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In addition to the oil, I coat mine with Renaissance Wax. Seems to be doing the job. Given the choice I probably would have chosen faux ivory but Plisson only offered the size 16 in horn. It may not be the best choice but I like it. By the way, ivory material isn't all that durable either. My son dr...

Maybe this is the answer for me. I'm on the last of a Tabac puck and have been pondering whether I should buy another one. I recently started a new puck of MWF. Unlike my last one, this one won't lather. I'm doing nothing different from what I ever have done with MWF but this puck refuses to give up...

Thanks for the information. I have tried many different soaps and am down to two that I am currently using, Tabac and MWF. Tabac is a superb product and I would use it more if it had a better scent. My wife on the other hand loves it. MWF works well too although this last puck seems more difficult t...

I may give this a try. My Tabac is very near the end. I love this soap but really don't like the scent. I think I will give Krissy's soaps a try in the hopes I can find something that will work as well as Tabac with a scent I like. That's probably a long shot.

I'm really downsizing my brush collection and am placing two Rooney Emillion two bands up for sale. These are both non shedders, purchased only a few months ago from Vintage Blades and used only a few times. One in coral, the other in the white bone. Unfortunately, I have not mastered the art of bei...

I used the Loctite and it seems to be holding up well. I've used the brush I made on several occasions as my travel brush and enjoy it. In a few weeks we are doing a two week trip to Alaska with several stops and its the brush going with me. There will be days where it will be packed away after the ...

I never use the same product two days in a row. I did that for a long time but no more. I no longer experiment as I have what I like and know that it works well for me. Nevertheless that's several creams and soaps. They all get used and enjoyed, just not two days in a row.

The Golden NIb's two bands are great, at least the two I have in 22 mm have been. I have two band brushes from Plisson, Rooney and Simpson which doesn't qualify me as an expert but I do at least have some experience to make a comparison. One cold winter day I ordered a 22 mm two band knot with extra...

Gordon, the texture is quiite a bit different from what used to come in the white pots. I was always kind of put off by the white pot formulation although it worked well for me and I stuck with it. the current versions is more dense, not airy. The last pot of Taylors that I purchased was also parabe...

I tried one of the new Salter forumulations this morning and I could not tell the difference between this one and the one with paraben I had on hand. It may be only slightly less dense but its very close to the same, not airy like the formulation that came in the white pots. The scent of the sublime...

Phil, Salter is one of my favorite creams. The sublime citrus is probably my favorite scent of any cream and I have always gotten terrific shaves from it. Please let us know your thoughts on it once you have a chance to give it a test. The first tub of Salters I had was airy but the next ones I boug...

Rudy, those pictures are almost painful. I take it you thought you wanted to save the knot more than the handle? Please let us know how the shorter loft works out.

I've gone through my share of brushes. Why, I'm not sure. I have tried boar, it was okay but I did not feel I liked it as well as a badger brush. To be honest though, I really never gave it a fair test. I took the handle from that Omega boar brush, a nice wood handle made from ash in a persian jar s...

Dave, it would undoubtedly bother me as well. It can't hurt to send a photo to the retailer or directly to Vulfix for their comments. I had two shedding Simpson two bands and Vulfix customer service was prompt in replacing them. I've seen worse than this but if it's going to bother you every time yo...

His site was apparently hacked a few weeks ago and still isn't back up and running.I have placed a couple of orders with him. The last order I received the wrong item, he stated he would make it right on three different occasions and it never happened. I reordered from a different vendor. He has goo...

I had either the second or third version of the Georgetown. Great looking piece of pottery but just did not keep the lather or brush warm as it did not hold very much water. Less than half of a DB. I only face lather and for that either a small Moss or DB's brush scuttle work great. The DB is much l...

I've not seen one personally although Rudy Vey who occasionally posts here has a large following on the B&B board. From the photos I have seen, he would be my choice. One member entrusted his unturned genuine ivory to him which would be the ultimate in trust. I have a couple of ideas of my own f...

I'd also contribute.

I hesitated in even posting a question about bay rum as its so often discussed but I appreciate the replies. Kav, its not that I don't like the Ogallala really although its clove scent is very heavy, just looking for something different to compare. I think I will try the Dominica first, and maybe th...

I'm looking for a bay rum a/s. Haven't tried anything other than the Pinaud and Ogalllala offerings. How about Taylor or Harris? Not looking for anything with a long lasting scent but would like it to stick around for 30 minutes or so.