HAND CLIPPERS

If you want to get that real traditional short back and sides use hand clippers ,there is quite an art to using them .
As a apprentice i was asked by the barbers to tidy up "SIRS" neck which was the way i got used to working the clipper .
If you want a " classic trench cut" drop me a line.

BORDER TERRIER

BORDER TERRIER
IVE GOT GOT ONE THEY ARE ,I CANI NOCI ,les chiens de noix

DR HARRIS PINK AFTER SHAVE

DR Harris presents it's famous Pink Aftershave. Very mild, soft rosy .
A RIGHT GOOD LITTLE NUMBER TO PICK UP A SAUCY SALT AT THE WEEKEND

UP THE WORKERS

TRAMPING FROM TOWN TO TOWN UP THE WORKERS WORKERS
THIS SHOOT I STYLED THE HAIR AND ADDED A DAB OF MAKE UP, WAS SHOT BY DAVID GOLDMAN AND STYLED BY JAMIE STEWART

TARTAN YOURSELF UP

ITS TARTAN YOURSELF UP MONTH
HERE IS A NATTY CHAP I GROOMED A RATHER LONG TIME BACK

HIPPYS OUT

CAME ACROSS THIS SIGN
I SAY THAT TYPE OF THING JUST WONT DO

FLASHMAN

THE BOOK OF THE MONTH
FLASHMAN BLOODY GOOD READ ,PLUS THERE ARE A LOAD OF EDITIONS TO THIS SPIFFING BOOK

ESQUIRE SHOOT

The other day i was working on an ESQUIRE shoot with all the lovely folk from the mag and Natty Chris , who i might add is a rather game chap and all round top fella .
To see Chris in action you will have to wait for the spring ESQUIRE .
You wont be disapointed.

CARPET BAGS

With the massive expansion of railroad around the 1840’s and 1850’s, ordinary folk were traveling in big numbers, and there was a great need for cheap luggage, so a massive amount of carpetbags were made. They were made by saddle makers around the US and were many sizes and shape. They were called carpetbags because the makers would buy old carpets and make the bags from the pieces of carpet that were not completely worn out. This how carpet bags could be manufactured cheaply. They sold in Dry Goods stores for a small price.

COAL TAR SOAP

Love this soap ,it has great memories for me ,as a child i used to spend weekends at my grandmother Daisy's house ,she was a keen gardener and used to make the best bacon sandwiches ever , with her homemade Tommy chutney,
Any way she would keep this soap as well as PEARS but being a chap id prefer coal tar.
give it a go

TRACKING CODES

Here are a some codes used by scouts or men of the road, trampers.

BIG SHOUT OUT TO MR NATTY

MR NATTY AT WORK

MY CHOICE OF TRANSPORT TO WORK TODAY ,ALSO I AM WEARING MY CYCLE HELMET
NOTICE ALSO MY TSHIRT IS A LOW PRESSURE ORGINAL DESIGNED MANY MOONS AGO BY
MR HARE.

HACKETT KIDS

Back in the Autumn i popped along to very posh school in south London to give these smart chaps a proper hair cut for Hackett kids photo shoot ,and i must say what a rather well turned out bunchof fellas they are .

CUT THROAT RAZORS

This collection of razors ,i was given by a lady who's husband was an officer in the Indian army ,the gentleman in question had 8 razors all together which i was kindly given .
The reason for so many razors was that he used a different razor each day of the week and a spare one just in case.
Of course one never shaved himself ,one had a man servant to do such tasks .
if want to learn to shave the traditional way check out www.pluma.org.uk

San Terrasa Rio corner store

while in rio i came across a nice local shop

DOG MASKS

WOOF WOOF

SNAKE BELTS

Do you remember theses ,snake belts ,i do if you had been round your aunties and eaten to much tea ,the snake would sort of pinch your tummy .
Why not get one then stuff your fat face .....see what i mean

BREAKS

TWEED BREAKS BLOODY TOP NATTY KIT

http://www.johnnorris.co.uk

CHOCCY TRUFFLES

Run ya mince pies over this little lot my good mate William popped over for lunch and rustled up a chocco banzai for us all to treat ourselves on this valentines day .
Blimey they were good but alas all gone ,i will get the recipe of him and a few more other delights he made .

OLIVER KITE

AS some of you might know i bloody love fly fishing and fly tying ,make of it what ya like i don't care,
anyway i was looking at a few books and came across this splendid chap OLLIE KITE a great country side fella with an amazing thirst for nature and all things fly fishing.
He was a Welshman by birth, moving to Lancashire in his teens and finally settling in Wiltshire after his extended duty in the British Army in India, Born in 1912, he settled in Netheravon, Wiltshire and took up residence , the Avon river ran at the back of his cottage ,across the road from the great Frank Sawyer another hero of mine in fly fishing they became close friends and fishing companions.
Have a gander at the YouTube clip

BETHNAL GREEN WORKING MENS CLUB

At the weekend i meet up with me mate Warren ,club promoter ,cabret compare,and all round good chap.
He runs THE BETHNAL GREEN WORKING MENS CLUB Bethnal Green East End of london ,they have a rather cracking nights there ,with all sorts of cabret acts freaky going ons ,a top night can be had by all .

NEW ALBAM SHOE

Popped into see James at ALBAM shop in Beak Street ,while i was in there i gave him a rather nifty new hair cut HIGH N TIGHT i like to call it ,he had not had a trim from me for some while and it was getting a little dare i say it hippy ,but never the less its all good now. PROPER JOB
Anyway i noticed a nice pair of sturdy ones & twos ,all there shoes are made in good old BLIGHTY top show chaps.

Bloco party Rio

In Rio on the lead up to carnival they have bloco partys ,which are massive road block partys sound systems and samba bands
you dance drink dance and dress up ITS THE NUTS

SLACK LINNING

Slacklining is a balance sport which you use a nylon webbing stretched tight between two anchor points. Slacklining is diferant from tightrope walking is the line is not held taut; instead , stretching and bouncing like a massive rubber band. The line's tauntness can be adjusted to suit the walkerr and different types of webbing can be used to achieve a variety of feats. The line is flat, due to the makeup of the webbing, whichs keeps the slacker's footing from rolling as would be the case with a rope.
check out http://www.slackgear.co.uk to get all you need to start.

COLLAR SHAPE

FASIANO HOTEL CHAIRS

Rather splendid bunch of chairs in the Fasiano Hotel

Homberg hat

The Homberg at is a rather fitting number to your hat collection.

CANDY SHOP VENDER RIO

I spoted this mobile street vender selling all sorts of candy and sweets and choccy a tuck shop on wheels
He had the lot

FISHING BRAZIL

After working late one night i went for a bit of a stroll along the beach and came across a group of local fellas setting up there fishing gear.
The sun was setting ,so i got chatting to them about what they where planning on catching and after a bit of world wide fishing lingo, they seemed to be going to fish for squid .
As you can see by the fellas lures they where imitating bright coloured fish at the bottom of the lure were a number of little hooks.
The fisherman told me he made them him self and pointed out the freakier looking lure the better.