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== The Humble Shave Den ==
Updated: 2014-07-02

LARGE UPDATE IN PROGRESS, THIS HASN't BEEN UPDATED IN YEARS....

This shave den is humble, but growing... I will use this wiki page to post info about me, my equipment, my wish list and various other resources.

hmm where shall i start. my name is matt. 40 something. i am married, and have been for 19 years now. i have two great dogs. i am originally from the midwest, now living in the foothills of the appalachian mountains, in the ne part of georgia, in a sleepy little town called clarkesville. prior to georgia i lived in south florida, and hawaii. i once was a pretty good artist, and aspired to be an architect. but the geek inside got the better of me, currently i am an IT guy for a multi-national multi-brand company. i have way too many hobbies... coffee, coffee roasting, fountain pens, inks, clocks, antiques, furniture, diy stuff not to mention wetshaving and all the bits and pieces that come along for that ride! i love apple computers and devices. i hate mushrooms. my wife and i adopted a baby boy from kunming, yunnan china. i myself was adopted. i drive a jeep wrangler (tj) & harley davidson nightster. i love green mint chocolate chip ice cream. i also am a fan of sauces [hot/bbq/etc.]. my preferred drinks are whiskey, bourbon or scotch [with either a splash of water or one ice cube]. and now these have been surpassed by a hendrick's gin & tonic. i started playing around with de shavers in 2005. itis crazy to think i have been at this wetshaving for almost nine years now. my how time does fly. also i am a army veteran - hooah!

that is probably more than you would ever want to know about me...

• Cigar Humidor as Dehumidifier for Straight Razor Box[1]
• The world's most PIF'ed slant - Part 4 Map
• Restoring an Ever-Ready
• Eton Brush Restore (Coming Soon)
• Ever-Ready Blue Bruh Restore (Coming Soon)

This section contains the hard working equipment...

• 1920 - Gillette Single Ring, Old Type - Serial M414651 - Bought from Crossroads Antiques in Hershey PA
• 1931 - Gillette New Open Comb
• 1940's - Merkur Slant Bar - NOS - (37C) - Bought from Chessman
• 1940's - German Field Razor (Nazi)
• 1940's - GEM "Bullet Tipped" Micromatic (w/Safety Bar) - 1940's - On its way - bought from EchoPlexi
• 1946-8 - Gillette Aristocrat - bought from eBay
• 1954 - Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip - Date Code Z3 (3rd quarter of 1954)
• 1955 - Gillette Super Speed Blue Tip - Date Code A1 (1st quarter of 1955) - Bought for .50cents
• 1956 - Gillette Ball End Tech Travel - Date Code B4 (4th quarter of 1956) - B4 - Bought from Tommy C
• 1964 - Ladies Gillette - Date Code J4 (4th quarter of 1964) - Bought from eBay
• 1965 - Gillette Ball End Tech - Date Code K3 (3rd quarter of 1965) - Bought from Tommy C
• 1968 - Gillette Super Speed Black Handle - Date Code N3 (3rd quarter of 1968)
• Merkur Vision 2000 - Bought from Classic Chaving
• Feather Portable (NOS) - Bought from Pauldog
• Valet Auto Strop w/Box - Bought from Misunderstood
• Gillette Techmatic - NOS
• Gillette Techmatic

Pif'd or Given Away

• Gillette Super Speed 1940's - bought from garyg
• Gillette Super Speed 1960's - Bought from eBay
• Schick Krona -1970's - Bought from eBay
• 1960 - Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip - Date Code F1 (1st quarter of 1960) - Bought for .50cents - PIF'd to a Friend

• #222 Shumate - 1920's - Won from an auction on the bay...
• Checker Wedge (circa 1920s) - Bought from Ambrose
• Wade & Butcher Barbers Point (needs restoration)
• Wade & Butcher Spike (needs restoration)
• Joseph Rodgers & Sons "Thursday" from a Seven Day Set (needs some love as well)
• NOS Filarmonica #13 6/8 Light Green Doble Temple - Sold 2014-06-30
• CV Heljestrand #66 (needs a honing touchup)

• Filly Strop from http://ruprazor.com
• StropBlock from http://knivesplus.com

• The Celebrated German Water Hone (Escher/Thuringen)
• Dubi Duck Dr. Barbers Hone
• Kleen Kutter Kombination barbers Hone
• Chinese 12k Hone from Woodcraft
• A few Nortons as well

• Merkur Plats
• Feathers
• Crystals / Israeli Personna
• Red Pack Personna - I didn't like these so much
• Ted Pella/Gem SE blades - Bought 1st pack from Rick Sparks
• Wilkinson Swords - Included in a Razor purchase from garyg
• Derby Extras
• Astra Superior Platinum - Included in a Razor purchase from Tommy C
• Gillette 7'O Clocks (Blacks & Greens) from India.
• Voskhod - Bought from ItalianBarber

• Vulfix Super Badger (Silvertip)
• Edwin Jagger - Ivory Travel Shaving Brush From Crabtree & Evelynn
• Ever-Ready #200 Restored with TGN 22mm Silvertip Grade A
• Omega #10049 Boar Brush

This section contains all the ancillary items one with ADS focuses on...

