Shaving sets

[Pop]

I thought I'd try the shaving kits that Penn State Industries has shown on the cover of the new catalog and see if they would be easy enough for Xmas gifts this year. I just ordered the hardware and brush at first and glued up my own chokecherry burl for the handles. Came out pretty nice and didn't take too long to do so I ordered 4 more with the cocobolo to go with them.

 

[Trent Mason]

Beautiful work! I'll have to try those sometime.... :eusa_thin

 

[Glennbear]

Nice work Mike, had I been able to produce something similar I would have been tempted to turn and well seal a soap mug. :wwink:

 

[PChristy]

Nice job Mike:eusa_clap I was just talking to my wife last night about these - They are nice

 

[CoolHandLuke]

That's great! Now if we can just get you to toss out that mach 3 for a nice straight razor (or even a nice double edge if the straight scares you off) and you'll be in business!

Oh, one thing I would recommend doing with your brush knots is to set them deeper than necessary. If you set them about 1/4 inch past where the knot end is covered up you'll get a lot firmer feel to the brush.. it will have the nice soft touch, but some backbone to it for loading the bristles w/ soap or cream.

 

[ScottM]

Mike, that came our great. Excellent choice of wood. Next time check out:

http://www.woodturningz.com/Pen_Kits.aspx

They sell PSI kits of all kinds and they do so for less then PSI. Besides IMHO they provide faster and better service then PSI.

 

[Rob]

Looks great, I saw those on the catalog cover and thought about ordering them.

 

[sawduster]

Mike, that came our great. Excellent choice of wood. Next time check out:

http://www.woodturningz.com/Pen_Kits.aspx

They sell PSI kits of all kinds and they do so for less then PSI. Besides IMHO they provide faster and better service then PSI.

+1 on woodturningz

I have toyed with the idea of doing this set . After seeing yours I'm adding it to the " A " list :mrgreen:

Good job !! :icon_thum

 

[CoolHandLuke]

Here is another link that has some turning supplies, but most important for this thread, Tony (owner of website below) has the best badger knots out there. I have dealt with him many times. His UK knots come from one of the most well respected companies in the brush world... you find these knots on brushes that cost hundreds of dollars... and Tony is a great guy. If you ever want to make a shaving brush, it's worth a look. He even posts a tutorial on his site showing how he does it.

http://www.thegoldennib.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_70

 

[Rob]

I wish woodturningz would post more of their product online, I don't see the shaving kits there, I know you can call them and purchase but I would just as soon click a button and order.

 

[Pop]

That's great! Now if we can just get you to toss out that mach 3 for a nice straight razor (or even a nice double edge if the straight scares you off) and you'll be in business!

Oh, one thing I would recommend doing with your brush knots is to set them deeper than necessary. If you set them about 1/4 inch past where the knot end is covered up you'll get a lot firmer feel to the brush.. it will have the nice soft touch, but some backbone to it for loading the bristles w/ soap or cream.

One of the only drawbacks with this particular 'kit' is the fact that they suggest using their bottle stopper mandrel to turn the brush handle. Once you drill the 21mm hole for the brush knot you don't have enough wood left to use the mandrel safely. It's not a long enough thread to find enough wood to secure it safely to do the turning. What I wound up doing is using a mandrel I had to attach a buffing wheel to the end of a 5/8" motor shaft. My lathe is a 1940 Craftsman wood lathe with a 5/8" shaft on the head/live stock end. Just like the Shop Smith units used to be. Luckily I found plenty of attachments for the old Shop Smiths to make the old lathe quite usable today.

Anyway...the mandrel had a 1" threaded shaft that allowed me to be able to drill a deeper hole to attach it for turning. I plan on actually recessing the brush knot deep enough on futhur work to have the flare of the brush above the knot to cover the wood on that end of the handle.