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Ash and Oak Barbershop - An update!

My name is Josh Kinnes and I am a Belgrave local. My working background for the last 15 years has been in the field of youth work.  I opened the barbershop not only as a business to support the local community but to create a hub to engage with local people but go back to the ‘old school’ values of the traditional barbershop by making people feel important and look good by getting a great haircut and good conversation. I am currently 1 month away from completing my barbers course and have been offering $10 hair cuts as a means to get people in and practice what I have been learning at school.  I wrote this caption for a T-shirt...

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Ray Steels Leather Aprons

Introduction As a tradesman, it's important to have the right tools for the job. Whether you're a bartender, barber, barista or painter, it's hard to focus on your work when your clothes are getting wet or dirty. Fortunately, there's a solution: leather aprons! Leather aprons offer superior protection and durability compared with traditional canvas garments and are much lighter than full-scale raincoats. Using only the finest quality leathers and materials, our stylish collection is designed for the modern tradesperson. In a world where every designer seems to be trying to make the “perfect” product—as if such a thing were even possible—we decided to focus on making our aprons as perfect as possible. And the result? A beautiful leather apron with...

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All you need to know about Ray Steels Leather Aprons:

Can’t help spilling things over your clothes?   You need to start thinking of getting yourself an apron.   An apron shields your clothes from all the stains you are likely to imprint on your clothes while working.   As it is stereotypically thought of to be used only in the kitchen, it is not really so. Leather aprons were omnipresent in the middle Ages & were used by tradesmen, welders, painters & generally any man trying to protect their attire. This is still prevalent to this day.  Keeping this in mind here’s all you need to know about our leather aprons: Our aprons have pockets are very functional & make your work easy if you have a lot of tools to...

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ASH AND OAK BARBERSHOP

From a pipedream to reality.. we welcome the Ash and Oak Barbershop.  For Ray Steels Owner Josh Kinnes owning a Barbershop has always been a crazy dream.  Josh has lived in Belgrave, the heart of the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria for a number of years. During these years he had always kept his eye on one particular shop.. 'the old op shop'. The Op Shop had residence at 1708 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave for 16 years. Around 2019 the op shop closed its doors for the last time.  The shop itself remain vacant for a number of months before it accepted a new identity as a lolly shop. Unfortunately the ill-fated lolly shop didn't last long due to the 'global pandemic'...

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