Just to add a little about myself. When I threw this page together, it was at another user's suggestion about listing my den, and I was only thinking haves and have nots, but after looking at so many other pages and seeing what works of art they are, I felt bad for not adding a more personal touch.
I am a mid forties aged guy, who is a project foreman for a pipeline construction company. I love the work, I just have to juggle the angst of being gone from home too much and the love of working outdoors in BEAUTIFUL country and pretty much working independently.
I have a wife and two children, all of which think my relatively newly acquired shaving hobby is funny. They think it is funny that all of a sudden "ManDad" has a shave den. It is true that for the first twenty odd years of marriage, I went through a total of one bottle of an EDT, and maybe a half of a bottle of AS. I tell my wife that I am making up for lost time. She could care less one way or the other except she complains about my flinging lather all over the mirrors. My oldest recently moved out to go to college, so I took over his bathroom as my den.
I enjoy hunting and fishing, but over the years hunting time has dwindled because it is always a busy time of year at work. I do spend just about every spare minute (to the detriment of my yard work) in my boat. My wife and two children love to fish, so it is an excellent source of family time.
I am sort of a collector by nature (read packrat), and shaving has just become my latest habit. I have already gone through the gun collecting phase, the knife collecting phase, (although I still kind of have a thing for Swiss Army Knives as sort of knick knacks), the book collecting phase, the fishing gear phase.....
I really love to cook, and am always interested in ideas or items that are regional/local. Depending on how much time I have, I smoke a lot of food, and for the last couple of years I have donated the pork, and smoked enough shoulder to feed 3-400 people for my kids marching band fundraiser. I get a lot of compliments, but northern Minnesota isn't exactly a hot spot for good BBQ! I have also been experimenting with ways to cook fish. I catch and cook literally hundreds of fish a year, and fried with tartar sauce gets old. Believe it or not, prosciutto wrapped crappies with a lemon butter caper sauce would bring a good price at any restaurant. ?
As far as shaving hardware, I have recently gotten into brush resto/building. I am no artist, but I love picking out custom handles and choosing my own knots to put in them, and have just recently taken an interest in replacing knots into old handles. I really am into how great synth knots perform and have a bunch of them. As far as razors go, I kind of am set. I like vintage, but really am not into TTO razors. I have a really keen interest in straights, but kind of can't imagine all of the shipping off to hone, and just don't see myself having the time to do it myself. I really do enjoy my Feather AC.
I spend a lot of time reading, at night when I am on the road, but mainly through Nook or Kindle apps on my Ipad.
Hope this helps,
Jared
Jared's Shave Den
Razors:
Gillette Pre War Tech (Delta Echo)
Gillette Ball Handle Tech (1966?)
Gillette New Short Comb (Delta Echo)
RazoRock Baby Smooth
Shavecraft 101 Maggard 5 Handle
Shavecraft 102 Bulldog Handle
Ikon B1 Slant Bulldog Handle
ATT S2 Atlas
ATT H2 Kronos
Merkur 37C Slant
Merkur 45C Bakelite
Gem Featherweight
Feather AC
Sam Seong Kamisori (Feather AC type)
Parker SRW Shavette
Brushes:
Semogue 830
Semogue 1520
Omega 10065
Vie Long 14080
WD 24 mm Silvertip
WD 24 mm High Mountain
AOS 20mm Finest
Manhandled Woods Custom 30mm Silvertip
Muhle Black Fibre 20mm synth
Stirling 22mm synth
RazoRock 24 mm Plissoft
Manhandled Woods custom 24mm synth
Nathan Clark custom 28 mm synth
WD 30 mm synth
Ubersoft 2 24mm synth
Doug Korn Ever Ready restore with TGN 2 band
Soaps:
Arko
Proraso Green
Proraso Red
Cella
RazoRock XX
Soap Commander Vision
Caties Bubbles Saturday Morning
Pre de Provence 63
Tiki The Captain
Chiseled Face Summer Storm
Reef Point Espresso
-Stirling Scents-
Apple Cider
Gin and Tonic
Limes
Lemony Orange
Glacial Lemon
Sandalwood
Almond Creme
Autumn Glory
Ben Franklin
Island Man
Scot' Pine Sheep Soap
Black Ice
Creams:
Musgo Real Oak Moss
Speick
TOBS Sandalwood
T&H Sandalwood
Shave Den Unscented
AS Splash:
Chiseled Face Summer Storm
Proraso Green
Krampert's Frostbite
Ogallala Bay Rum Limes and Peppercorns
-Stirling Scents-
Black Pepper Lime
Sandalwood
Curveball
Orange Chill
Glacial Lemon
Glastonbury
Island Man
Grapefruit
Gin and Tonic
Hot Apple Cider
Ben Franklin
AS Balms:
-Stirling-
Limes
Glacial Lemon
Sandalwood
Unscented
Blades (In quantity):
GSB
7:00 Black
Personna Red
Astra SP
Nacet
Feather
Misc:
Captain's Bowl Small
Barbicide Jar
Oversized Rapala theme shaving mug
Alpha One Niner dopp bag
Things Jared has PIFfed or sold from lack of use or interest:
Parker 99R
Parker 22R
Edwin Jagger DE89
Muhle R41 (2013)
Merkur Futur
Maggard OC
Maggard CC
Gillette Slim
Shavecraft Tech
ATT M2
Wolfman OC
Omega 49
Omega 98
Omega S brush
Asst. Vie Long Horsehairs
I am a mid forties aged guy, who is a project foreman for a pipeline construction company. I love the work, I just have to juggle the angst of being gone from home too much and the love of working outdoors in BEAUTIFUL country and pretty much working independently.
