Thread: Rooney Heritage Stubby opinion?

Originally Posted by BobH

The current Simpsons owners make a big deal out of claiming hand tied knots. They even have a vid out showing how they do it. Was that a recent made Simpsons?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZziZnOCBdLQ

Bob

That job looks mighty monotonous!

Originally Posted by Firefighter2

That job looks mighty monotonous!

Most production line work is like that. Mercifully we have managed to either automate or off shore most of those dreary monotonous jobs. That has reduced our stress levels and allowed us to enjoy our now plentiful leisure time gainfully employed shopping and driving the economy. I don't know about you but I am glad we do not torture that many people like that anymore.

Sorry, could not resist a little tongue in cheek there.

Bob

This would be a Vulfix made Simpson XL2 in Best Badger... I broke the handle when trying to remove the knot so I could glue something else in. I've had it for about 10 years and it started to shed, first a few hairs each time and by the time it got to 10+ hairs after each use, I figured it had served me well and I might as well try a Chinese knot in it. I should have used the steam heat method, I tried the "plonk it in a vice and have at it" method with the following result....

Note the "plug" sits on top of a pad of glue about the same thickness but in a darker color. I see no string anywhere in this knot, but again... it's a sub $100 brush, I hardly think they could spend the time doing knotting by hand... The higher end brushes would be a different story.




Regards

Christian

Originally Posted by Obie

Gentlemen,

I have the Rooney Stubby 3 and like it.

I wish the tips were a wee bit softer — there is a hint of a scritch. This brush has a dense 28mm knot, I believe a 50-53mm loft, and with good backbone. No, the density is nothing like that in the Simpson Chubby. Still, the brush is dense enough, but it does splay somewhat, which I like. Mine has shed a total of five or six hairs, if even that, and I've had it for a few months.

Indeed, Rooney is embroiled in mystery, but I've stopped trying to solve it.

Obie - out of curiosity, which vendor did you purchase your Rooney from?

Welcome Rachmaninov. Can't help with the brush, but like the avatar...

Originally Posted by Grazor

Welcome Rachmaninov. Can't help with the brush, but like the avatar...

TYVM for the welcome.

Originally Posted by Rachmaninov

Obie - out of curiosity, which vendor did you purchase your Rooney from?

I purchased it from the Canadian vendor Fendrihan.
By the way, welcome to Straight Razor Place.

Originally Posted by kaptain_zero

This would be a Vulfix made Simpson XL2 in Best Badger... I broke the handle when trying to remove the knot so I could glue something else in. I've had it for about 10 years and it started to shed, first a few hairs each time and by the time it got to 10+ hairs after each use, I figured it had served me well and I might as well try a Chinese knot in it. I should have used the steam heat method, I tried the "plonk it in a vice and have at it" method with the following result....

Note the "plug" sits on top of a pad of glue about the same thickness but in a darker color. I see no string anywhere in this knot, but again... it's a sub $100 brush, I hardly think they could spend the time doing knotting by hand... The higher end brushes would be a different story.

Regards

Christian

Thanks for posting that photo, isn't that interesting. I wonder if they have changed to all hand tied in the intervening 10 years. IIRC some of the senior members on here had said Simpsons had trouble with shedding knots at one time. It sure looks like any aftermarket Chinese import knot I have used. They have all had just the glue plug.

Bob

Originally Posted by Obie

I purchased it from the Canadian vendor Fendrihan.
By the way, welcome to Straight Razor Place.

TY Kindly!

Originally Posted by Obie

Gentlemen,

I have the Rooney Stubby 3 and like it.

I wish the tips were a wee bit softer — there is a hint of a scritch. This brush has a dense 28mm knot, I believe a 50-53mm loft, and with good backbone. No, the density is nothing like that in the Simpson Chubby. Still, the brush is dense enough, but it does splay somewhat, which I like. Mine has shed a total of five or six hairs, if even that, and I've had it for a few months.

*Indeed, Rooney is embroiled in mystery, but I've stopped trying to solve it.

Obie - when you're not too busy, would you please post a few pictures of your Stubby 3? thank you!

*Wasn't Lee Sabatini (sp) the maker of Rooney?