I took the plunge and bought a Leon Hardy 700040 the other day, Jarrod from the superior shave kindly packaged this and a smaller Dovo 918 117 brush to Shanghai. I know need to wait 3 weeks before they arrive. in the meantime I've been trying to find out as much as possible as there is to know about Leon Hardy brushes. Has anyone out here owned and used one? Any info is welcome.