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Wow...the J-Lo Brush. Should be a big seller!

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Seriously, those are mighty fine looking brushes!
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I vote for the top one....
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Yeah, those are cool too. At this point, any of the brushes in the final running will work for me. I hereby vote that Joel does away with the democracy and gets us our brushes!!!

Seriously, all of the choices you have given us are fine by me. I just want my brush.

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Any idea of cost? Or making extra so I can purchase one later, like a few months from now?
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Post by mike »

I'll take either one. By far the most attractive brushes I've ever seen. I was ready to give up on the group brush, but man, these are stunning. Simplistic, yet extremely elegant. Pick one Joel, or better yet, see if Bernd can make both.


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Post by Ingrown »

The individual that makes them (above) charges $550.00 each.


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Ron, I'm with you I'd be in for #1.

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I say we go with one of those shapes. The handle I am guessing will be a bit different because 26 mm from what I can see is a much larger knot that is in them currently. I say we stick with the same wood that was already agreed on. It doesn't make sense to try to start that over again! :)
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Post by Blue As A Jewel »

It doesn't make sense to try to start that over again!
I think we just did.... :wink:

Number 1 from me.

EDIT: Just noticed that the top one is made of Cocobola wood - one of the woods Joel initially presented as an option - looks quite nice when finished IMO!
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Post by robofunk »

i wonder how available the wood is, and if that would escalate the price of the brush. the cocobola is very striking...

similar shades but different grains to consider:8)

curly koa
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and cocobola to compare
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Post by Dave T »

I like the basic shape and the idea to modify it to make the top bigger to accommodate a 26mm knot. As for the wood, I think the original proposal of ebony with the nickel plate would be very nice, but I'll go along with what's decided. Of the two brushes shown, I like the top one better.

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Post by SeaD0nkey »

#1 is very nice looking.
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I think I'll just order the Horn XXL myself and carve my initials in it....


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Post by clownjuggles »

Guys,

Joel was asking is what you thought of this particular shape not starting over with new wood choices etc at least to my interpretation of the thing. Could be wrong it has happened before. My girlfriend always has told me so I know it happens :P
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Joel,

What would really be nice is if once these were made Shavemac would make no more. We would end up with some very unique and interesting brushes.

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Post by growler »

I like these much more, esp. the top one.
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Post by karim0028 »

I actually like #1 the best out of all the brushes we've seen... This is better than the other options we've seen in the previous threads... We might actually have a better concesus on these brushes than the previous ones, since we can actually see real pics of these ones....

It would just have to have a nice looking thick knot in it as this pic looks very thin maybe 18-20 mm; it should look nice with 26mm

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Post by PonyPlayer »

Very beautiful brushes (especially #1) but I can't see myself using a brush like this. It would be a great brush just to display but I would have a hard time using it.

I would also be surprised if thsi brush could be made for the price we were all looking for.

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Post by mike »

Very beautiful brushes (especially #1) but I can't see myself using a brush like this. It would be a great brush just to display but I would have a hard time using it.
I have a Vulfix 2236. If you hold it upside down it is very similar in shape to the above. It is actually quite confortable and I believe it would be very easy to use.

1 or 2. I'm in all the way!

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Post by Johnnie »

Sage wrote:Yeah, those are cool too. At this point, any of the brushes in the final running will work for me. I hereby vote that Joel does away with the democracy and gets us our brushes!!!
Seriously, all of the choices you have given us are fine by me. I just want my brush.

Andy
I agree. We just need to make a decision. However, im not going to pay $550 for any brush. Lets make sure we keep it around $100.

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