Thread: Rooney Heritage Stubby opinion?

Originally Posted by BobH

Yes, I have heard that they do that but also have heard it has been very hard to get custom work done lately too. For sure that is another viable option.

Bob

I think they just do not take orders for custom made handles. When I asked about handle dimensions for Chubby 2 knot, Mark just told me what they need to be he did not say they were not taking those jobs. I know of several fellows on FB that recently got knots installed in handles they provided.

Originally Posted by mainaman

I think they just do not take orders for custom made handles. When I asked about handle dimensions for Chubby 2 knot, Mark just told me what they need to be he did not say they were not taking those jobs. I know of several fellows on FB that recently got knots installed in handles they provided.

The only thing Mark wont do is sell the knots by themselves.

Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

I really like the Rooney and Morris & Forndran brushes. I may be wrong but to me they are one and the same by Lee Sabini. What puts me off is Lees elusive status, although I have not tried to contact him myself I have read many posts with people claiming they cant correspond with him. To me that is bad customer service. On the other hand I have emailed and called Mark Waterson from Simpson and he was more than helpful, he even said for value and performance you couldn't beat Simpsons best hair over their Manchurian. Of course I still went for the Manchurian!

Could be a sign of mental illness as well.

Originally Posted by BobH

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

I can remember a recent thread regarding mainly this issue that generated some heat. In the end, I thought it was agreed upon that you cannot infer the production process by merely looking at the end product and that it is possible to both hand tie a brush knot and end up with a glue/epoxy knot. My memory must be deceiving me then.

Originally Posted by Rachmaninov

Could be a sign of mental illness as well.

Really? Wow. Maybe less speculation would be better. There are limits to good taste.