Thread: Morris & Forndran

Thanks a lot stefan! I didn't even know what a morris and forndran was until I saw your post. Now I have this "little" guy on the way...

Originally Posted by prodigy

Thanks a lot stefan! I didn't even know what a morris and forndran was until I saw your post. Now I have this "little" guy on the way...

It is all part of the experience. Is that a 28mm knot?

Originally Posted by mainaman

It is all part of the experience. Is that a 28mm knot?

His response was it's the largest one Lee ever made, 31/32

I'm assuming that it's 31mm. He posted it beside the largest knot plisson sells as a comparison.

It's coming from the UK and won't ship until monday, but I'll post pics when it shows up.



This is the item description.

nice looking brush phrank. I like the handle on it it looks almost like porcelain .

Brush finally arrived today. It took a little while, coming from Deutschland. It's a monster, 31mm+. I don't have calipers to find out exactly, but the other brush in the picture is a 28mm WSP High mountain white. Test shave coming soon, very excited!

Congrats - you'll love it - IMO, it's the most unique brush I've used, easily my best brush.

Look forward to hearing what you think, that brush is massive, looks like it would swallow a bowl of soap!

Originally Posted by prodigy

Brush finally arrived today. It took a little while, coming from Deutschland. It's a monster, 31mm+. I don't have calipers to find out exactly, but the other brush in the picture is a 28mm WSP High mountain white. Test shave coming soon, very excited!

How is that 31mm knot, is the loft at about 55mm?

Could you let me know what you think of this brush? Does it have lots of "scritch", is it too big? Very curious about how a big brush like this handles and I've to hear about the alleged, "gell tips"?

Thanks...

Funny thing about knot size. Seems, as with most things in this sport, YMMV is the rule rather than the exception. I remember speaking with Lynn a couple of years ago and he said, IIRC, that 26mm was about as large as he liked in a knot. That Chubby 3 Manchurian I had was 28 and too much of a good thing for me, but mainaman loves his.

Oddly enough I have found that 23-25 is my sweet spot.

And + 1 on please let us know if it is scritchy ! I've held off on the M&F brushes because it ain't like I need to spend the $ for yet another brush, and if it ain't scritchy it is a waste of my time and money. When it is too scritchy for everyone else it is just right for me.

Originally Posted by Phrank

How is that 31mm knot, is the loft at about 55mm?

Could you let me know what you think of this brush? Does it have lots of "scritch", is it too big? Very curious about how a big brush like this handles and I've to hear about the alleged, "gell tips"?

Thanks...

The tips are very soft. It needs more product for building lather. I'm not one of those guys that counts how many shaves I can squeeze out of a tub of soap, so I don't care if it uses more. From the exposed part of the handle to the tips it's 50mm, so I'd guess it's around 55mm to the bottom of the knot. It's the finest brush I've used and will likely keep it until I'm in the grave haha.