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i rec'd the anchorset brush today and just want to comment on what a good buy this was for me. i have not tried a tgn knot until today. very impressed with the quality. makes me wonder why we spend the high dollar on some popular brushes! thanks!! Glad you like it. I have used many in some restos, ...

THE OTHER BRUSHES

1) Vie Long El Toro Ganso - SOLD - $45 - used about 5 times
2) Vulfix #41 - SOLD - $100 - used about 3 times
3) Rudy Vey Custom - SOLD - $50 - Polo style handle with 22 mm black badger knot - used about 3 times
4) Semogue 2010 LE Boar - SOLD - $35 - new

GENUINE HORN HANDLES 1) Custom Shavemac with D01 hair - SOLD - $75 - NOTE: The brush handle has a small hole which is pictured in the 2nd photo. I'm not sure how it happened, but the handle is still stable and the knot is fine. The Shavemac lettering has mostly faded away. 2) Plisson 12 EW -$180 (u...

I've reached a ridiculous number of brushes, and must reduce what I have to a more reasonable number. All prices include shipping in CONUS. I will ship outside CONUS, please PM for the cost. All brushes, except the vintage, restored ones, will ship in the original box. All brushes are in excellent c...

This was purchased new from Straight Razor Designs and has been used less than 10 times. It is in excellent condition. SRD does not have this size listed on its site anymore, but from memory it was about $150 new. The knot size is 25 mm and the loft (measured by the ruler/eye method) is approximatel...

$65 - which includes shipping in CONUS Includes: -Simpson Commodore X2 Best - lightly used - excellent condition, no shedding -Gillette Superspeed - one dark mark on handle but otherwise, very good condition -Cella - new -Cremo shave cream - new -Vintage Blade Herbal Citrus shave cream (65%+ remain...

SOLD
Trying to thin down the surplus. All of the soaps are new. Price - $65, includes shipping in CONUS.
Includes Trumpers Sandalwood soap/bowl; Trumpers Almond soap/bowl; Irisch Moos shave stick & L'Occitane soap/bowl

Hmm....are you, perhaps, thinking of trying any of them? Regards, Gordon .yes...but it will be in march at the earliest....okmart.com or okmart.au has the mont st. michel colognes for 9 australian dollars....very cheap ! but shipping ? Just for info purposes . . . you can pick up the Mont St. Miche...

I have used the Emillion the past two days. Thursday's shave was with Trumper's Eucris hard soap and today's was with Al's "The Bomb" Probomb shaving cream. I'm really liking this brush. As mentioned originally, the tips are very soft and the knot has a bit more flex than I expected. Howev...

Gordon,

The knot in the Emillion 1 is listed as 21 mm, so I would say it compares with a Plisson 8 or maybe 10 in knot size. It certainly is not the same size as the 12. I will update later this week after I use it with a shave soap and also once I get the Stubby 1XL.

UPDATE #1 First use of the brush was today. I used Domenico Caraceni shave cream for the shave. I face lather, so I simply put a little shave cream in my mug and loaded the brush there. I do just enough to load the brush but not create the lather at this point. After that, I took the brush to my fa...

I grabbed one of these when I saw them come up at Vintageblades. There have been some questions in other posts on how these compare with the Rooney Finest brushes that are no longer being produced. As such, I will post some initial thoughts on the Heritage bristles and do a quick comparison with the...

Got my P.160! Thanks for the fast shipping!

PM on the Tabac, Lavanda, Bigelow creams.

Nice work with those restorations. I think some of the desire to rebristle a brush comes from personal preference. It's one thing to use an old brush if I've been the one using it for years. It's another to use one that you found at local store, or picked up off Ebay, and you have no idea how it's b...

Congrats on progress, it looks great. Now you just have to fully stock it with soaps, creams, brushes, etc!

I don't think Cella's scent is as polarizing as Tabac's. Cella does not have a sweet, marzipan scent that so many almond soaps/creams have. The scent is more like a natural almond. I would call it bitter almond only in contrast to the sweeter, marzipan scent. I would not call it "wet dog."...

Got my order in today. I am finishing up what I had left, so got a brick, which should last me for awhile!

PM sent.