- Joined
- Friday July 29, 2016
- Location
- Cat-Pig Swamp
As received.
Taken apart.
Now.
Taken apart.
Now.
As received.
Taken apart.
Now.
What a transformation! Good work Toby
What a little beaut !
Superb work
Very nicely done! Now use it a lot and love it!
Amazing work
Thanks fellas, haven't used it yet, but it's gonna be a favorite I'm sure.Wonderful work and first class
Look on ebay in "vintage shaving brush" , click on "newly listed" snag a "buy it now" that looks fixable and cheap, or "watch" something but don't bid until close to the end. Good luck my friend!I keep purposefully looking for battered brush handles to give this a try myself now, looks like it would be extremely satisfying to come away with something looking this good.
Thank you sir!I'm seriously impressed by your restoration! I am also intrigued about the twist in the original. I wonder if in the olden days it was the done thing to leave the soap on and just wring out with A-OK finger and thumb gesture?
I'm unsure what to do regarding brushes, if anything. I already have 3, a Men-ü synthetic, another synth that I like but can't even remember what it is, and a cheap wooden handle badger (AFAIK) from that well-known purveyor of cheap and mostly nasty shaving kit known as Haryali. Its not too bad, a bit scratchy but better on hard soap than the synthetics. Soft can be comfortable but too soft. I think I like a bit of backbone. Not sure how you're supposed to choose a brush, seeing as you can't generally try before you buy. I quite fancy one of those PAA bad boys, but how do you choose, apart from being led by the cool packaging or funky handle colours?
What happened to New Forest Brushes?This brush is over 100 years old, it was given to me by an old friend whose father had passed it on to him. I replaced the knot with one of my New Forest Brushes knots a few years ago. It’s still in regular use.
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