Thread: Badger up or badger down?

I think if you always shake the water out well, you can store it however you want.

Mine sit on my bathroom counter badger up and have noticed nothing indicating there is a problem. My recollection is that the badger down was the way to go for a long period of time because glues/adhesives were not as good as they are today.

Badger up for me with nary a problem. Flick until only damp. I set mine up in the bottom of my shaving mug. They make a cute couple.

Chris L

My thanks to you all.

It's a Rooney brush, which I take it is a pretty decent make.

Years ago (maybe 20?) I had a brush, stored it upright, and one day the bristles all came out. Foolish me, didn't even think of re-gluing. I'm not sure, but think that brush came from crabtree and evelyn, as did the sandlwood shaving soap I had.

MMMmmmmmmm. Sandalwood. I wonder if my local guy has sandalwood...(off to spend more money, I think.)

Cheers,

B.

Until finding this forum, the only type of brush I ever used for over 20 years was the cheap boar ones I found in drug stores. I always stored them bristles up and none of them lasted longer than 3 years. Now, I have better brushes, but I'm going to store them bristles down anyway. I believe in capillary action, but I trust capillary action and gravity more.

My wife and I were poking around the antique stores a while ago (I was looking for something , he he), and in the third shop, which housed a number a vendors, I found a stand being offered, and in another vendors locked case some shaving mugs and a number of brushes.

The stand came with a matching razor handle, both in perfect shape. The attendant opened the other vendors case and I saw the big mug with a brush handle sticking out. Turned out to be a boar hair brush. The mug was in perfect shape and then it hit me as I turned it around that it was a match to the stand.
I bought all of it and now have a wonderful cream color, with gold trim, "Barbershop" brand, shaving set up. The handle holds the old twin, slide on type blade that is still available in local stores.
I also have a "bristle" brush from Barbershop that I used many years ago...before the full beard I have now. Funny that I now have the better brush and set up, but shave a whole lot less.
BTW, I rinse and shake to get most of the water out, then dry the handle with my hand towel before putting the brush, bristles down, in the holder. It has small depressions on either side of the base to hold any drippings from the razor or the brush.


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