Thread: Hanging Brushes up to dry.

I don't figure it matters much, but I feel the knot tightens up and keeps the water toward the handle. Gravity sucks, so hanging is better, IMO
Also, some of mine don't sit on the handle end, so I hang mine!

Originally Posted by kevinred

Now thats interesting and if that is the case then there is really no point in worrying too much about hanging the brush.

Oh,,,but is it the case??,,,has this thread concluded that hanging a brush is pointless?
I, along with a few others, don't believe it has.
So the mystery continues,,,,,,

I think a matter of common sense,water runs downhill,You have a small void where water (even a few drops) can collect, the bore of the handle.
The soaps we use are all Alkaline (low PH) badger hair is a natural material,soak it in a solution that is not in the normal PH range (7.0)
And the hair will slowly degrade.
The adhiesives will not be effected in any way.

The way I look at it, there's a reason that most brushes have a flat bottom on the handle

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

The way I look at it, there's a reason that most brushes have a flat bottom on the handle

So they don't fall over when they are full of lather.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

So they don't fall over when they are full of lather.

That's what a scuttle or bowl is for…just like our forefathers did

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

The way I look at it, there's a reason that most brushes have a flat bottom on the handle

That's right,,if they had a pointed bottom, you could put an eye out.

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

That's what a scuttle or bowl is for…just like our forefathers did

Well if you use a shave stick and face lather there is no bowl or scuttle. But I am not trying to start anything.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

That's right,,if they had a pointed bottom, you could put an eye out.

Can ya hold that opposite? I have a hard time seeing!!

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Well if you use a shave stick and face lather there is no bowl or scuttle. But I am not trying to start anything.

What? eh? eH? EH?
Seriously, I am a pretty much face-latherer. What stick and brush do you use? I can honestly say that I have never used a stick!

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Well if you use a shave stick and face lather there is no bowl or scuttle. But I am not trying to start anything.

Hmmm...good point. I wonder what they did before shave sticks.