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Greetings Chris! I dearly miss the short-lived but truly wonderful Portra 25. (Insert heavy sigh here.)

Buzz

My vintage seventies #24 Plisson HMW set in plexi shown next to an ivory handled Chubby 3. You want a big brush? Accept no substitutes.
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Probably a similar thing happened to brushes as with razors. The price of used fat boys and the like has declined now that there are endless boutique brands of razor to choose from. I still enjoy my old horn handled Plisson HMW 2 band. The handle has a few cracks (horn is no t a practical material ...

While he has very little to add that is new, Buzz does check in from time to time! I still use my enormous Plisson HMW set in plexi every day. If you ask me, it is the finest shaving brush ever created. Unfortunately, Plisson has been unable to source that quality badger since the early eighties...y...

One buys Simpson brushes for the simple reason that when Plisson ceased making the vintage HMW brush set in plexiglass, every other brush manufactured moved up one notch.

Buzz

1962. Bob Dylan at the Mosque Theatre in Newark, N.J. He couldn't get booked in New York City. Mid to late Sixties sing alongs with Pete Seeger at Croton Point Park on the Hudson.

Buzz

I've used the same brush every day for a couple of decades. When it works (and is exceptionally well made) it works!

Buzz

I was curious as to how the Razorock Hulk (synthetic) compares in dimension to the giant HMW(white collar instead of black) Plisson Plexi (badger): A plexi mounted Plisson with a white collar is filled with what Plisson called "European White" as opposed to "High Mountain White"...

You want a big brush? That's a big brush. #24 Plisson HMW set in plexiglass shown next to a Chubby III set in ivory.

Buzz

What is Lillett? If you wish to make a Vesper that resembles closely the original, substitute Cochi Americano (white, not red) for the Lillet. The Lillet on offer today is not at all like the version sold in the "olden days," the re-formulted Lillet has had the quinine eliminated and is n...

Ouchmychin wrote:What in the world Is a Vesper?

HINT: It is shaken, not stirred.

Buzz

<snip> Used to meet airplanes at laGuardia to get his shipment of Trumpers from England. " Yes, in the years of tallow soap and ivory handled C-IIIs, I was young and single and ready to fly to London (from Baltimore or Boston) at any moment when my supplies dwindled. I would stay at Dukes' Hot...

I didn't sign on until the autumn of 2006, so I am almost an old timer. I am fortunate to have been well stocked and well served throughout my wet shaving career from about 1970. Many venerable shops have closed over the past ten years, but my local source, Colonial Drug, has moved a few miles but r...

Beard? Yes. Smaller brush? Nope. I use a #24 Plisson which has a 32 mm caliber knot where it enters the handle. It is enormous.

Buzz

A few tips... -- Purchase fresh roasted beans and keep them in your freezer, they should be good for two weeks. -- Grind your beans just before brewing, but do not grind them too fine ...you should experiment. -- Your water should be about 185-190 degrees F, not boiling . -- Pour the heated water ov...

While they no longer offer the old rhodium plated frames, Bodum still makes the almost same old French press coffee maker. That's what I use. I would avoid decorator models. If you still have the nylon filter that came with your old unit, save it; Bodum no longer puts it in the kit nor has it as an ...

nicodemus38 wrote:well I see boar brushes up into the 40-50 range so I scratched my head.

im still trying to figure it out myself this vdh badger. its not really holding its shape much, shedding like a wet rat.

You got a dog of a badger. It could happen to anyone.

Buzz

brothers wrote:
Nic, there is probably a misconception that a premium boar is expensive.

Well, a large (#20-24) vintage (1970-1982), NOS, Plisson HMW set in plexiglass will cost you about US$2,000. If you can find one. Depends upon what one considers expensive.

Buzz

Colonial Drug had a few larger Plisson HMWs set in horn, Call Cathie or JP for details.

Buzz

The original post has disappeared...I did not originate this thread!

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