I sold a razor I fixed up recently, so I have a few dollars to spend on shaving stuff. My Dad has been wanting to start using a shaving brush again. I ordered a HJM (Muhle) Pure Badger and tried it with Baker Street soap. Since I liked the quality I ordered another one for my Dad (he has wanted to start using a brush again since I got him a DE).
A German made badger brush and drying stand for less than $20 seemed like a pretty good deal.

I was considering a different brush and asked the seller about the knot size. They repied "knot?." I explained what it is and how it's measured. They replied that they thought it was the "standard size".

I wanted to get us some shaving mugs/bowls next. My Dad's brush should be shipping soon, so I was looking at mugs. How would the grooved bottoms compare to the hammered finish copper bowls??

It is hard to determine the size of the traditional ceramic mugs from the pictures. Do most of them work okay with the regular short handled brushes??

Thanks