• Proraso Tube
• The Body Shop Mens Shaving Cream
• Speick
• Kiss My Face - Mint
• Kiss My Face - Key Lime
• Kiss My Face - Lavender
• CremoCream
• Godrej Shaving Cream - Lime
• Various TOBS
• Various Geo

• RazoRock - XXX
• RazoRock - Son of Zeus
• RazoRock - Classic
• RazoRock - The Freedberg
• Cella
• QED Limes
• Williams Puck
• Van Der Hagen Deluxe
• Tabac & glass container
• Col. Conk - Almond
• Col. Conk - Amber
• Col. Conk - Bay Rum
• Col. Conk - Limes
• Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood Shaving Soap
• Ogallala Bay Rum & Lemon Grass Shaving Soap
• Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns Shaving Soap
• Ogallala Bay Rum, Sage & Cedar Shaving Soap
• Provence Sante Green Tea
• Monsavon ? Bol à rase cookie_junkie
• Godrej - Shaving Rounds

• Arko!
• Palmolive
• Ogalla Bay Rum & Sandalwood
• Speick
• La Toja

• 4711
• Fine - American Blend
• Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
• Pinaud Clubman
• Limes Skin Food
• Skin Bracer - Green
• Dr. Harris Pink
• Burt's Bees - Bay Rum ASB
• Family Dollar - Old Spice
• Osage Rub
• Speick
• Florida Water
• Hoyts Cologne
• Pinaud Lilac Vegetal [had to buy it to get a wiff]
• Clubman Bay Rum AS
• Clubman Bay Rum Special Reserve AS
• Clubman Vanilla AS
• Ogallala Bay Rum AS
• Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood AS
• Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns AS
• Tabac AS
• Mandom

• Burma Shave Mug
• Vintage Old Spice Mug
• Victorian Scuttle
• Georgetown Scuttle G4 - Hamada & Purple

• T-88 Epoxy
• 80/100/120/150/220/320/400/600/800/1000/1500/2000 Sandpaper
• 1/16 Brass Rod
• 1/16 Nickel Rod
• #0 Washers Stainless Steel

• Clubman Styptic Pencil
• Alum Block ($1 form Indian Grocery store)
• Marvicide 16oz
• Flitz Metal Polish
• Maas Metal Polish
• Clubman Talc
• Rival Hot Pot - For boiling water / keeping lather warm
• Thayers Alcohol-Free Lavender Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera Toner
• TN Dickinson Witch hazel
• QED Da Vinci water
• Two Fusion Electrics for backup and travel
• Two vintage Tube Keys from Crabtree & Evelynn
• QED French Green Clay + more Di Vinci Water

• Colticule + BBW

• 1904 - Gillette Double Ring (Gillettes first safety razor)
• 1912 Pocket
• 30's - 40's Aristocrat
• 1950's - Gillette 195 Adjustable "Fat Boy"'
• 1972 - S3 - Gillette Black Handle Super Adjustable
• Merkur HD (34C)

• Geo F Trumper Shave Cream (Coconut)
• Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap Refill
• Musgo Shaving Cream
• Musgo Real Soap (for shower) - Side note order the non rope version from the bay (4 for $13)
• Godrej Shaving Cream - Menthol Mist
• RazoRock - Fine American Blend
• RazoRock - P1.60
• Craftsman - Shaving Soap Bar, Cedar + Eucalyptus
• Yeti Snot

• Musgo After Shave Splash
• Proraso After Shave
• Skin Bracer cooling blue
• Alcolado Glacial
• Pashana
• Floid Blue
• Fine - Platinum

• Tuff-Glide - For straights
• CoolCare Plus Sanitizer / Rust Inhibitor
• A custom shave cabinet - http://www.zipcabs.com/
• Japanese Camellia Oil - For Straights
• Coconut Oil - Pre Shave

• Website for shaving gear
• B&B Abbreviations
• Mantic's YouTube Videos
• Explains what a mint straight is
• Nice strops
• Blog about Straights
• SunBust Container Company [2] [3] [4]
• Guide to gourmet shaving experience
• Shaving Recommendations
• Blade Sample Packs @ BullGooseShaving
• Blade Sample Packs @ WCS
• Blade Sample Packs @ Razor& Brush
• Interactive Guide to Straight Razor Shaving
• Straight Razor Dating Help
• Reliable Electro Plating in Norton Mass. 508 222 0620 web site address is [email protected] owner is Dale

• leighton
• ambrose
• Lynn Abrams
• ken

• Goerge Wolstenholm
• Fredrick Reynolds
• Bengall
• Cattaraugus
• Genco
• Filarmonica
• Dubl Duck
• Joseph Rodgers & Sons.
• Puma
• Henkels
• Torrey
• Robeson
• Shumate
• William Elliot
• Taylor
• Greaves and Sons, at the Sheaf Works
• Edwin Blyde and Co Sheffield
• Cadman and Sons, Sheffield (Bengall)
• Jaques Le Coultre, Switzerland (look in the B&B review section for pics and evaluation on this one)
• Wade, Wingfield &Rowbothom, Sheffield
• Gotta, Solingen
• Kama, Solingen
• Union Cutlery, Olean NY
• Geissen & Forsthoff
• CV Heljestrand