I've posted this also at B&B, sorry that I haven't posted it here at first...:ashamed001 There's a little family business here in Germany which produces shaving brushes with grey badger hair or silvertip called www.bock-pinsel.de . I've bought both of them and have to say that they are worth the money. The grey badger costs: 10,-Euro or converted > $13.50 USD and the silvertip costs: 20,-Euro or converted > ~$27.00 USD. Here are some pics: On the first pic you see the grey badger and the silvertip ion topview. The second shows the comparison with a SMFII(Shavemac silvertip), left the grey badger, middle SMFII, right silvertip. The third picture is a topview of the SMFII brush-left and the Bock silvertip-right.
Fabelhafter Pinsel, Tom--ich bin sehr beeindruckt, wirklich. Du hast ein tolle Rasierzeug, und hoffentlich, du bist stolz!
Tom - those are some great-looking brushes. I like the wooden handles, they seem like a good size/shape. I am in the market for a pure/best badger so I will most likely give the "grey badger" a shot :happy088
Good good It is always nice to have more then one opinion before diving in, not that I need a brush, I just want one.
You need a second opinion? I have the silver tip, too. I am very satisfied with it. Especially at this pice you can't do anything wrong. What Tom didn't mention is this. These small family business has also more expensive and better brushes. They only don't have them on their homepage. You can read more here: http://forum.nassrasur.com/showtopic.php?threadid=6084 I didn't know if I'm allowed to link the pictures in the link above. So I gave a link to the whole thread at nassrasur.com.
You can order them by eMail or on the phone. Perhaps you can make a group buy? If you can wait (I know you can't) I can collect orders for you after my two weeks holiday and send them to one of you.
hey did you pay any fees for the Anherb ? I dont think so we beat the system. That doesnt mean Jeff is not letting them #$#%% called Customs get away with keeping the box extra 2 weeks at their place.
We don't pay customs internally. Just on cross-border shipments. But a brush from Germany, that would be a lot of coin methinks. Still, they are very nice... :sad029
Awesome Well...... This is one incredible brush. Looks great Very well made, great construction Good size - fits in my razor/brush stand very nicely High quality badger hair, for a "grey" grade What they say about German engineering is 100% true. This is quite a unique badger brush. It is of "grey" (pure?) grade, so the tips have a nice scrubbing action, but at the same time the hairs have a flex somewhat akin to a silvertip brush. It isn't dense, but it isn't loosely packed....its just right. The closest comparison brush I have to this one is the C&E Best Badger, and the BOCK blows-it-out-of-the-water Many thanks to my good friend Tom for making it possible for me to have this brush. :happy088 :happy088 :happy088
