Most shave soap tins will dent if you look at them funny or give them the hairy eyeball. Heaven help you if you bang your razor on it or gasp...drop it. The consequences can be even worse if you have a ceramic bowl rather than a tin...sharp shards of ceramic are not a pleasant thing to have in the bathroom. You can always go with a wooden bowl but, wood and water do not make for a great long-term relationship. Plastic? Fugly! And don't forget the whales and sea turtles. The Asylum Bowl is d … read more

We are excited to announce that the second generation Asylum Rx is set to be released on Tuesday, February 1st at 7 AM Pacific Time. While the journey has been longer than expected due to the Pandemic and other unforeseen circumstances, the wait will prove to be well worth it. While the aesthetics remain relatively unchanged from the initial release, there is a lot that is new under the hood. The blade angle has been changed ever so slightly to make the shave smoother with a little less bla … read more

We just received a shipment of Gillette Platinum DE blades from the St. Petersburg plant in Russia. These blades are supposedly exactly the same as the legendary and vintage Gillette Swede blades that you have heard so much about.  The blades are incredibly sharp, smooth, comfortable and durable. They are probably a touch less sharp than Feather blades but -they are infinitely smoother and more durable.  Sold in boxes of 50, these blades are hard to come by. Be sure to grab s … read more

In the summer of 2013, I set out to create a stainless steel razor that had a thin head profile and that took Artist Club blades. I had always enjoyed the shave of the Cobra Classic but, I did not like the blade holding mechanism or the build quality. I wanted something that had a similarly thin head profile but that securely locked the blade down and that was heirloom quality. How hard could it be? I started out by calling machine shops in the area that specialized in either the aerospace … read more

The Mergress and Merkur Progress are great shaving razors and those who own them love them. However, if you are a new owner of either of these two razors, you may become befuddled the first time you take the razor apart. There are two things that you need to be aware of. 1) The spindle has a friction ring that prevents the knob from accidentally falling out of the handle. If you do remove the knob assembly for cleaning, you will need to pinch the two ends of the friction ring togeth … read more