I'm looking for a good barber

[EODThree]

Well guys, I'm finally settled (more or less) in Brazil and I need to find a good barber. I'd prefer a "traditional" shop where I can get a military style haircut, preferably a shop with critters on the wall and not a single blow-dryer within at least a quarter mile.

 

[sepe]

The way things are around here, sounds like you might need to go back to at least the 1980s. There are some barbershops still open up here but I'd hardly call any of them I've been to "good". Maybe things are different in your neck of the woods.

 

[CandRFan]

I'm not sure where Brazil is, but I understand what you're saying. I'm lucky in that I've got a good barbershop to go to here in Kokomo. Jeff's Barber Shop...good haircut, good conversation and Jeff uses a straight razor to shave your neck and clean everything up around the ears and all that.

There's a barbershop in Peru though, Kidd's Barbershop, that was a step above though in that Kidd would strop the straight razor before shaving your neck and after he finished he'd splash on the witchhazel. I sort of appreciated those little touches....reminded me of getting my haircut back when I was younger and lived in New York.

 

[EODThree]

When I was a youngster, lo these many years ago, our barber shop had two barber chairs (one barber) and a shoe-shine stand. Scissors and a straight-razor. The only things in the shop that ran on electricity were the lights and the ceiling fans.

 

[RangeJunkie]

Hot Rods in Monrovia just off I-70, exit 59

 

[bobby bobolink]

You might try Timberman's barbershop at 2 E. National Ave in Brazil. It's a family business with 3 different family members to choose from. My wife cuts my hair or i would have them do it. They are right around the corner from the gunshop i work at. The shop owners get theirs cut there and so far they haven't scared any customers away

 

[Hammerhead]

I go to a barber in Columbus. There are two or three women that cut hair there, but they're barbers and not stylists. Straight razors for the neck with warm shaving soap. Doesn't help you, but they do still exist.

 

[indytechnerd]

There used to be a shop in the shopping center on the SW corner of 7th and Hulman, I believe, in Terre Haute. I haven't lived in that area for a while now, so I can't be sure.

 

[XMil]

I go to a barber in Columbus. There are two or three women that cut hair there, but they're barbers and not stylists. Straight razors for the neck with warm shaving soap. Doesn't help you, but they do still exist.

Which one is that?

 

[rockhopper46038]

I used to go to Ray's barber shop, right next to the 4th Quarter bar, in Terre Haute. It's right on hwy40, just into town from Brazil, kinda a few blocks past the football stadium. Used to be 4 bucks for a crew cut.

 

[Hammerhead]

Which one is that?

I go to Central Ave. Barber next to Amazing Joe's. I will clarify that there are also several male barbers there too.

 

[EODThree]

You might try Timberman's barbershop at 2 E. National Ave in Brazil. It's a family business with 3 different family members to choose from. My wife cuts my hair or i would have them do it. They are right around the corner from the gunshop i work at. The shop owners get theirs cut there and so far they haven't scared any customers away

I think we have a winner here...

Now, talk to me about this gun-shop, says the gun junkie

 

[Eddie]

If you want old fashioned try Art's on Maple Ave. in TH.

 

[Hammerhead]

There's always the Barber Shop/Gun Store in Greensburg.