Great resto job by RudyVey

[Emmett]

Rudy recently did some work for me restoring an old Plisson I found while antiquing over the holidays. It's a tiny thing that took a 16mm knot...just perfect for face lathering.

Before:

After:

Unfortunately, the replacement decals Plisson sent did not include the "Pur Blaireau", and you can still faintly see the outline, but that's nothing to do with Rudy.

I particularly like the color matching between the base and the knot, and the main part of the handle shined up very nicely. It is not horn as I had hoped, but rather "butterscotch swirl"

All in all a marvelous job and I can't wait to break my new brush in!

 

[huntmol]

Great looking brush! That Rudy does some good work

 

[Emmett]

He certainly does. This is the second brush he's done for me and I'd have no hesitation to recommend him to anyone. He's very very good.

 

[kingfisher]

that's beautiful.

I actually think the "butterscotch swirl" look is better than the "horn" look anyway.

Totally sweet brush.

And a hearty "here, here" to Rudy as a great brush restorer.

 

[Schwert]

That one really is nice.

What knot is that?

 

[Emmett]

That one really is nice.

What knot is that?

16mm Finest from The Golden Nib.

 

[kossi]

Re: Unfortunately, the replacement decals Plisson sent...

Didn't know they do this. Did you have to email them a picture of the old brush before sending you the company's decals? Wonder aren't they afraid of counterfeiting.

 

[cvac]

Looks great. That handle is really nice.

 

[JPM]

Nice work, looks great.

 

[Shave A Buck]

Having spent time with Rudy in person I can say he is a stand up guy. His work is as good as his word!!

 

[Lucky11453]

That 16mm knot looks pretty small, is there a big different between the 20mm and the 16mm?. I am think about re-storing a brush with the 16mm and that is why I am asking.

Beautiful job on the re-store by the way, well done Rudy!

 

[rdeakle]

That is a nice looking brush. What a great restore.

 

[bhsher]

Rudy recently did some work for me restoring an old Plisson I found while antiquing over the holidays. It's a tiny thing that took a 16mm knot...just perfect for face lathering.

Before:

After:

Unfortunately, the replacement decals Plisson sent did not include the "Pur Blaireau", and you can still faintly see the outline, but that's nothing to do with Rudy.

I particularly like the color matching between the base and the knot, and the main part of the handle shined up very nicely. It is not horn as I had hoped, but rather "butterscotch swirl"

All in all a marvelous job and I can't wait to break my new brush in!

Beautiful!!

 

[PaulL]

Wow

 

[benvh]

Came out really nice. Rudy does a great job. You'll like that knot.

Ben

 

[Lucky11453]

Hey Ben

Have you used one of those knot before?

 

[Emmett]

Re: Unfortunately, the replacement decals Plisson sent...

Didn't know they do this. Did you have to email them a picture of the old brush before sending you the company's decals? Wonder aren't they afraid of counterfeiting.

I sent a picture with the email request, so I can't say if they'd ask for one if you didn't. I was hoping they could identify and date it for me, but they couldn't.

 

[Emmett]

Came out really nice. Rudy does a great job. You'll like that knot.

Ben

Good to hear.

 

[Rudy Vey]

That 16mm knot looks pretty small, is there a big different between the 20mm and the 16mm?. I am think about re-storing a brush with the 16mm and that is why I am asking.

Beautiful job on the re-store by the way, well done Rudy!

Hope TGN will have soon an 18 mm Finest knot. These Finest knots are my favorite knots. This handle wouldn't take anything bigger than the 16 mm knot, and this was tough to fit in it, I had to whittle down the glue plug a bit. I wanted to keep the Plisson-typical metal. Looks like all their knots are fitted inside a conical, i.e. tapered to the inside of the handle, metal cup. Removing all the metal would have jeopardized the stability of the handle, as the Bakelite material would be pretty thin and could break easy. So, I think the metal inserts are for having a much more stable brush.

 

[gaj90027]

Beautiful work!