Shave Den in Transition

Gentlemen, here is the shave den in transition. The soap cave (not shown) is to the right of the counter. Thanks for looking.

Wow Obie your shave den is what all of ours aspires to be. Id kill for that square footage.
Simply wonderful

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Originally Posted by Tarkus

Wow Obie your shave den is what all of ours aspires to be. Id kill for that square footage.
Simply wonderful

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Thanks, Tarkus. Four more razors, two NOS, are on the way, and I have several in my office to hone. I need to move things around in the shave den to make room for everybody. Oh, what fun.
Stay well.

I'm afraid my lather would get cold, before I could choose which razor to use.

Would you like to adopt a 27 yr old man? I am really good at drinking beer and watching football.

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Originally Posted by Hirlau

I'm afraid my lather would get cold, before I could choose which razor to use.

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Oh, my shave ritual every morning has a system.
After I get out of bed and make the coffee I prepare the shave den for the shave. First, the day's strop gets a hand rubdown. Then I choose the razor for the day and wipe the oil from the blade. Sometimes I strop the razor then and other times I strop it after the first lather and before the shave. Then comes the soap or cream selection and the brush. Fresh face, razor wiping and razor cleaning towels are brought out. After a cup or two of coffee and a visit with the New York Times, the Washington Post and several on-line political sites, then comes the shower. On the way to the shower the Moss Scuttle is filled with hot water and the brush placed in it, the lather bowl is filled with hot water to warm up, and the hard soap is topped with hot water to soften up.
Is this heaven or what?

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Originally Posted by sloppygator2013

Would you like to adopt a 27 yr old man? I am really good at drinking beer and watching football.

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We would have oodles of things in common since I am 27 myself — and have been for decades and am not budging.

That is one serious "Shave Ritual". :rofl2:

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Originally Posted by Hirlau

That is one serious "Shave Ritual". :rofl2:

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One of life's great pleasures calls for such a colorful daily ritual.

That is one awesome shave den! Sometimes I wish I was a bachelor again.......

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Originally Posted by anthogia

That is one awesome shave den! Sometimes I wish I was a bachelor again.......

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The dearly beloved, who is an angel, has given me that entire bathroom to use as my shave den. We have two in my humble condo. She even offers useful decorating and practical suggestions about the setup. She uses the other bathroom. Sometimes she looks at the razors, soaps and creams and says, "They grow like rabbits." She then rolls her eyes, smiles and shuffles off. An angel, indeed.

A wonderful space you have carved out for yourself there! Nicely stocked and organized to boot!

Out of curiosity, why do you store your razors blade up/tail down?

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Originally Posted by Obie

The dearly beloved, who is an angel, has given me that entire bathroom to use as my shave den. We have two in my humble condo. She even offers useful decorating and practical suggestions about the setup. She uses the other bathroom. Sometimes she looks at the razors, soaps and creams and says, "They grow like rabbits." She then rolls her eyes, smiles and shuffles off. An angel, indeed.

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An angel?! Look at that bathroom! She's more like a goddess compared to my beloved. I don't get a quarter of that space and if my wife even sees a razor she threatens to throw it out, lol (unfortunately completely true!). You are truly blessed my friend.

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Originally Posted by WhiskerHarvest

A wonderful space you have carved out for yourself there! Nicely stocked and organized to boot!

Out of curiosity, why do you store your razors blade up/tail down?

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Thanks for the kind words. Yes, I enjoy the space immensely. As I noted earlier, I keep the soaps and creams, about 30 in the rotation, in the open closet next to the sink — my Soap Cave — and take out the soap or cream I need for that morning's shave.
As for storing my razors with the tang down, it's a force of habit. Also, in a practical sense, that way minute amount of oil on the blade and the shank trickles down to the pivot and keeps it lubricated and helps prevent rust from developing. Of course, I keep the scales and the pivot area completely dry during the shave. Still, a wee bit of lubrication never hurts.

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Originally Posted by anthogia

An angel?! Look at that bathroom! She's more like a goddess compared to my beloved. I don't get a quarter of that space and if my wife even sees a razor she threatens to throw it out, lol (unfortunately completely true!). You are truly blessed my friend.

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Thanks for the kind words, anthogia. The dearly beloved and I have been married 49 years. Indeed, she is a goddess.

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Originally Posted by Obie

The dearly beloved, who is an angel, has given me that entire bathroom to use as my shave den. We have two in my humble condo. She even offers useful decorating and practical suggestions about the setup. She uses the other bathroom. Sometimes she looks at the razors, soaps and creams and says, "They grow like rabbits." She then rolls her eyes, smiles and shuffles off. An angel, indeed.

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I was wondering about this. I didn't see the spray paint line declaring the border of her side and my side like in my bathroom.:rofl2:. I'll have to wait a few 20 years before a bathroom frees up!

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Originally Posted by Obie

Thanks for the kind words. Yes, I enjoy the space immensely. As I noted earlier, I keep the soaps and creams, about 30 in the rotation, in the open closet next to the sink — my Soap Cave — and take out the soap or cream I need for that morning's shave.
As for storing my razors with the tang down, it's a force of habit. Also, in a practical sense, that way minute amount of oil on the blade and the shank trickles down to the pivot and keeps it lubricated and helps prevent rust from developing. Of course, I keep the scales and the pivot area completely dry during the shave. Still, a wee bit of lubrication never hurts.

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I'm moving next week, planning on buying a house, and my GF and I have already made a similar arrangement... I didn't even have to justify claiming a bathroom for myself because she actually brought it up first! (Ironically its not because of my shaving stuff, its because she is a bathroom hog in the morning.) either way, win-win!

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Originally Posted by Obie

Thanks for the kind words. Yes, I enjoy the space immensely. As I noted earlier, I keep the soaps and creams, about 30 in the rotation, in the open closet next to the sink — my Soap Cave — and take out the soap or cream I need for that morning's shave.
As for storing my razors with the tang down, it's a force of habit. Also, in a practical sense, that way minute amount of oil on the blade and the shank trickles down to the pivot and keeps it lubricated and helps prevent rust from developing. Of course, I keep the scales and the pivot area completely dry during the shave. Still, a wee bit of lubrication never hurts.

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Presumably the tang would be more resistant to a knock than the tip of the scales if the razor dropped slightly when returning it to its holder

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Originally Posted by edhewitt

Presumably the tang would be more resistant to a knock than the tip of the scales if the razor dropped slightly when returning it to its holder

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And that, too, edhewitt.

Very nice set- up Obie, thats a lot of counter space, that most of us crave for. Nervertheless thanks for sharing!