February 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Thank you.

 

Breakfast at the Dillard House?

 

That's a nice looking brush and a great price. How does horse hair compare to badger, in terms of lather building?

Seeing all these fantastic brushes you guys have, I've been hankerin' for a new brush. Kickin' around thoughts on a Chubby 2 in Super...or a Nathan Clark Envy White. I decided my Kent BK4 works well enough as a travel brush, so I put the Wee Scot purchase on the back burner for now. The Chubby 2 is a big ticket item, so I may wait around for a sale.

 

Great SOTD photo, but the guy monitoring the security camera at the Hampton Inn must be confused.

Have safe travels home, Brian!

 

I purchased both my Kent brushes, MdC, an R41 head, and other shave-related items directly from vendors in Europe. They had the best prices. Currently, it's less expensive to buy a Simpson brush direct from the manufacturer rather than anywhere else. It definitely pays to shop non-U.S. vendors.

 

Cool photo, Jim. I hope everyone is OK. Be careful on Setting Neal with that Futur!

 

Razor: Timeless .95 OC w/ Hempel Ti Handle
Blade: Personna 74 Tungsten Steel (20)
Brush: Shavemac Zebra Honeycomb 2 Band
Soap: Reef Point Soap Tranquility
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Capri
Bowl: Junichi Tanaka Scuttle

This hand crafted shave scuttle is a dream to use. It is very easy to whip up a great warm lather with this bowl, brush and soap. My usual 3 passes with a minor clean up.

 

In my experience horse is great if you get a good one, and the worst thing in existence for natural hair if you get a bad one. If a guy gets a moderately short lofted one, they have decent backbone, and won't tie themselves in knots. Taller lofted ones can be really floppy and the hairs can tangle really badly, even if you aren't very hard on them. I completely trashed one when I was a newbie, and PIFfed another that wanted to tangle up on me. I have had quite a few (6-8?) of them and really liked two or three. I sold one and really wish I hadn't because now I am trying to replace it.

The one I was using today is a 24mm fan with an effective loft of 46 to the glue bump. I bowl lather only with it, and comb it out after I am done using it. I do scrub with it a bit though, not just painting strokes. That is almost certainly overkill, (the brushing) but I like this one a lot, and I am kind of a nerd about my brushes. It has a decent scrub and this one isn't scritchy at all. It reminds me a lot of Simpson Best hair. For being fairly dense, I do have to say that it doesn't hog the lather. I think that "chubby" model we have been talking about would be a great brush, but I probably wouldn't recommend one to someone who was either a newbie, or only had one or two brushes. In my opinion they are finicky and high maintenance. I think they are cool as hell for a guy who likes having different brushes for the sake of the difference in brushes. I also like the white better than the brown. Every one that I really liked was white hair.

Of course, I have had horse lovers jump all over me for saying these things, so maybe I am way out in left field here.

The good thing about them is they are cheap to try. I will keep picking one up every now and then, I expect the next one will be the one we are talking about now. It sure is a good looking brush.

Sorry I turned this into a novel.

 

That is a beautiful picture, Doug. Just beautiful.

 

Doug, you may have just topped yourself! Wonderful!

 

Thanks Doug! It's easy to remain humble as a musician, my best friend here is a working jazz pro on piano, and holds degrees in music. He shows me something new just about every time we jam!

 

Thanks Jared. Your post was packed with very helpful information about horse hair brushes! I appreciate it. I may have to give one a try down the road!

 

Jamming is the greatest! Easy to have to much fun!!!

 

Doug, another beautiful photo! The photo and the name of your soap - Tranquility - go well together. That is a beautiful scuttle as well.

 

Thank you very much men. First time at this spot.

 

Thank you, Charlie. Everyone is OK, except the dog. She followed me across the street when I I was looking for something I left on my truck this morning and was hit by a car. Now, we have to tell this kids, so it will be a somber evening around the house.

 

I am so sorry, Jim. I feel bad for you all, especially your kids. Losing a family pet is very hard. I'm praying that you all will find comfort.

 

Thank you very much Charlie. I appreciate your kind works.

 

It's actually a present from Herself to me the year our youngest was born(1995). But it is going back in the curio cabinet!