You had me at "Rooney Style 1." Killer!
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I can hear the angels singing in the distance...
This is magic, even for you Ken.
This!
Great minds...
It's impressive...ly elegant, classy and whatever!
How tall is it?
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Off the lathe about 50 mm tall (the one I measured is 49.9 mm) x 39 mm outside diameter. That will reduce a tiny bit from sanding and polishing, but not enough to notice. This handle in the photo has a 26 mm socket.
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I think it's gaining traction! 
4 brushes to tempt me. Tut, Buck Rogers, Tulip, Rooney Style 1. Must have one of each in Butterscotch. Or Somerset. Or, or, or
[MENTION=49139]ChiefBroom[/MENTION], sorry if you've already answered this but B&B's frustrating search feature won't allow me to search for the word "only". 
Do you sell only the handle?
By the way, I'd call the Buck Rogers the "Centurion". It reminds me of Roman armor.
Do you sell only the handle?
By the way, I'd call the Buck Rogers the "Centurion". It reminds me of Roman armor.
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@ChiefBroom, sorry if you've already answered this but B&B's frustrating search feature won't allow me to search for the word "only".
Do you sell only the handle?
By the way, I'd call the Buck Rogers the "Centurion". It reminds me of Roman armor.
Great observation and suggestion re the Buck Rogers.
We do not sell handles only. To the best of my knowledge, the only Paladin-engraved handle that has ever been released into the wild without a knot was a 26 mm Butterscotch Falstaff we donated to the Sue Moore auction in 2015. And the winning bidder ended up asking us to install one of our knots in it even though he had to wait close to a year for it. FWIW, I almost always use Google's site-search function for the shaving forums (just append site:badgerandblade.com ​to your query).
Thanks, Ken. That makes sense. After I posted I realized you can't have people buying your handles, putting cheapie knots in, and selling on ebay for more than you charge for a complete brush. I was just hoping you sold unengraved handles. Oh well, the search continues. Congratulations on your success. Those Sumos are really cool.
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The prototype in post #73 has evolved. I'm hoping Bosse won't rebel.
Certainly not Ken. The form is evolving as it should in a project.
My strong reaction was to the material used in this one. I seem to recognize it; I think it is the same as in the first brush I bought in London in 1980. It was a Chubby1 rebranded as a DR Harris. I have a liking of the Somerset form and material of the Chubbý since those days...
24 mm Ebonite and 28 mm jade Falstaffs
The good news is that one of your 26 mm Lotuses in this material is on its way to my house. It's the one from the BST a few days ago.
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Somerset material is special indeed. Pity my photographic skills (and my crappy phone camera) are this bad...
Excellent !!
Now I'm really looking forward to the brush and having all three sizes of the knot!
Now I'm really looking forward to the brush and having all three sizes of the knot!
Ken when will some brush offering using ebonite become available?
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It's hard to say. I thought we were finally on rails, but the supplier has gone missing on us.
I've had the pleasure of using it before, and now have one of my own en route. Yours looks great, and what wonderful knots on those brushes.
Nice of you... but your photos are awesome!
That's the effing problem (pardon my French)... I want the three sizes of evey one....
Well, fingers crossed....
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