Thread: Blankity-Blanks Silvertip Knot users; your thoughts please

From what I can tell, Turchetta's site was toast the last time I checked.

I've been thinking of pulling the trigger for awhile now on getting some silvertip knots to go into a few old brushes I'm restoring.

Can those who have actually purchased and used the SILVERTIP knots from Blankity-Blank comment on quality? Shedding if any? It would be ideal if anyone has experience with the Blankity-Blank silvertip knots AND silvertip brushes from known vendors. It seemed recently that someone was skeptical that the Blankity available knots could be in the same ballpark quality wise to some of the known and respected and very expensive brushes.

Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Chris L

Wow, now that's bad news.. I do hope Turchetta will be back, he was nice doing buissnis with..
Oh well, of topic there, sorry..

Clas

i ordered 5 from him wednesday. i hope he is still doing business. otherwise that would suck!

why do you think he is havig issues? i have no issues with his site. thanks.

vgod

The link I had bookmarked gets me nowhere no matter what variation I use. Does anyone have a valid link for Turchetta?

Thanks.

Chris L

Tsk... tsk.... Chris, I really must show you how to use Scroogle some day.

You can find what you seek here.

Regards

Kaptain "I should be out to pasture, but I can still work a search engine" Zero

Thanks guys. Now I can amend my original post question:

Can anyone comment on silvertip knots from EITHER Golden Nib or Blankity Blanks and the quality of the knots? Shedding? Comparison to known pre-made brushes that utilize silvertip?

Thanks

Chris L

Chris,

I've not purchased knots from either source, nor do I have any reports regarding shedding. I have read reviews of brushes made with the blankety blank knots and they are apparently quite soft but of course it all depends on how they are sized to, and mounted in, the handle. Personally, if I had a handle or two that I wanted to refurbish for myself and wanted to have quality hair in them, I would simply send them to Shavemac or speak to the fine folks at Rooney or Vulfix/Simpson to see if they would oblige you. I'm pretty sure I've read that both of those companies will take on such projects and Shavemac of course has the service listed right on their website.

Shavemac, Vulfix/Simpson and Rooney have their own people who grade and hand tie the knots for their brushes, they do not import ready made knots as far as I know.

If you're just wanting to try your hand at it and you're not that concerned with the handle as far as a family heirloom or something like that, then I wouldn't even worry about it... after all, it's only $25 for a 28mm knot, hardly a hugh sum of money when speaking of brushes in that size.

Regards

Christian

Good point, Christian. I'll keep you posted on one of my projects. For once, not HAD related.

Chris L

@KaptainZero:

Here's how to teach someone to use google: Let me google that for you

You can use it for lots of stuff, let's say you were looking for quadriplegic strippers: http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=...egic+strippers

Ben,

That comment above was a "tongue in cheek" remark to ChrisL as I like to rib him whenever I can. And for the record, I prefer to use Scroogle Scraper at Scroogle.org (WARNING,please do NOT go to scroogle.COM as it is an entirely different site! ) vs. going directly to Google but that of course is a personal choice.

Regards

Kaptain "No one will ever know that I searched for THAT particular razor!" Zero