Quote Originally Posted by Rachmaninov View Post
Not sure if this is correct, but I'd be more inclined to use a stand if I had a brush with a wooden handle with is more prone to water damage...but even then, I do have a brush with an olive wood handle and I never used a stand and it's been going strong for over a year with no sign of damage anywhere. I guess I don't like to see my brushes hanging upside down like a beef carcass in a butcher shop. Oh well
The concern is not for the damage to the handle, its for the knot, where the hair enters the epoxy,,, where the hair is "jammed" & water will stand longer,,,, water in a crowed , tight area with less ventilation means bacteria,, this is not good for hair.

You won't notice the damage until its too late.