Thread: Place your entries for the contest here.

I'm letting my softer side show on this unconventional brush.
First, I thought the stems might whip up the lather better. Took a lot to get it here, maybe if I mashed the ends?

Applying the lather, I used a softer part of the "brush" this time.

Mmmm, smells nice!

A bit delicate for face lathering, so my search continues.

I found the face lathering solution!
As I was preparing to make some charcloth for an upcoming camping trip, it struck me that If the nice soft flannel were to be unraveled and rolled into a cylinder... it could be brush like and soft!

A little Speick, some water. and a lot of work again, I have a thin face lather.

Not much backbone and very little loft but it got the job done.

I think I'll stick with my badgers, boars and horses.
Thanks for the contest and the fun!

Okay, so we have these lying around the house, and she just grew out of the ones, so I thought I would try a diaper! Yes, an unused diaper.



So after it absorbed about a pint of water and all of the soap, and I put a lot of soap on it, it looked like this:



Then it did allow some lather on my face, barely enough to shave with, but I had to super soak the thing with about another pint of water!!!
Then it did actually give me enough for three passes, but left a bit of detritus as you can see from the cotton pulling on my coarse whiskers!



That was fun, at least I wasn't super exfoliated (bloody from the brush). I was going to do a bottle brush, but it was too easy!!!


EDIT: I used an unscented natural soap when I tried the bottle brush, then sterilized in a 1 tbs to gallon ratio of bleach water to sterilize it for the baby bottles. Wife doesn't know of course. If you want picturesI would be happy to load those as well of course, it was just way too easy, lathered up really, really well! I also thought about using one of my daughter's lovies, but didn't think I would hear the end of it if my coarse facial hair pulled it apart...

OK... Adding entry #2 anyway: The baby's bottle brush, now I know it's a brush so it's cheating, but hey, it lathered.



The lather actually came quite readily:



Now the only real problem is that the lather went EVERYWHERE!!!!



Now after a thorough application I ended up with a very uneven but full facial lather:



Baby's bottle brushes would definitely work in a pinch!

My wife would have a fit if she saw me doing that with our baby's bottle brush...You're secret is safe with me mate.


Mick

Friends, today you are in for a special and RARE treat: a glimpse of the inner workings of the Brush Works here at Cangooner Industries. You will also be witness to the production of an extremely limited edition Rosemary Snaffler brush.

Step 1: locate your source material.
1a - slightly out-of-control involuntary donor rosemary plant in need of some trimming. Check!



1b - an appropriate length of highly specialized rosemary brush binding ligature stock (aka string) - Check!



1c - expert supervision (Walter and the Dude) and caffeine - Check!



Step 2: Prepare and assemble your parts



Step 3: Lather away



The result? Well, I was using Mama Bear's Rosemary Mint soap, so this was definitely the rosemary-est shave I have ever had. And I suspect supper will definitely have a whiff of rosemary about it as well.

Thanks to Tarkus for the message inspiration

Great job Cangooner not only is your idea practical its earth friendly as well.
Plus you get points for the Big Lebowski coffee mug.

Well done.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

Friends, today you are in for a special and RARE treat: a glimpse of the inner workings of the Brush Works here at Cangooner Industries. You will also be witness to the production of an extremely limited edition Rosemary Snaffler brush.

Step 1: locate your source material.
1a - slightly out-of-control involuntary donor rosemary plant in need of some trimming. Check!



1b - an appropriate length of highly specialized rosemary brush binding ligature stock (aka string) - Check!



1c - expert supervision (Walter and the Dude) and caffeine - Check!



Step 2: Prepare and assemble your parts



Step 3: Lather away



The result? Well, I was using Mama Bear's Rosemary Mint soap, so this was definitely the rosemary-est shave I have ever had. And I suspect supper will definitely have a whiff of rosemary about it as well.

Thanks to Tarkus for the message inspiration

I LOVE the stereo receiver from the early '80s!

Originally Posted by Yochatman

OK... Adding entry #2 anyway: The baby's bottle brush, now I know it's a brush so it's cheating, but hey, it lathered.



The lather actually came quite readily:
--snip--
bottle brushes would definitely work in a pinch!

I thought that was a toilet brush at first....