Great read, thanks for posting. I enjoyed seeing your progress. You’ve done a very nice job, congratulations!
Looks really good AA!
Not a pure fan either. Too much scritch for me. A good Silvertip or an omega boar is good for me.Thanks! Really liking it a lot.
It's lost a couple hairs, and I actually clipped a wild one... But it's a lather machine. Almost floppy, almost. Crazy how a 20mm can splay like that. Love the ceramic weight.
I can see a difference between generic silvertip and Simpson Best, but can't feel a difference. Dunno. Might have some soft BB. Can tell you I dislike pure; it turned me against badgers for years.
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Here's another one... It's not too uncommon but the set seems pricy.
They are out there. Mine was cheap from a vintage mall, sporting a worn and nasty knot. And, yes, it was a little troublesome to re-knot. Pairs well with a FOCS!
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$175 and $250
Great read, thanks for posting. I enjoyed seeing your progress. You’ve done a very nice job, congratulations!
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That's a most beautiful handle and a very nice restoration.
Really nice.Saw the Rooney fox and hounds set on the bay for a pricy sum... But saw the brush for $6, so.
It arrived the other day.
Now. I did try the vintage knot. I don't care for boars too much anymore, so removed it.
It's a 20mm hole, ordered a 20mm Silvertip badger knot. Didn't have a 19mm!
The brush handle is ceramic, has nice weight and the Keyhole shape that I really like on the Simpson KH3. Thought it should have a good knot. Hope it fits, as can't drill this one!
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No, it's all porcelain. Gotta be careful. But glue allows flexibility.$6 is a heckuva deal, I saw one for around $35 on the bay and haggled it down to $20 for the same brush, will try the knot to see how I like it. When you reknotted yours, @Ad Astra, was there extra dig depth if I wanted to set a new knot deeper? Or was it all porcelain inside?
No, it's all porcelain. Gotta be careful. But glue allows flexibility.
Time's passed and this one is still a fave!
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How are you finding it these days? Is it super floppy/like a kent floppy? Could I bug you for a loft measurement? Thank you for all your help.