That takes talentMaybe he was eating a Big Mac while shaving?
I doubt there were computers or big macs around in Germany when the company was founded.Shavemac ; What is the origin of this shops name ?
I have one of their brushes and it's one of mine favorites !
I'm just curious about the shops name .
I'm guessing the founder was sitting at his Mac computer setting up his online shave shop .
What year are we talking about?I doubt there were computers or big macs around in Germany when the company was founded.
But, good question, next time I speak with Bernd I will ask him.
1956What year are we talking about?
Hmm ok well this doesn’t immediately disprove my theory1956
Note he’s holding the secret plans for badger knots.Mr. Karl Blos
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I visited them in 2013 and did a write up here, you may want to search for it.
A few pictures from the visit, and my little report:
Shavemac was founded by Bernd’s father and initially started out to make handles for companies making shaving brushes located in the area (center of brush making in Germany). After Bernd joined the family company, he expanded their business by starting making their own brush knots. There are four departments at Shavemac:
Knot making
Handle making
Engraving and installation of the knots in the handle
Shipping/accounting
Knots are made from selected badger hair that comes from a dressing company, i.e. sorting and cleaning of the hair for Shavemac is done out house. And with this, nobody receives a smelly brush!!
The knots are all made in house by experienced knot makers. Some of the pictures here are showing this process:
Weighing of the needed amount of hair
Stacking in forming box
Tying of the hair with string
Forming of the knots by hand
Cutting off stray hairs
Epoxying of the knots
The handles are made in a different part of the building. The length is cut from rod material, knot holes drilled and then formed into the typical Shavemac shapes by a special procedure: a mix of turning and grinding (the blanks are slowly rotated against a grinding wheel with the outside shape of the handle. This is followed by several fine buffing steps. With an engraving system the handles are engraved with names, logos, dates etc.
In the final step the knots are installed in the handle, the brushes are packed and shipped worldwide.
The pictures here are showing some of the steps.
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I just had a look at their webpage...
Bernd Blos son of Karl, joined the company in the late 80ies.
He developed the Shavemac brand and initiated the move from OEM handles only to complete brushes.
He was also the mind behind selling them online and via a configurator which is a webfeature since 1998! and sets them apart from the likes of Täther and others.
I visited them in 2013 and did a write up here, you may want to search for it.
A few pictures from the visit, and my little report:
Shavemac was founded by Bernd’s father and initially started out to make handles for companies making shaving brushes located in the area (center of brush making in Germany). After Bernd joined the family company, he expanded their business by starting making their own brush knots. There are four departments at Shavemac:
Knot making
Handle making
Engraving and installation of the knots in the handle
Shipping/accounting
Knots are made from selected badger hair that comes from a dressing company, i.e. sorting and cleaning of the hair for Shavemac is done out house. And with this, nobody receives a smelly brush!!
The knots are all made in house by experienced knot makers. Some of the pictures here are showing this process:
Weighing of the needed amount of hair
Stacking in forming box
Tying of the hair with string
Forming of the knots by hand
Cutting off stray hairs
Epoxying of the knots
The handles are made in a different part of the building. The length is cut from rod material, knot holes drilled and then formed into the typical Shavemac shapes by a special procedure: a mix of turning and grinding (the blanks are slowly rotated against a grinding wheel with the outside shape of the handle. This is followed by several fine buffing steps. With an engraving system the handles are engraved with names, logos, dates etc.
In the final step the knots are installed in the handle, the brushes are packed and shipped worldwide.
The pictures here are showing some of the steps.
View attachment 1224414
I just had a look at their webpage...
Bernd Blos son of Karl, joined the company in the late 80ies.
He developed the Shavemac brand and initiated the move from OEM handles only to complete brushes.
He was also the mind behind selling them online and via a configurator which is a webfeature since 1998! and sets them apart from the likes of Täther and others.