I have the C&E BBB, but would like to get a Rooney and/or a Shavemac at some point. I think one for soaps and one for creams should be enough in my book.
# of brushes?
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DRP I have to say! You need a doctor!
Sooo..... what is your favorite one.
Later,
R
Sooo..... what is your favorite one.
Later,
R
DRP I have to say! You need a doctor!
Sooo..... what is your favorite one.
Later,
R
Polo 8 in two band super...
I will soon have two brushes total. I probably won't ever own more than 3 at any one time.
I am down to 8 brushes I actually use. At one time I had 17 brushes but decided to pare down the lot.
I'm such a newbie my first one hasn't arrived yet!
Famous last words! It's only a matter of time before SBAD grips you. Enjoy it and go with the flow.
I've just bought a Plisson Antique Brass Pure (#10) to go with my C&E Pure which will probably end up being given away on here.
I've owned a Simpson Chubby 1 Best and BK4 but prefer the scrubbier Pure bristles.
I've owned a Simpson Chubby 1 Best and BK4 but prefer the scrubbier Pure bristles.
I have four brushes:
- A Shavemac 177 with 26 mm knot (My daily brush).
- A Shavemac travel brush with 21 mm knot (My travel brush).
- A Vulfix 2235 (for sale if anyone is interested as I no longer use it).
- A Vulfix 2273 travel brush (also for sale as I no longer use it).
- A Shavemac 177 with 26 mm knot (My daily brush).
- A Shavemac travel brush with 21 mm knot (My travel brush).
- A Vulfix 2235 (for sale if anyone is interested as I no longer use it).
- A Vulfix 2273 travel brush (also for sale as I no longer use it).
LOL! (heavy sigh!) Most likely true...'cause I'm doing some serious staring at the pics!
I have 7 brushes, and additionally, have ordered the B&B LE 2008. And I have my eye on two others. And an interest in three more beyond that. Compared to others on this site, I have no AD issues, at all.
Hrrrrrrumph, indeed.
-- John Gehman
Hrrrrrrumph, indeed.
-- John Gehman
Nevermind... I just bought six more brushes and three more razors on ebay. Only one of them looks usable, but that's the only one I was interested in. You can see them here Can anybody ID the Finest Badger that's in a picture by itself?
Badgers:
Rooney 1/1 Super
Rooney 1/3 Silvertip
Rooney Emillion
Simpsons Special Best
Simpsons Duke 1 Best
Simpsons Chubby 1 Super (two band)
Simpfix Chubby 1 Best
Shavemac 501 Finest
Shavemac 22579 Silvertip
B&B Silvertip
B&B Finest
Vulfix 1001
Others:
Vulfix Boar
Wilkinson Sword synthetic
The Body Shop synthetic (two different ones)
And a 2008 B&B LE on the way.
Rooney 1/1 Super
Rooney 1/3 Silvertip
Rooney Emillion
Simpsons Special Best
Simpsons Duke 1 Best
Simpsons Chubby 1 Super (two band)
Simpfix Chubby 1 Best
Shavemac 501 Finest
Shavemac 22579 Silvertip
B&B Silvertip
B&B Finest
Vulfix 1001
Others:
Vulfix Boar
Wilkinson Sword synthetic
The Body Shop synthetic (two different ones)
And a 2008 B&B LE on the way.
I've had plenty of shaving AD's but never really a SBAD. I have only 4 brushes. You all make me feel good...like 4 is a insignificant number...Thanks!
Vulfix 2234
B&B Silvertip
Omega boar
T&H Turnback
Vulfix 2234
B&B Silvertip
Omega boar
T&H Turnback
In order of preference:
1. A no-name dirt-cheap best (?) badger brush with brushed-aluminum handle, from the clearance aisle at Target for under $10. This is the brush I usually reach for in the morning.
2. The 2006 Badger & Blade Finest Silvertip, by Edwin Jagger.
3. Tweezerman! My first decent brush.
4. Kent V5. Picked up up at an estate sale where I also acquired a Slant and an 1960's Gillette Tech. I wish I could have met the previous owner.
Less than $10 for the whole lot, including brush 5 below. It was the last day of the sale and everything was half-price. I don't find the bargains all that often but when I do I brag about 'em forever.
This is my travel brush because it's the one I'd be least upset about losing. It's a perfectly good brush but smaller than I prefer.
5 and 6, both by Ever-Ready:
From the same estate sale, a *** "Genuine Badger Set In Rubber Sterilized". If it had twice as much hair it might be a decent brush.
And, last and definitely least, a cheapo brush that I bought at a drugstore in Eugene, Oregon when I was a college student, and used off and on for (ahem) 25 years, not knowing there were better brushes available. Cry for me if you like. I have learned...
I'm not counting the Burma-Shave brush from Wal-Mart that I used for cleaning a pair of shoes.
And I have to admit that, for someone who claims not to have Shaving Brush Acquisition Disorder, I have a suspiciously high number of brushes.
1. A no-name dirt-cheap best (?) badger brush with brushed-aluminum handle, from the clearance aisle at Target for under $10. This is the brush I usually reach for in the morning.
2. The 2006 Badger & Blade Finest Silvertip, by Edwin Jagger.
3. Tweezerman! My first decent brush.
4. Kent V5. Picked up up at an estate sale where I also acquired a Slant and an 1960's Gillette Tech. I wish I could have met the previous owner.
Less than $10 for the whole lot, including brush 5 below. It was the last day of the sale and everything was half-price. I don't find the bargains all that often but when I do I brag about 'em forever.
This is my travel brush because it's the one I'd be least upset about losing. It's a perfectly good brush but smaller than I prefer.
5 and 6, both by Ever-Ready:
From the same estate sale, a *** "Genuine Badger Set In Rubber Sterilized". If it had twice as much hair it might be a decent brush.
And, last and definitely least, a cheapo brush that I bought at a drugstore in Eugene, Oregon when I was a college student, and used off and on for (ahem) 25 years, not knowing there were better brushes available. Cry for me if you like. I have learned...
I'm not counting the Burma-Shave brush from Wal-Mart that I used for cleaning a pair of shoes.
And I have to admit that, for someone who claims not to have Shaving Brush Acquisition Disorder, I have a suspiciously high number of brushes.
