No, not at all. BigCabDaddy is just very observant.

Not if you hook us up! You have some great stuff and represent your offerings very well. I bet many folks here dabble at selling on eBay. I know I have. Just not shaving stuff... Yet.

Lol thank you big cab.... I'm into a few thing but mainly snowboarding and fountain pens

ok after a steam bath,being boiled in lemon juice/ water , wet sand with 180 and 220 this is what i have so far ...... any one know how to get rid of those spots ?????

The black spots are inclusions in the casting. Only way I know to get most of them out is to continue sanding. Just take your time. They are a pain in the neck to remove. In fact some will always remain. At least they have on the handles I've restored.

i was thinking my grinder ... lmaoooooo

but all jokes aside should i stay with the 220 or go on with a finer sand paper

Go to an auto paint supplier. they will have wet or dry paper. I've attained mirror like shine using 400, 600, 1200, 1500, & finishing with 2000. That's on old carbon steel straight razors. Aluminum is softer so rub easy.


I will continue to look over ya'lls shoulder. One day I'll find my 400 in a flea market or antique shop.

It might take a little longer but I would go on up to 320 -400. Once most of the spots are gone go on up with wet to 1200-2000. Like mentioned go to the auto supply store and get a sampler pack of the wet/dry sandpaper.

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Nice brushes. I especially like the colored rings I've seen in some. What are the measurements of these rings?

On my two I've always left them with a bit of the patina. After all, it took a long time to build up such character!

Whats the difference between the #3 and the #4 brush?

With an original knot, I believe that the number 4 had longer hair

The loft of the knot. The 4 is longer.

Mine has no number and a long knot. Do you know where the no number brush falls in the size range?

I have a few no-number 400s and they seem to have different loft sizes. I need to take another look at that.

One thought I had was that when Rubberset stopped making brushes in 1957 they had to sell off all their existing inventory. I'm wondering if the no-numbered brushes were sold with whatever remaining boar knots they had on hand.

That's an interesting theory. I'm curious if that's true.

Me too.

It's interesting to see the recent drop in prices on these beautiful brushes.
Take this really, really nice #4 for instance selling at $79 BIN.
A year ago it would had been easily over $100

Things comes and goes in waves

Can't wait for low tide. At these prices I'm thinking about shopping a used lathe.