Thread: Handmade Brushes from Italy

Well guys, this man is an Artist. There is no "right" or "wrong" price for art. This is nothing like put a piece of wood on a lathe and turn (with all the respect for lathe brushmakers, i'm one of them). This man seems study every single piece of briar, do a one-time-only project just for fit that piece of wood, and work it to the shape just by hand tools.

Pretty impressive, if you ask me

Originally Posted by nortis

Well guys, this man is an Artist. There is no "right" or "wrong" price for art. This is nothing like put a piece of wood on a lathe and turn (with all the respect for lathe brushmakers, i'm one of them). This man seems study every single piece of briar, do a one-time-only project just for fit that piece of wood, and work it to the shape just by hand tools.

Pretty impressive, if you ask me

Yes, the difference between the 2 methods of making a brush is the difference between imposing the final shape on a piece of wood and shaping the wood to a form dictated by the piece of wood itself.

The second method produces unique shapes not likely to be repeated. They are objects d'art and their practical use as a shaving brush handle is secondary to that. As a result some may function well as a shave brush handle and others not so much. Viewed strictly as art it is down to beauty being in the eye of the beholder.

Bob

This one certainly has its form forced on the piece of wood.

I would be surprised if this one is ever repeated though.

https://www.fendrihan.com/products/m...ving-brush-177

I like the shape those handles have. For me the question has always been how are the knots. At those prices they better be of the quality of Thater, Shavemac, Simpsons.

Originally Posted by mainaman

I like the shape those handles have. For me the question has always been how are the knots. At those prices they better be of the quality of Thater, Shavemac, Simpsons.

I can answer that question for you because I have one.

The knot is typical three band badger. It does not have the backbone of a classic two bander or classic HMW or Manchurian or Thater. It is very close to being floppy and actually is kind of floppy however I have seen much worse degrees of floppy.

If you like brushes with good backbone you won't like this one. If you like near floppy you will.

As far as the handle goes it is unique and is something you might expect to see in the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. The workmanship is impeccable. I know we have several artisans who make gorgeous brushes on our site however this is in another class by itself and IMHO blows them all away.

Man, those are awesome!

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I can answer that question for you because I have one.

The knot is typical three band badger. It does not have the backbone of a classic two bander or classic HMW or Manchurian or Thater. It is very close to being floppy and actually is kind of floppy however I have seen much worse degrees of floppy.

If you like brushes with good backbone you won't like this one. If you like near floppy you will.

As far as the handle goes it is unique and is something you might expect to see in the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. The workmanship is impeccable. I know we have several artisans who make gorgeous brushes on our site however this is in another class by itself and IMHO blows them all away.

For me the etalon for a 3 band silver tip is Simpson Super badger, specifically in CH2 or CH3 incarnation. I have not seen a knot like that with density and backbone in other 3 band offerings. I like the handles that that artisan produces though.