Long Handle, Short Loft

[cbrenner]

Hi all,

Looking for recommendations on a brush with a long handle and a short loft. I have a deep mug and use more soaps than cremes.

Thanks,

Chip

 

[mblakele]

How long is long, and how short is short? Can you measure that mug?

It's pretty easy to find brushes with handles around 50-mm and lofts around 50-mm. But if you know the measurements you want, a custom brush might be the way to go.

 

[SliceOfLife]

I wanted the same thing when I was starting to look for a quality brush. I had one custom made with a TGN Finest 2 band knot by Bullseye. All the long handle brushes I found looked either very uncomfortable or had a lot more loft than I preferred. You could also pick up a vintage brush and have the knot replaced with a TGN knot. EverReady, Barbershop, Dubl Duck and dozens of other makers made long handled boar brushes for mug lathering back in the day.

 

[huracan]

I wanted the same thing when I was starting to look for a quality brush. I had one custom made with a TGN Finest 2 band knot by Bullseye. All the long handle brushes I found looked either very uncomfortable or had a lot more loft than I preferred. You could also pick up a vintage brush and have the knot replaced with a TGN knot. EverReady, Barbershop, Dubl Duck and dozens of other makers made long handled boar brushes for mug lathering back in the day.

That's a good recommendation to follow; cooncatbob makes a nice wooden handle version of those ol' brushes too.


Or maybe a Rooney style 3 could fit the bill?

 

[SliceOfLife]

That depends on how deep his mug is. My scuttle was 3.5" deep and a style 3 wouldn't have been long enough for me. I went with a brush modeled after my Grandfathers old English Leather ceramic shave brush. The handle was somewhere around 100-125mm long.

 

[huracan]

Exactly! That's why I threw it as a question .

I like the long handle brushes myself, but with long densely packed lofts.

 

[Rivguy]

I have several long handle brushes from Old Spice, Barbershop, Chicago and a few no-names. Some of them look as though they came from the same manufacturer. They are all boar or boar/badger blend and I will put a new knot in one of them soon. I am going to use a TGN 20 mm fan on the one I am currently restoring.

Another approach that I have used is to elevate the soap puck with a standard NHL puck. This solves several problems. First, it is more convenient. Second, it solves the problem of banging the brush handle against the side of the mug and thus protecting the handle. If the NHL puck is too large, a pee-wee puck may work if you can find one. I have also used a round piece of wood and covered it in pourable epoxy. Any device that elevates the puck and does not absorb water should work as well.

If you just prefer long handled brushes I am sure that you could contact Rudy Vey or TGN and have one made as you indicated. Then there is always the bay. Good luck.

Best regards,

Doug

 

[Sueto]

If I had to throw Rooney's your way it might be in the form of the Victorian or the Emillion. There also seems to be a new one, The Urn. These are in the Heritage line, so no doubt that it will be a good knot. I think you might be able to find a long handle version out of Omega. eShave had some long handle brushes as well. The short loft thing, might be hit or miss.

Ian has some good suggestions there with the vintage stuff, and having one made as suggested by Doug probably is a good route to go as well. Going the custom route would guarantee a brush that might be closer to your needs.

 

[beginish]

If I had to throw Rooney's your way it might be in the form of the Victorian or the Emillion. There also seems to be a new one, The Urn. These are in the Heritage line, so no doubt that it will be a good knot. I think you might be able to find a long handle version out of Omega. eShave had some long handle brushes as well. The short loft thing, might be hit or miss.

Ian has some good suggestions there with the vintage stuff, and having one made as suggested by Doug probably is a good route to go as well. Going the custom route would guarantee a brush that might be closer to your needs.

+1 on the Victorian and Emillion. I have the Vic, and it has a very long handle. The knot is super dense and a bit of a lather hog, but if you're bowl lathering, it's less of an issue.

 

[kehern]

I am looking for a similar thing too. Not to derail this thread, but I'm effectivily looking for a B&B LE '08, the first LE Kent brush. That seems to fit the bill, short loft, long handle, and excellent quality. Aside from going custom, is there anything similar?

 

[Bestarrkin]

I am sorry for the small picture. I got this from Bay last week and it has not come yet. However I think it fits to your description.

 

[cbrenner]

How long is long, and how short is short? Can you measure that mug?

It's pretty easy to find brushes with handles around 50-mm and lofts around 50-mm. But if you know the measurements you want, a custom brush might be the way to go.

Sorry it has taken so long to get back. Busy holiday schedule.

The mug is 100mm deep. I do not have soap in the mug. I only use it for lather building.

 

[PozzSka]

I would find something like this:

and have the knot replaced with whatever it is you want.

(That is one I'm currently working on...vintage OldSpice brush, appears to never have been used.)

 

[cbrenner]

OK. I saw a number like that on ebay. Boar bristle, Barbershop Brand.
Thanks

 

[spindlecone]

Long handles are nice,two I just finished in ebony and fossil ivory.

 

[theJJ]

Merkur Futur or Vision silvertip brushes. http://www.classicshaving.com/DOVO_Merkur_Brushes.html (scroll down a bit)

Or a turnback-style travel brush... http://www.classicshaving.com/catalog/item/800550/422533.htm

Or... wouldn't it be a lot more economical to just use a different mug or bowl?

 

[cbrenner]

Wife bought the mug for me.

 

[Pkrankow]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002V40IS2/ref=oss_product
I got this and love it. It is an omega boar #10098.

Phil

 

[cooncatbob]

Here's a Chechen set I just completed for a client.

 

[scottfmls]

Wife bought the mug for me.

Perfect! That gives you a free pass on shelling out for a new brush to go with it, then, doesn't it?