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Antipodean agony.or How I learnt to stop looking at MF/Rooney & choose Simpsons

Mad Man

Mad Man

Oh the joys of residing in the mysterious and far-flung southern latitudes. In an age where man can free-fall from the edge of space, mail can be sent electronically and instantaneously does it not vex the weary shopper when confronted with allegedly "online" organizations who stock a desired product (brush?) and deem us antipodeans unworthy of transaction.

Alas, my yearning for an M&F Blonde Badger..or Rooney Heritage...goes unrequited and will force me into the arms of another. I hear Mrs Simpson calling...

Sigh!
 
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To be honest, it's hard enough to get hold of these British made brushes even when you live in Britain! It's as though they don't want to take our money!
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cb91710

cb91710

Yup.

Many a thread about difficulty making contact with the seller.
My searches were fruitless in finding anything other than what appear to be archival photos of late 1960s-influences color swirl designs, and most models listed as "pure" badger.
Now I'm sure that we're not looking at basic VDH-level "pure", but more detail on the knot would be nice.
 
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Mike_P

I do love my M&F and Rooney brushes... But I'm sure many of you have seen my Simpson collection as well. As much as I love the performance of the M&F/Rooney, I'm about to turn away from them just because of so many issues with Lee and his follow through. Heck, I have an order placed and paid for a few weeks ago that's sitting in limbo and now Lee won't respond.

I love my Simpsons, Shavemacs and soon I'll be adding Thaters. Might just make them my go to brushes instead of having such a broad range. It's a shame because I absolutely love my Rooney and some of the M&F.
 
Mad Man

Mad Man

I shouldn't be this difficult, right?!

In comparison, getting my SR 3824 from Charles @ QEDUSA was effortless...constant email contact, check ins...

I wanna spoil myself for Xmas but it's feeling as if my money no good here!
 
taco8slo

taco8slo

I enjoy Rooney, M&F, Simpson, Shavemac, and Custom brushes with TGN finest knots equally; that being said, lately I've been going with the custom brushes more often, they are much more affordable and work just as well IMO
 
Mad Man

Mad Man

Update: Jim from Vintage Blades has returned an email and expressed regret at being unable to ship O/S due to in-house policy. As the almost-exclusive carrier of Rooney Heritage brushes I admit I am disappointed but am leaning more and more towards asking Rudy to do a custom for me in 2-band.
 
cb91710

cb91710

Mad Man said:
I shouldn't be this difficult, right?!

In comparison, getting my SR 3824 from Charles @ QEDUSA was effortless...constant email contact, check ins...

I wanna spoil myself for Xmas but it's feeling as if my money no good here!
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There's always a Rudy Vey custom.
Your choice of handle design, material, and color. Your choice of knot type, style, diameter, and loft.

I've got one from the 2012 LE and a custom Beehive on order.
 
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Mike_P

Looks like USPS might have tried to deliver my 2 new M&F customs today... They didn't even try to get a signature, just left a notice in my box and walked away. Fail.
 
cb91710

cb91710

cb91710 said:
There's always a Rudy Vey custom.
Your choice of handle design, material, and color. Your choice of knot type, style, diameter, and loft.

I've got one from the 2012 LE and a custom Beehive on order.
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BTW: It'll be in the mail Monday!
 

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cb91710

cb91710

That is exactly what it is.

I've really been enjoying the B&B LE D01, and recently added a Simpson Super 2-band to the den.
They're great for face lathering... super scritchy!
 
Mad Man

Mad Man

Can I ask the specs on the knot? The Shavemac 167 2B 22/44 is one of several brushes I'm looking at. Also considering a SOC 2band or a duke 2 in best.

I know, I know... I've been torn for a while now on what to get. SBAD got me good.
 
cb91710

cb91710

I'm not 100%.. My B&B 2012 LE appears to be a 23mm, loft at around 45-48, but it very well may be a 22mm knot.

In Simpson, I'd definitely stick with the 2-band Super if you like a stiffer brush. My 57 and Commodore are both "best", and honestly, they are a bit "floppy" for my taste.
However, my Simpson Rover is holding up beautifully.
By contrast, my new Emperor 2-band Super could practically double as a BBQ scrubber! :biggrin:
 
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