Which old handle design do you prefer?

Gary Young · Post by **Gary Young** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 1:45 pm

Guys

Which of these old handle designs do you prefer?

Gary

Photo 1 - M7
Photo 2 - US3 (Bumblebee)
Photo 3 - S series

drP · Post by **drP** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 1:47 pm

No 1.

greyhawk · Post by **greyhawk** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 1:53 pm

drP wrote:No 1.

Agreed.

vtmax · Post by **vtmax** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:00 pm

Gary, I kind of like # 3. Simple and looks like a perfect size.

Max

Gary Young · Post by **Gary Young** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:07 pm

vtmax wrote:Gary, I kind of like # 3. Simple and looks like a perfect size.

Max

Hi Max

No.3 was very much an 'every man' style of brush

Gary

fallingwickets · Post by **fallingwickets** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:14 pm

3

clive

Aaron622 · Post by **Aaron622** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:17 pm

No 1 by a longshot. That's not the original knot, though, right?

rsp1202 · Post by **rsp1202** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:19 pm

#1 handle and #3 hair.

BullGoose · Post by **BullGoose** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:20 pm

vtmax wrote:Gary, I kind of like # 3. Simple and looks like a perfect size.

Max

I agree. I like #3 and #1 the most. I do like the two tone handle.

SRD · Post by **SRD** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:55 pm

drumana · Post by **drumana** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:39 pm

#1 is a beauty
#3 is alright
#2 is aesthetically challenging

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:39 pm

It's #1 for me.

kooshman7 · Post by **kooshman7** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:07 pm

I would see #1 getting definite use, but I like the looks of all 3 really.

Thalay Sagar · Post by **Thalay Sagar** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:44 pm

Another for No. 1.

MichaelS · Post by **MichaelS** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:49 pm

M6Classic · Post by **M6Classic** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:08 pm

I cast my vote for the Bumble Bee. The other two brushes look very much like standard issue handles one can buy today from more than one manufacturer. On the other hand, the Bee looks quite different from any brush you would see in a shop window or on any vendor's web site. At the same time it appears easy to hold securely and gets high marks for utility...at least from what I can see. It also, alas, looks harder to turn than its brothers.

In the matter of the knots, I would not pick any of these for myself.

By the way, Mr. Young, why do you ask?

Buzz

MaxP · Post by **MaxP** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:47 pm

Hmmm...

Not to be a stick in the mud, but "none of the above"

Handle shape is an important factor to me and none of these shapes appeal to me. Perhaps if I had opportunity to handle one, my vote would change.

J T · Post by **J T** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:49 pm

# 3 - Very Nice

DEF · Post by **DEF** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:59 pm

#1 is most elegant to me.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:40 pm

The M7 ( #1 ) by a wide margin. Of the other two I prefer #3.
Regards,
Gordon