Thread: If But One . . .

4125/2

Originally Posted by Redcane

4125/2

T&H 1805...great stuff!

Is that a Thater brush?

I am addicted to my Simpsons 55.

Obie,

I spent more money on brushes than any rational person should. I had Plissons, Simpsons, TGN, Thäters, etc... To answer your question, I sold off all of my considerable collection and kept the Rooney and Thäters. I'm not sure if they still make the Rooney's Finest. If so, that's the one brush I recommend if money is no object... If it is, then, then Thäter is clearly the choice for *me*. I like the little bit of scritchiness from the Rooney, but the Thäter is probably softer tipped with just as much backbone and throughput. So, yeah, I kinda cheated with my two answers, but there you have it

My Vintage Plisson. Love this brush, makes lather from creams, hard and soft soaps but may take a back seat when I get done my Walrus ivory handle, 27mm Super Simpson knot.

Originally Posted by Phrank

T&H 1805...great stuff!

Is that a Thater brush?

Yes, it's a Thater ,,, 28mm two band Finest,, just like the one I just bought & will give some observations on in a few weeks.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Yes, it's a Thater ,,, 28mm two band Finest,, just like the one I just bought & will give some observations on in a few weeks.

Soooo. How many brushes do you have, John? How many in the trunk of the 'spare car'?
I gots 10. Don't need them all, but what the hey?

Originally Posted by ReardenSteel

Back to the OP, mine would be my custom Martinez brush, "the Bishop," alas Miguel is no longer an active member. As for the knot, it came from The Golden Knib.

That is, alongside Otto's Martinez king-brush, the coolest brush I've ever seen.
I need to get someone to make me a rook

I,luckily, have not had tospend hundreds or thousands of pesoson finding a great shaving brush. I've tried A vinatge grey Plisson (which I still have and use for travel because it's so nifty and small) which is slightly rough on my delicate features. I had a New Forest 'two-band' which was quite nice, but I had a Thäter 41925/0 which was softer, so I gave it to a friend, who's been quite satisfied with it. I still have a vintage Certifyd barber brush in boar, which I still useon occasion and greatly enjoy.

Then I got my grubby paws on a Thäter 41925/1 fan in two-band and now I rarely use anything else. I'd like to try a Thäter one or two sizes bigger (26-28mm fan or 28-30mm bulb) in two band, as I'm a messy shaver and manage to get lather to deep into my brush, necessitating cleaning on a bi-weekly basis.

So for now I'll say Thäter two-band.

I've stuck to badger and synthetic after giving boar and horsehair a fair shake. I've also noticed that all of my knots, natural hair or otherwise, are German.

I prefer a smaller brush in the 24mm range, in badger hair with tips as soft as possible, but with enough backbone to load from a puck. If I could keep but one of my brushes, it would probably be this :



I have a few brushes in the mail so this choice isn't written in stone. Nonetheless, my inbound silvertips will have a hell of a time trying to dethrone the 49125.