Brush of the week

This is my brush. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me my brush is useless. Without my brush, I am useless. I must use my brush true. My brush and I know that what counts in the shaving war is not the soap we use, the preshave routine we use, or the loft or diameter or pedigree of the brush. We know that it is the lather quality that counts. We will lather.

Consider this a new feature. Like the brush of the day or week or month or whatever. A place to tell us all about your favorite brush or brushes. Pictures are required and you can wax poetically about your treasure.

This will be a continuing thread.

So, who wants to start?

This is MY brush
There are NONE like it.
It reminds me that I have children in this life that love me.
It reminds me that I have real friends.
It was made by one of them.
It will never leave me.
It is beautiful.
Mike
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Today's brush. ER 100 w/24mm HMW.

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This s my brush(why haven't I seen this thread?)
It is a creation for me
The maker us well known
He makes us happy and well lathered
A joy to use, plus spoils you
It will have a brother, soon
Enter the Harrywally / Shavemac

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Oh awesome....a Brush of The Day thread....:-)

That's what I sad! Didn't know about it,, my Pixelfixed' Harrywally, and Walleyeman with a touch of Simpsons have a place to show off! Tc

You mean you guys never noticed it?

Actually I was gonna start hyping it but now I don't have to.

keep it going.

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

You mean you guys never noticed it?

Actually I was gonna start hyping it but now I don't have to.

keep it going.

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I noticed after I saw Tc's post pop up.

Tonight will be the Simpson's Polo 10 Super Badger:

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Omega Pro 48

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Today's brush is from Anthony Mackenzie, Jr. A knot he does not get anymore, his "Lights" knot. Lovely knot and brush.

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Today's brush which s becoming one of my favorites,
A Rubberset that was rebuilt by Harrywally
With a Virginia Sheng knot, that is really performing well above its price point

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Chicago Professional Shaving Products brush - refurbished with a 22mm HMW.

This is my go to brush. I test all soaps/creams with it to establish lathering protocol.

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The brush selected here is the Simpson Chubby 3 Manchurian however this is no ordinary brush. There is a story connected to this brush and I’ll relate it to you as it was related to me many years ago.

Uncle Clem was returning to the ranch one night after having tied one on at the local tavern we call “The Cow Flop”. All of a sudden he saw these lights in the sky and he felt kind of dizzy which was nothing unusual in his intoxicated state. He thought the constable was after him in one of those new-fangled heliocopters. He really didn’t mean to break that bottle of tequila over Angus’ head.

But he was wrong cause that wasn’t the law it was those space aliens and the next thing Clem knows he’s whisked away to their planet called “Moonjava”. Now they never did see no Hillbilly Human before and wasn’t sure what to make of him so they put him in a fancy cage that looked like a typical backwoods shack and the folks would come and gawk at him every day.

One day he realizes the men would all be faceturbating and spraying stuff on their faces. He asked his keeper one day what was up with that. He said that was because the men on the planet shave with atomic powered razors and not only do they leak radiation but they do a terrible job removing their whiskers. The spray they use protects them from the radiation. He said some guy named Gillette invented the thing and one day stole a spaceship and was never seen again.

So Clem tells him about a better way and they are intrigued. So being a very handy fellow who could fix and make just about anything (especially if it involved moonshine) Clem instructs them how to make a straight razor and starts shaving the upper crust of their society. Well, they never did see anything like this before and weren’t too keen on having some simian type wielding a dangerous instrument near their necks but in time he was set free and had a chain of tonsorial parlors all over the planet. He became very wealthy and famous and everyone wanted to be seen with him. They even wanted him to run for President. They named buildings for him and all manner of contraptions and even gave him a medal.

But he was homesick so before returning him to Earth they gave him a chunk of their most valuable mineral “Moonjavaite”. They got no horses or badgers or boars there so the hair came from their most ferocious creature, the deadly razorsauris. When he got home he had Simpson’s rework the handle and replace the hair with Manchurian Badger. He used it for years. The original hair disintegrated in Earths polluted air.

Unfortunately he was returning home from The Cow Flop Inn one night and in his intoxicated condition went the wrong direction and decided to sleep a spell by the abandoned rail bed unfortunately he went east instead of west and he chose to sleep by the Santa Fe Main Line Tracks and the “Super Chief” wasn’t gonna stop for nothing.

