Further to this http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/242202-Bestshave
I thought anyone who had not seen these brushes may be interested in a look-see.
I bought six. One is in my bathroom , another in bits !
For scale
From the top
The quality of the handles leaves a little to be desired
I didn't buy them for the handles, having said that. I wanted some reasonable horsehair knots to play with.
On that basis, I took one of the brushes apart to see what was what.
It looks like the collar is slipped onto the hair, then the handle filled with an epoxy type cement. Not pretty, but it does hold things together
The one that I have used didn't loose a hair during an initial wash, then a shave.
I'm planning on going ahead and re-handling a couple of these. I'll give them away and see how they hold up.
Steve
I thought anyone who had not seen these brushes may be interested in a look-see.
I bought six. One is in my bathroom , another in bits !
For scale
From the top
The quality of the handles leaves a little to be desired
I didn't buy them for the handles, having said that. I wanted some reasonable horsehair knots to play with.
On that basis, I took one of the brushes apart to see what was what.
It looks like the collar is slipped onto the hair, then the handle filled with an epoxy type cement. Not pretty, but it does hold things together
The one that I have used didn't loose a hair during an initial wash, then a shave.
I'm planning on going ahead and re-handling a couple of these. I'll give them away and see how they hold up.
Steve