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[fernhills]

This is something i have been experimenting with for the last couple of years. I like the idea of a wood mug with a shaving set but i could not bring myself to throw a glob of wet soapy mess into the wood bowl and let it soak there for months on end. So i made a bowl to fit those plastic refill inserts which there are different brands on the market today. Plus you should use dense woods and there are only a few to choose from, using the refills frees up your choices of woods and styles of making the bowls. I have been using a Butternut bowl with these inserts and it is holding up great.
The pic is a set made from Canary Wood. Finish with C/A and BLO. inside of bowl i used Tung Oil. Brush is Badger

 

[islandturner]

These look really good, Carl -- the matching bowl for the soap really completes the set.

I've been thinking about making a couple of sets like this for Xmas presents, and worry about their constant exposure to water on the bathroom cabinet. I wondered about turning the pieces until they're within approx a sixteenth of an inch of the final size and then putting them in wood hardener for a few days -- Minwax or Cactus Juice. Then completing the turning and finishing? That might help the wood survive years of exposure to water and steam.

 

[glycerine]

Very nice. The reason I got into pen turning is because I wanted to make custom handles for some of my old DE razors, maybe a brush and a bowl as well. That was over 2 years ago. When I started researching woodturning, I discovered pen turning and have been stuck ever since. I FINALLY turned a handle for a vintage Merkur slant the other night. One day I'll get to the brush handle and bowl...

 

[workinforwood]

Very nice. I like the wood choice too

 

[fernhills]

Thanks for your comments.. I am working on a set now that you would not think is good for a shaving set. Carl

 

[boxerman]

Wow those look great.

 

[LouCee]

Nice work, thanks for sharing.

 

[seamus7227]

Man that looks awesome! Nice creative shape and finish!

 

[marter1229]

Excellent!

 

[fernhills]

Thanks for your comments.. I am working on a set now that you would not think is good for a shaving set. Carl

This is what a came up with so far, Spalted Maple or Yellow Birch or Beech, i don`t which it is, but that is what most of my trees are in the land i have in the mountains by my cabin. C/A BLO finish. I will use the bowl at home for awhile to see how it holds up. Carl

 

[KenV]

Also looks like a good opportunity for pieces of stabalized woods -- the plastics injected should make the water contact less a problem, and allow clean up when fuzzy things start growing.

I like the look -

Thought about glass inserts like the larger candle holders (2 3/4 inside diameter)??

 

[fernhills]

Also looks like a good opportunity for pieces of stabalized woods -- the plastics injected should make the water contact less a problem, and allow clean up when fuzzy things start growing.

I like the look -

Thought about glass inserts like the larger candle holders (2 3/4 inside diameter)??

I do not like the idea of glass and bathrooms, but must confess, i thought about it to.
I did see something on Etsy and was wondering how he did it. The one like the photo below is the ticket. Carl