The only thing left was his medal, not a trace of him.

So I inherited the brush and here it is.

I knew it went something like that :)

It all sounds quite reasonable. To me. Really! :rofl2:

What happen to my question about brush lifespan?

Tom I have some brushes that I used for 10 years. Hope that helps. Tc

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What happen to my question about brush lifespan?

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It was answered in a new thread and thank you for asking it.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...pan-brush.html

This is my brush. It has a name, Jack, because it reminds me of the great man
that gave it to me, my step-father.

Like Jack, it's rough around the edges and still gentle.
Like Jack, it's soft with just the right amount of skritch.
Like Jack, it's been damaged and has recovered.
Like Jack, it's losing it's hair.
Like Jack, it has backbone.
Like Jack, it's old.

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Jack Douglas McNutt

That's Great! :)

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A lovely Vintage Rooney Brush I picked up just before Christmas, not sure if it has been used, as the knot still looks to be in a nice compact dense shape.
I have not used it yet, not sure if I will just incase it sheds, but I may change my mind.

BOTW

https://i.imgur.com/1wkJRL6.jpg

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BOTW

https://i.imgur.com/1wkJRL6.jpg

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Love the Wenge wood!

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

The brush selected here is the Simpson Chubby 3 Manchurian however this is no ordinary brush. There is a story connected to this brush and I’ll relate it to you as it was related to me many years ago.

Uncle Clem was returning to the ranch one night after having tied one on at the local tavern we call “The Cow Flop”. All of a sudden he saw these lights in the sky and he felt kind of dizzy which was nothing unusual in his intoxicated state. He thought the constable was after him in one of those new-fangled heliocopters. He really didn’t mean to break that bottle of tequila over Angus’ head.

But he was wrong cause that wasn’t the law it was those space aliens and the next thing Clem knows he’s whisked away to their planet called “Moonjava”. Now they never did see no Hillbilly Human before and wasn’t sure what to make of him so they put him in a fancy cage that looked like a typical backwoods shack and the folks would come and gawk at him every day.

One day he realizes the men would all be faceturbating and spraying stuff on their faces. He asked his keeper one day what was up with that. He said that was because the men on the planet shave with atomic powered razors and not only do they leak radiation but they do a terrible job removing their whiskers. The spray they use protects them from the radiation. He said some guy named Gillette invented the thing and one day stole a spaceship and was never seen again.

So Clem tells him about a better way and they are intrigued. So being a very handy fellow who could fix and make just about anything (especially if it involved moonshine) Clem instructs them how to make a straight razor and starts shaving the upper crust of their society. Well, they never did see anything like this before and weren’t too keen on having some simian type wielding a dangerous instrument near their necks but in time he was set free and had a chain of tonsorial parlors all over the planet. He became very wealthy and famous and everyone wanted to be seen with him. They even wanted him to run for President. They named buildings for him and all manner of contraptions and even gave him a medal.

But he was homesick so before returning him to Earth they gave him a chunk of their most valuable mineral “Moonjavaite”. They got no horses or badgers or boars there so the hair came from their most ferocious creature, the deadly razorsauris. When he got home he had Simpson’s rework the handle and replace the hair with Manchurian Badger. He used it for years. The original hair disintegrated in Earths polluted air.

Unfortunately he was returning home from The Cow Flop Inn one night and in his intoxicated condition went the wrong direction and decided to sleep a spell by the abandoned rail bed unfortunately he went east instead of west and he chose to sleep by the Santa Fe Main Line Tracks and the “Super Chief” wasn’t gonna stop for nothing.

The only thing left was his medal, not a trace of him.

So I inherited the brush and here it is.

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Love it!, Ever think about writing fiction?

My brush has been in use for around 15 years. It's still in great shape. You'd think I bought it recently. Take care of it and it should last a good long time.

Ive never seen this thread before. Huh. Guess i need a pic of my brush
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This is MY brush!
I kept bother folks asking what brush is the best. I didnt want to buy a lot of brushes to find what was best so i kept bother folks. Finally i got the answer from Bob and TC. Bought this brush and have loved it. Now i still bought a lot of brushes, but this is the best IMO.