Thread: Hang by the bristles or the handle?

Hello, all, I'm back after a long absence with what I suspect may be a very dumb question.

I fairly recently got a new brush on sale, nothing fancy but an upgrade for me--a Parker badger, fairly stiff (which I like) and a lot denser and larger than I was used to.

Now there is the matter of sizing a stand for it.

The usual practice is to slide the brush into the stand where the hair meets the handle. But wouldn't this tend to abrade and loosen the hair, at least where it's touching the stand? To me, it seems to make more sense to get (or make) a stand that would hold the handle itself at its "waist." Or am I missing something obvious?

Rich

Welcome back rastewart: I have used a Dremel tool (grinder) on a few of my stands if the brush hairs were compressed. Dremel tool on the plastic stands, pliers on the metal stands to spread the prongs a degree or two.

Thanks, feltspanky--I think a little modification might be in order for the plastic stand I have at the moment. I have an eye on a metal one for after Christmas and will be prepared to take the pliers to it if need be.

I have a very expensive, adjustable brush hanger, a nylon broom/mop hanger found at most hardware stores............

Originally Posted by DoughBoy68

I have a very expensive, adjustable brush hanger, a nylon broom/mop hanger found at most hardware stores............

Ya know ... that's a definite possibility! Plus, any excuse to hang out in a hardware store. I think I will be strolling down to the neighborhood True Value this weekend ...

I don't hang my brushes to dry. I know Simpson's recommends against it, and I believe Bernd at Shavemac does as well. I've never had any issues with anything from low end boar to super expensive 2 bands. If hanging, I would certainly shy away from hanging by the knot. Way too easy to get a bristle caught and have it bend / break.

Of course not all handles have a "waist" to engage a stand.

Originally Posted by Splashone

Of course not all handles have a "waist" to engage a stand.

Is called a grip ring.most brushes have them,Water runs downhill,hang them.

Originally Posted by DoughBoy68

I have a very expensive, adjustable brush hanger, a nylon broom/mop hanger found at most hardware stores............

Now that is cool ! I'm always fascinated with American ........ or International , ingenuity. I see one of those brackets in my future for some of my big 'uns.

There is a thread somewhere from back aways, where another bit of ingenuity brought an adjustable 'Crescent' wrench with the jaws adjusted to hold the brush handle until the owner found a more permanent solution. Ingenuity rocks !

http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...o-worries.html

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Now that is cool ! I'm always fascinated with American ........ or International , ingenuity. I see one of those brackets in my future for some of my big 'uns.

There is a thread somewhere from back aways, where another bit of ingenuity brought an adjustable 'Crescent' wrench with the jaws adjusted to hold the brush handle until the owner found a more permanent solution. Ingenuity rocks !

That is great, I either missed or forgot that thread.

I happened to have a clothes brush of this style in the bathroom, and it finally occurred to me, since that bathroom has wire shelves, to fasten that brush under a shelf with pipe cleaners and stick the brush handle through the loop. It works for now.