I have a wife and two children, all of which think my relatively newly acquired shaving hobby is funny. They think it is funny that all of a sudden "ManDad" has a shave den. It is true that for the first twenty odd years of marriage, I went through a total of one bottle of an EDT, and maybe a half of a bottle of AS. I tell my wife that I am making up for lost time. She could care less one way or the other except she complains about my flinging lather all over the mirrors. My oldest recently moved out to go to college, so I took over his bathroom as my den.
I enjoy hunting and fishing, but over the years hunting time has dwindled because it is always a busy time of year at work. I do spend just about every spare minute (to the detriment of my yard work) in my boat. My wife and two children love to fish, so it is an excellent source of family time.
I am sort of a collector by nature (read packrat), and shaving has just become my latest habit. I have already gone through the gun collecting phase, the knife collecting phase, (although I still kind of have a thing for Swiss Army Knives as sort of knick knacks), the book collecting phase, the fishing gear phase.....
I really love to cook, and am always interested in ideas or items that are regional/local. Depending on how much time I have, I smoke a lot of food, and for the last couple of years I have donated the pork, and smoked enough shoulder to feed 3-400 people for my kids marching band fundraiser. I get a lot of compliments, but northern Minnesota isn't exactly a hot spot for good BBQ! I have also been experimenting with ways to cook fish. I catch and cook literally hundreds of fish a year, and fried with tartar sauce gets old. Believe it or not, prosciutto wrapped crappies with a lemon butter caper sauce would bring a good price at any restaurant. ?
As far as shaving hardware, I have recently gotten into brush resto/building. I am no artist, but I love picking out custom handles and choosing my own knots to put in them, and have just recently taken an interest in replacing knots into old handles. I really am into how great synth knots perform and have a bunch of them. As far as razors go, I kind of am set. I like vintage, but really am not into TTO razors. I have a really keen interest in straights, but kind of can't imagine all of the shipping off to hone, and just don't see myself having the time to do it myself. I really do enjoy my Feather AC.
I spend a lot of time reading, at night when I am on the road, but mainly through Nook or Kindle apps on my Ipad.
Hope this helps,
Jared
Jared's Shave Den
Razors:
Gillette Pre War Tech (Delta Echo)
Gillette Ball Handle Tech (1966?)
Gillette New Short Comb (Delta Echo)
RazoRock Baby Smooth
Shavecraft 101 Maggard 5 Handle
Shavecraft 102 Bulldog Handle
Ikon B1 Slant Bulldog Handle
ATT S2 Atlas
ATT H2 Kronos
Merkur 37C Slant
Merkur 45C Bakelite
Gem Featherweight
Feather AC
Sam Seong Kamisori (Feather AC type)
Parker SRW Shavette
Brushes:
Semogue 830
Semogue 1520
Omega 10065
Vie Long 14080
WD 24 mm Silvertip
WD 24 mm High Mountain
AOS 20mm Finest
Manhandled Woods Custom 30mm Silvertip
Muhle Black Fibre 20mm synth
Stirling 22mm synth
RazoRock 24 mm Plissoft
Manhandled Woods custom 24mm synth
Nathan Clark custom 28 mm synth
WD 30 mm synth
Ubersoft 2 24mm synth
Doug Korn Ever Ready restore with TGN 2 band
Soaps:
Arko
Proraso Green
Proraso Red
Cella
RazoRock XX
Soap Commander Vision
Caties Bubbles Saturday Morning
Pre de Provence 63
Tiki The Captain
Chiseled Face Summer Storm
Reef Point Espresso
-Stirling Scents-
Apple Cider
Gin and Tonic
Limes
Lemony Orange
Glacial Lemon
Sandalwood
Almond Creme
Autumn Glory
Ben Franklin
Island Man
Scot' Pine Sheep Soap
Black Ice
Creams:
Musgo Real Oak Moss
Speick
TOBS Sandalwood
T&H Sandalwood
Shave Den Unscented
AS Splash:
Chiseled Face Summer Storm
Proraso Green
Krampert's Frostbite
Ogallala Bay Rum Limes and Peppercorns
-Stirling Scents-
Black Pepper Lime
Sandalwood
Curveball
Orange Chill
Glacial Lemon
Glastonbury
Island Man
Grapefruit
Gin and Tonic
Hot Apple Cider
Ben Franklin
AS Balms:
-Stirling-
Limes
Glacial Lemon
Sandalwood
Unscented
Blades (In quantity):
GSB
7:00 Black
Personna Red
Astra SP
Nacet
Feather
Misc:
Captain's Bowl Small
Barbicide Jar
Oversized Rapala theme shaving mug
Alpha One Niner dopp bag
Things Jared has PIFfed or sold from lack of use or interest:
Parker 99R
Parker 22R
Edwin Jagger DE89
Muhle R41 (2013)
Merkur Futur
Maggard OC
Maggard CC
Gillette Slim
Shavecraft Tech
ATT M2
Wolfman OC
Omega 49
Omega 98
Omega S brush
Asst. Vie Long Horsehairs
