Thread: The most Beautiful Knot I have ever seen

Originally Posted by Hirlau

I love a Big Lofty Brush.
I use cream most of the time & lots of it.
I love to slap that lofty brush on my face until I can't even see my eyes; then I just scoop it out with two fingers so I can see to shave.
If I could get a mop made of badger; I'd mix my cream in a 5 gallon Homer bucket.
I keep a bottle of Windex in my shaving den (small cramped bathroom) to clean up the collateral damage on the mirror & walls.

No help with a bucket size badger John,but than we have boar:

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

No help with a bucket size badger John,but than we have boar:

Looks like we might have a tobacco pipe or two as well ........

A cigar lighter, maybe? I have one of those in my collection (different design) ; I was told you could light a cigar with it.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

A cigar lighter, maybe? I have one of those in my collection (different design) ; I was told you could light a cigar with it.

Thats my 45 year old Zippo guys

Originally Posted by Hirlau

A cigar lighter, maybe? I have one of those in my collection (different design) ; I was told you could light a cigar with it.

It is actually a pipe lighter. When lit and held horizontal the flame is directed downward through that large hole and it is very efficient in lighting a pipe. I hear that one is a 45 year old zippo.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

It is actually a pipe lighter. When lit and held horizontal the flame is directed downward through that large hole and it is very efficient in lighting a pipe. I hear that one is a 45 year old zippo.

That Lighter has never lit a pipe.at least one with tabacco in it gets used 20 times a day and still going strong.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

The part you see, the top of the bulb.I have a Hoffritz I bought in 73 also, my son has it now, still a great brush,the manchuirans? marketing Ploy?? gotta have one man) to me a quality shaving brush is a brush,and nothing more home made,custom made,makes no diff IMO

Not sure on that. I have seen videos of people making knots and they hand shape them in a cup type thingy. They do not trim the tips at all. If they did it would lose its soft feeling and be incredibly scritchy. They trim the end that goes into the handle.

I thought Badger hairs were trimmed, but not boars since boar tips split and become softer.

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

I thought Badger hairs were trimmed, but not boars since boar tips split and become softer.

As I understand it they don't trim the tips on quality badger brushes. Look at a good brush (I just checked mine out) the tips are not trimmed.

Originally Posted by Danricgro

Not sure on that. I have seen videos of people making knots and they hand shape them in a cup type thingy. They do not trim the tips at all. If they did it would lose its soft feeling and be incredibly scritchy. They trim the end that goes into the handle.

Have seen the vids. they were made at the simpson company,do not think knots are made that way anymore.