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Saturday Afternoons: Fathers, Sons, and the Same Chair
Every Saturday at 2pm, you’ll find fathers and sons in our waiting chairs. It’s been that way for as long as anyone can remember. The…
The Leather Strop: An Unseen Essential
The leather strop is the most underappreciated tool in a barbershop. It doesn’t cut. It doesn’t style. It doesn’t look impressive hanging on the wall.…
Behind the Product Shelf: What We Use and Why
Every barber has one: the product shelf. The row of bottles, jars, and tins that accumulates over decades — some from supply catalogs, some from…
The Story of Our Barber Pole: Seventy Years on 47th Street
In 1954, you could tell a barbershop by its pole. Red, white, and blue stripes spiraling upward — a beacon that said: “A man works…
The Art of the Hot Lather Shave: Why Three Passes Matter
There’s a moment in every straight razor shave — right after the second pass, when the blade has gone with the grain and across it…