Thread: My Perfect Brush Handle

Gentlemen,

The brush is the nucleus of the wet shaving world. I can't see my morning shave without it. Throughout the years, I have journeyed through a big collection of shaving brushes, from silvertip to pure badger, boar to horse, and, yes, now synthetic, from Thater to Simpson, Kent to Rooney, Semogue to Omega. I have liked some, disliked others.

What makes the perfect brush for me is the combination of hair type, knot size and shape, and handle. Yes, the handle. I have yet to find that perfect brush. Perhaps it doesn't even exist, who knows?

Yet I am closest than ever to the perfect brush handle, if not perfect. Perfect for me, I should emphasize. That handle is on the Simpson Milk Churn model. I love this handle. It fits my hands perfectly, with the perfect weight and grip, and the perfect feel in the hands. That the Simpson Milk Churn is in "best" badger takes a few stars away from this brush. Had the knot been in the Simpson "super" grade, the brush would have been celestial. Still, I love this brush, especially for the handle.

Indeed, the Simpson Milk Churn has my favorite brush handle.

Gentlemen, what is your favorite brush handle?

I think my perfect brush handle would be like a doorknob, with a long enough "neck" such that I wouldn't bang my hand or the "knob" on the mug/bowl.

Have made several soild Ivory and composit Milkchurns in the past,A great handle.

Pix,
Great work, my friend. I especially like the handles on the two on the right; they are closes to the Simpson Milk Churn handle, although these look a wee bit taller.

Originally Posted by Obie

Pix,
Great work, my friend. I especially like the handles on the two on the right; they are closes to the Simpson Milk Churn handle, although these look a wee bit taller.

Nope,They are made to exact simpson demensionshttp://www.emsplace.com/simpson_brush_measurements.htm

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Nope,They are made to exact simpson demensionshttp://www.emsplace.com/simpson_brush_measurements.htm

Oh, they are, eh? Good show, Pix. I'll have to start banking my funds for one.

Originally Posted by Obie

Oh, they are, eh? Good show, Pix. I'll have to start banking my funds for one.

Not Going to happen Obie,do not do Ivory handles anymore.

I have yet to find mine Obie, but when I do, it will have decent weight, comfortable shape and be trippy.

I dig the big ones. This one seems perfect!

here is the one that fits my hand the best , out of the dozen brushes I have this is the one that I reach for out of comfort and weight in the hand while I lather up ,, no matter what happens to the knot ,ill always keep this one tc