The first picture is a before the last three are after. It was an old Simms. She looks restored to her natural state. Good job Rudy!
Wow, that's a beauty Scott. I really like how the colors work together.
The first picture is a before the last three are after. It was an old Simms. She looks restored to her natural state. Good job Rudy!
Wow, that's a beauty Scott. I really like how the colors work together.
what loft would you recommend for the 19mm flat-top extreme?
It was widely discussed in the Shaving brushes forum that several of other brushes are sold in the bulb form, but the pictures we see on different sites are more the fan shaped knots. If someone, like I do, prefer a fan shaped knot in a brush, I am not very happy if my brush shows up with a bulb shaped, or even a very pointy knot. Here is a picture of three Shavemac knots I have waiting to be put into my custom handles. The one on the left side is the bulb shape. The middle one is the (standard) fan shaped knot. The knot on the very right is what I call the extreme Flattop, or extreme fan shaped knot.
Also, if you are going with the extreme flattop, go a number smaller than you think. This knot has a lot of hair in your face!! Personally, I have a 19 mm knot and would recommend not go over 22 mm, I think the perfect size for a face latherer would be 20 mm. I had one customer going with a 24 mm knot, and it is huge. I think a standard brush would be well over 30 mm knot size to come even close with the amount of hair that is on your face
I hope this little "educational" piece helps you to decide which knot shape is the best for you.
Hey all,
I posted pics of this retoration Rudy did for me a while back. I wanted to post another picture of it starting to bloom. I will post another when she hits maturity.
Looks really great, man.
I have a couple Ever-Ready handles coming in off the bay, and I'm thinking about getting one of the flat-tops in one to make it really unique.
I think that would look awesome!
Hold on, I will post a pic of the one handle I want to use... you guys tell me what you think.
*edit* What do you think? Extreme flat-top?
Hold on, I will post a pic of the one handle I want to use... you guys tell me what you think.
*edit* What do you think? Extreme flat-top?
Hold on, I will post a pic of the one handle I want to use... you guys tell me what you think.
*edit* What do you think? Extreme flat-top?
This is a beautiful handle, and I think an extreme Flattop would look good in it!!
Guys two things I want to write about here today.
The first is about your brushes sent in for restoration. Please, put a little note, or a business card with your information inside the box with the brush (should contain you name, also your B+B screen name if you are from here, and your address, and if possible a quick description of what should be done). I am getting a lot of boxes with nothing but the brush inside. Sometimes the hand written sender info is not readable, and it takes quite some detective work to match to the owner.
Secondly, an old brush can be sometimes very brittle and may crack or even totally break when working on it. I am very careful when I work on your brush, but sometimes the worst thing can happen. I had two cases where this happened. This really is upsetting to the customer and myself. There are some old brushes out there that feel solid and heavy, but in reality the material is only as thick as an eggshell!! And do not forget, the old types of plastics and resins have aged over time and sometimes are really brittle.
So, please understand there is always a little risk involved....