Thread: Brush Stand or no Brush Stand

I dont have any stands and I have 6 brushes.I been wanting stands because some of the bristle stick out on some of my brushes from standind them on end.It drives my crazy. But I manage to survive.All my brushes are vintage and didnt cost that much,but I love em anyways.

Either way works fine. When I first started and wanted all the paraphernalia I used a brush stand. As the novelty wore off and I was more interested in space than appearance I ditched it. The brush gets dry either way, and I haven't noticed any hair loss or anything.

Originally Posted by Blackstangal

I dont have any stands and I have 6 brushes.I been wanting stands because some of the bristle stick out on some of my brushes from standind them on end.It drives my crazy. But I manage to survive.All my brushes are vintage and didnt cost that much,but I love em anyways.

There is a good selection here. Shaving Brush and Razor Stands

bj

Hmmm, seems the opinions are way more on the no-stand side of things this time.

Interesting. Thanks all.

Originally Posted by clrobert60

I started out resting them bristles up, then epoxied small rare earth magnets to the end so I can stick 'em to the bottom of a metal towel rack next to the sink. I haven't seen any difference in the brushes whatsoever but this keeps them handy and out of the way (small bathroom).

Genius, sheer genius. I think shaving brushes should come that way standard.

Mine stands on end, bristles up. I think it makes no difference either way- just a preference for storage/display.

I've always felt that if it really mattered, good brushes would have round ends, so you couldn't stand it up.

I put my simpsons chubby # 3 in a stand. I have heard of people with the same brush used for 10+ years & it has never seen a stand. Its a persomall thang, me thinks

this is all new to me..... until now i was under the impression that it was imperative to hang your brushes. or water would sit in the knot of the brush and promote knot rott.
weird.... i thought stands were unanimously the right thing to do... i guess its not neccessary

Now I'm debating whether or not to ditch my stand....

It's a cheap lil' acrylic one, and it fits quite snugly on my 28mm knot. I'm concerned it may crimp the hair over time. I already see a dent.

I've kept using it because I too thought they were essential.