Hi all, thought I would post a picture of the latest member of the family, just because I thought the handle was stunning(english pewter I think), the knot is silvertip, but chinese, it may not be up to much, I will try it out, and maybe re-knot it at a later date!!!
Aw, she's beautiful. Congratulations! You must be very proud. Please post pics as soon as she's home!
Sweet looking brush, would look great next to my abc Gillette, can't wait to a pic of it all lathered up.
My new brush arrived this morning, I have tried to show the detail in the handle which is beautiful, punched out pewter in a floral and leaf design with a deep blue acrylic backing,
yes it is quite heavy, I love the handle but have some concerns about the knot, I used it this morning and it lost quite a few hairs, I don't know if this is a part of the breaking in period or if the knot is just no good, I have a few other brushes, and none of them lost anything whilst breaking in !!!!
After using the brush several more times I have noticed continued hair loss, and had thought that the knot was no good, this morning I tried to see if there was any reason for the loss of hair, grabbed hold of the knot and handle and gave a good hard twist, to my astonishment the knot came out clean in my hand, on closer inspection of the handle I discovered that there was very little epoxy holding the knot in, also that the knot was not pushed to the bottom of the opening in the handle( and I had wondered why the brush had performed like a feather duster), Anyway off to the hardware store to get some epoxy, put a generous amount in the handle, pushed the knot in as far as it would go and wiped off the excess with a damp cloth, after leaving for an hour to set I decided to try it out, the result is a shorter, stiffer brush, ( the loft has been reduced by approx 3-4 mm just by pushing the knot in properly) still soft (being a silvertip), but it has some backbone to it now, and no hair loss so far Could it be that I have performed my first Re-knot, or simply put the brush back to the way it should have been in the first place!!!
It's Great to use, has a solid weighty feel to it, I will keep an eye on it to see if it loses any more hais in the future, but I'm hoping I've cured the problem!!!
What a beautiful brush! (Hmm, maybe I could save the price up in a week or two… but then I won't be able to look at any more razors… hmmm. calculations…)
