Oooooo, nice. I was drooling over that one.
Beautiful new brush, and a great lineup as well. I enjoy pure badger myself. I didn't know County Donegal had a postal system any longer. Surely can't be An PostSimpson Special S1 Pure - this is no super tiny brush
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I took some blessed time but it was holiday season and COVID and Brexit and what not...Beautiful new brush, and a great lineup as well. I enjoy pure badger myself. I didn't know County Donegal had a postal system any longer. Surely can't be An Post
Enjoy your new brush. This piece of mail somehow ended up in the right place... God bless rural Ireland.I took some blessed time but it was holiday season and COVID and Brexit and what not...
For the next 4-5 shaves I will only do Pure or Mixed brushes and strictly facelather to make it work.
Simpson Special S1 Pure - this is no super tiny brush
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with a couple of other small knots in the 20-22mm range
Yes it's a Captain 2. the Eagle 3 has excellent ergonomics despite its size.Thanks for posting this. I have been considering an Eagle 3, but this pic shows that the handle will be too small for me. I have two Specials (pure and best) and that is about as small and thin a handle as I would want.
Is the brush on the right a Captain 2?
Thanks.I agree that the Eagle G3 is a very comfortable brush in the hand.
Owen has multiples of both so he is the authority on this but I have to say that the Eagle fits my hand better than the Captain. That being said for a not overly tall Barber-style handle the Zenith is hard to beat.Thanks.
I am deciding on a Manchurian and just can’t justify picking the Eagle 3 over the M7 as they are very close in price. Of course, I say this as someone that has never seen an Eagle 3 in person let alone used one.
I have a Special in best. Love it. Fantastic brush.Simpson Special S1 Pure - this is no super tiny brush
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The Eagle G3 is just about the same size handle as a Duke 3, but more shapely. The knot and the handle are each supposedly 1mm more than a Duke 3.Thanks.
I am deciding on a Manchurian and just can’t justify picking the Eagle 3 over the M7 as they are very close in price. Of course, I say this as someone that has never seen an Eagle 3 in person let alone used one.
That came out looking great. I was following your work on it on the Restoration board. Have you tried it?$6 for the Rooney Fox & Hounds brush handle. New 20mm Silvertip knot was $25... So
On right. Compared with Simpson Commodore X3.
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That came out looking great. I was following your work on it on the Restoration board. Have you tried it?
More vintage! If 'vintage' means 'hammered' this MAYD-WELL exceeds expectations. It was probably built to a very utilitarian standard from the start. No element is elegant or dainty.
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The knot is very bent, but it is surprising dense. There is no boasting about "set in rubber". It is just full of bristles, probably as many as it had on the day of its birth, long, long ago.
You could return the favor to our porcine brethren, and lather a full sized rip-snorting boar with this knot. I'm having second thoughts about re-knotting. Is there any way to turn this into a knot I would touch to my face?
Are you going to use it? I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on that knot.The MAYD-WELL restoration is complete. I went with a Shave Forge mistura knot. I don't know where to find a new boar knot that could hold a candle to the original. This project was more complicated than expected.
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Are you going to use it? I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on that knot.