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Wow! I have been using mostly Latigo. The draw on the Tony Miller is amazingly light in comparison. She also got me two bottles of PAA After Shave Colognes - Aqua D and Tombstone, and an 8" x 3" DMT 325. I am truly blessed!
I got early presents of a Semogue boar bristle brush and an Amazon giftcard. I'm going to use the giftcard to buy a hone/hones. I have enough to buy a Norton 4/8k outright to finish my honing progression or a Naniwa 8k and use the remaining balance in the gift card to go toward the Naniwa 5k.
Decisions, decisions. I kind of want to stick to the Naniwas because they are what I have used with a mentor, and I already own the 12k.
From me to me a R Saito sk 1, i had my Christmas day shave and it was quite wonderful.
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From my darling wife some Penhaligons Endimion cologne.
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Everyones obviously been very good boys this year, some lovely presents.
Merry Christmas gentlemen! :beer1:
Essential oil cologne to match the Forest scent after shave lotion my daughter made me was under the tree. And a gift card to Lee Valley that will almost cover the taig metal lathe I've been eyeing..that gift will help create any number of shave related items if I see a Boxing Day sale on it..
Cheers men. Hope your day is merry and bright..
I got Taylor of Old Bond Street Rose shaving cream with Geo F Trumper Coral skin food. A match made in heaven. Enjoy your gifts and merry Christmas!
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Forgot, photos or didn't happen ,lol..