ER 150 Restore

[Telecaster52]

Finally re-knotted my grandpa's brush!

22mm horsehair knot from LarryAndro set at ~52mm loft

Will post lather/post-bloom (does horsehair bloom?) pics if waiting for the epoxy to cure doesn't kill me first

 

[fidjit]

Excellent family heirloom

Aaaarghhhh, horsehair, another knot I'd like to try........... resists going off to Ebay to find another handle..........

 

[Schwert]

Nice. That old EverReady is a classic handle...horsehair...let us know how it shaves eh?

 

[LukeDuke]

Very, very cool! I wish that I had some of my grandpa's shave gear, but none of it exists any more. Never let that priceless piece of family history out of your sight!

 

[Telecaster52]

The good news:
I did a pretty jam-up job setting the knot, candle wax works as a handle filler, and overall, it doesn't look half bad. i would post post-bloom pics, but it looks basically the same as before...
I'll update if it turns up to be a late-bloomer *rimshot*

BUT

I was forewarned by Larry about these knots.

He backs up his badger knots with a full money-back guarantee, but not the horsehair;

these knots (for reasons unknown to science) tend to get all tangly in the middle...

I'm a bit let down by it, not upset.

In fact I see this as a sign that i should've splurged the extra 2 bucks for the badger knot

I've figured out a sensible workaround for now, a regimen of running the brush across a paddle-style hairbrush after every use to minimize the tangling. A bit inconvenient, but for the small amount invested, i think it was worth seeing if i could set the knot without ruining it (or the handle for that matter )

Overall, not such a bad deal. Larry's an awesome guy to work with, very quick to respond to questions, great prices, and a true gentleman.

Thanks again Larry, I'm excited to try one of your badger knots as soon as i get tired of fiddling with this one to make it work

 

[Telecaster52]

Round 2: whippeddog silvertip

22mm, 52mm loft, just like the horsey, epoxy is setting as we speick

And what became of the horsehair?

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Redneck travel brush FTW

as a plus, i hit it with some monsavon and finally got the funk out

 

[Telecaster52]

Bloom pic:

Wow!, i guess i was missing out by not having a "good" badger brush. Overall, just enough backbone for face lathering, and so soft i can't even tell there's a brush. Anybody have extra handles they don't want ? Larry's got ahold of some winners

 

[kg4ghn]

Looks good tele.

And on the redneck brush!