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- Friday July 10, 2009
There is a whole hullabaloo on Badger & Blade at the moment about a limited edition brush made by Kent for members of B&B. See this <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118756" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118756</a><!-- m --> and many other connected threads.
The knot does look extremely nice. It is a triple (!) stuffed silvertip, 22mm knot, 45mm loft made by Kent. The handle is an hour glass shape, looks cute but I do wonder how practical it is.
Anyway, price is $135 plus $10 shipping in the US, $30 shipping to the UK!! And that's before import duty and VAT. Madness really since the brush starts in the UK.
I guess The Shaving Room does not have enough scale to order a limited edition brush just for TSR members, but I was just wondering if we could piggyback off B&B ... Same knot, standard handle. Shipped in the UK. Much cheaper, no???
Kent do make beautiful brushes at very competitive prices but I have always thought they were a bit floppy. The B&B09 could be an interesting solution.
Chaps: what do you think??
The knot does look extremely nice. It is a triple (!) stuffed silvertip, 22mm knot, 45mm loft made by Kent. The handle is an hour glass shape, looks cute but I do wonder how practical it is.
Anyway, price is $135 plus $10 shipping in the US, $30 shipping to the UK!! And that's before import duty and VAT. Madness really since the brush starts in the UK.
I guess The Shaving Room does not have enough scale to order a limited edition brush just for TSR members, but I was just wondering if we could piggyback off B&B ... Same knot, standard handle. Shipped in the UK. Much cheaper, no???
Kent do make beautiful brushes at very competitive prices but I have always thought they were a bit floppy. The B&B09 could be an interesting solution.
Chaps: what do you think??