Custom homemade Shave Den and Razor/Brush Stands

[bnndx2]

I am looking to design and build a custom made razor stand and quite possibly a shave den down the road sometime. As for now I am wanting to design a stand for my brush, 34C and soon to be acquired 37C. I have a general idea of a design, but not as to what kind of material to use, etc. Does anyone have any experience with this or advise on making one?

[Compaq]

I'm planning on making a stand as well, and I've decided to use wood and some steel. If you use wood, the best would be hard wood,such as oak. That costs a little more, but it's of higher quality and retains water better. You should also apply something on the stand when done, but I don't know what it's called in English Sorry!

[bnndx2]

Does anybody have any experience with buying Chrome and molding it?

[airplanedoc]

Chromium has a pretty high melting point. Anything you have that is "chrome" is electroplated, not formed from chromium.

[Pumpkin]

If you're using wood, a hard wood looks better, although you can use a soft wood (easier to work) if you seal and varnish it properly.

There's a thread showing my stand here and an acrylic one here.

I thought about the acrylic option (and briefly considered making the top part out of ceramic tile or slate) but went with all wood as it's a natural product.

Additionally, there are some REALLY nice set ups in the "Post your shave dens" thread.

[ajkimmins]

I'm planning on making a stand as well, and I've decided to use wood and some steel. If you use wood, the best would be hard wood,such as oak. That costs a little more, but it's of higher quality and retains water better. You should also apply something on the stand when done, but I don't know what it's called in English Sorry!

If you want to use wood I would suggest TEAK. It's the best for humid environments!!

[mrscottishman]

I use oak with two coats of oil stain and two hand rubbed coats of poly finish, then I do a final spray finish coat. Allow time to dry between coats and lightly sand and/or steel wool between coats. I put the silicone bumpers on the bottom so it doesn't sit in water around the sink. So far these are holding up well. The water never gets to the wood, it is sealed in poly. It might as well be in a jar for all it knows.

Here is a link to a picture of what I make. http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...=mrscottishman

Good luck,
mrscottishman

[bnndx2]

What about poplar wood?

[ramblin-wreck]

What about poplar wood?

I've worked with poplar a good deal and it's a very stable and inexpensively priced wood, good for not seen structural components in cabinets. Unfortunately though it usually tends to have a greenish tint to it and does not stain very well. It does work good for painting though but I'm not sure you would want to paint a stand. I would suggest oak (what I used on mine) with several coats of spar urethane or teak like the other gentleman suggested.

[ramblin-wreck]

If you want to use wood I would suggest TEAK. It's the best for humid environments!!

+1! this would make for a very nice, albeit expensive stand!

[Gray Wolf]

I'm going to make mine from juniper or cedar.

[jwhiskercut]

I had planned on making one with a few pieces of nice tile. Unfortunately a good tile bit runs $16 around here. Considering the supplies for the stand were less than $10, I scrapped that idea. I still want to build one, but I haven't decided how I want to do it yet.

[Ski-Patroller]

Teak or IPE, Myrtle Wood, Rose Wood, Cypress and lots of other hardwoods that will stand wet conditions. If you are careful Cherry and Walnut would be good to. White Oak doesn't like weather although it does not rot easily.