brush holder

I'm reading that brushes should be stored bristles down. Most of the brush holders i'm find for some reason are $30-70 which seems kind of rediculous, what all is there out there?
I think I'm getting a Shavemac 944? with the newbie kit from Topher

I'm pretty sure the plastic ones are much cheaper than the chromed metal....

you can easily make one out of a coat hanger if you don't feel like spending 70 bucks for a Dovo stand that is also basically made out of a coat hanger >:-}

Colleen at The Gentleman's Quarter has them for $7.50 and they are very good quality. They are much better then the $4.50 ones out there.

sweet... ordered that... and a coupla soaps.... and a bowl....

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I made this one with 1/8" wire and a 1.5" suction cup. You can get the suction cups at most craft stores.

I was acutally thinking of making my own.. sort of industrial style (I'm an aspiring automotive engineer). Probably will still try at some point, but at least this way it's not a huge priority.. got something that should work.

I never hang my brushes,I figure that the flat bottoms were intended to stand them up.
Besides,we don't have to hang upside down for our hair to dry.:p

thats true I just worry about water pooling in the handle and starting to mildew

I don't hang mine but I always try to dry it as much as possible. I squeeze near the knot and shake it a few times, then brush around a towel for a bit.

(Then again, I'm cheap and basic and have been doing just fine with a boar brush. I figure if I spring for a badger I'll be tasting the fruits of another and won't want to go back to the boar.)

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Originally Posted by Kenrup

Colleen at The Gentleman's Quarter has them for $7.50 and they are very good quality. They are much better then the $4.50 ones out there.

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Yeah, I bought one and it is a tidy Kent one. I will say it's quite light though, so would probably benefit being stuck to the wall (mine came with a double sided stick pad for this purpose).

Some smart guys have said that the Capillary Action of the bristles wick away the moisture very effectively. I used to use a stand but now I just give 'em a strong shake into the shower stall to remove the excess water and stand them on their bases. No problems at all.

I have one brush and one brush only (actually it hasn't even arrived yet) and when I pay about $160 for it, I want to show it off proudly. Is a stand necessary? Debatable. Does it look cool? Definately. So I'm going to get a stand for it.

Now if I had more than one brush, I don't think I'd bother with a stand. I wouldn't be able to make the decision of which brush deserves a place on a stand and thus would feel like i needed a stand for ALL my brushes, if only so that none of them felt left out :roflmao