Lo and behold: The pseudo-Redneck import-Viking razor holder!

[Hillie]

Well, inspired by Jockeys' redneck scuttles and what not, I decided that paying well over $20 for a simple razor holder is mmmmyeah, not really my thing. I appreciate quality, and will likely buy one since this experience told me what I knew before: Counting my hours, and a $100 holder would be good as well. On the other hand, I am a proud owner of a schwarzweisskeramik scuttle. So there you go.

So, pseudo-redneck since I'm not what one would call a redneck and an import-viking since I'm a Dutch guy living in Sweden. Which brings us to the main subject of the el-cheaperino razor holder: Of course an Ikea tootbrush holder. I paid, if I remember correctly, 59 SEK (swedish kronor) for it, around $8. And after typing that I go to the American Ikea site and find the thing for $7.99: Ikea's Lillholmen toothbrush holder.


Let's start:


What you see here is from left to right: My pretty Wostenholm almost-wedge. Super comfi shave, nicely restored by Steve at The Invisible Edge. Followed by the Ikea holder, my "bulky" file to remove the initial steel bulk, followed by a little file set for the detail work. Later on I'll also use some wet sandpaper, grit 1000, to clean up some stuff.


Let's start with a few images to show you the thing. I picked the holder that I liked, both looks and quality (Ikea has both decent quality next to the flimsy stuff, so always keep an eye on what you pick there), and fortunately this one had the biggest holes. When I came home, I found that even my smallest razor wouldn't fit in, hence this project.

The pics. I seem to have a tendency to ramble on and on and on, so here they come:





Purrreetttteeeeeyy. Well, for the money, it's a nice looking thing. Scroll down to witness the slaughter I perform.


You see you can easily take it apart:




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