TGN 30mm Grade A,hand packed, hand trimmed,100% silvertip.
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TGN 30mm Grade A,hand packed, hand trimmed,100% silvertip.
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very nice ... the last few knots ive got from them have been awesome !!
Very nice. 30mm is a huge knot. I have a handle here that needs a 28mm and I thought that was huge compared to the 20-22mm I am used to.
That or who is TGN?
I am pretty sure TGN stands for the golden nib. I have a 20 or 22 mm knot of theirs waiting for a home also but that knot is huuge! Lather in two passes just watch for the carpel tunnel when building!
The Golden Nib one of the trusted cheap U.S. suppliers of knots. The other I know is whipped dog
Jonathan
Gag a maggot, that is a huge knot. Looks very good though. Have you assaulted your face with that big boy yet and if so what are your impressions of it? Lastly, did you turn the handle yourself?
Bob
30 mm? I think you can use a 203 grenade shell for that if you want to..
My largest is a 26mm Thater two band. I was a bit leery getting that large a knot but it is a relatively short loft and it turned out to be a real pleasure to use. 23 or 24 is my usual preference with a 48 to 50mm loft. Scrubby is better than soft on my phizzog.
All knots, be it simpson, rooney, thater, plisson, come from China. 55mm loft in an overstuffed 30mm hand made knot is the best of both worlds both for bowl and face lathering,yes i turn my own handles, this one is african blackwood.Quote:
Originally Posted by Datsots
It's HUGE! I have tried the grade A and it is worth the extra dough. Nice folks, too!
I'm confused about 'hand cut'. I was under the impression that the exposed tips of quality badger knots are not cut. They are natural and the other end (that goes in the handle) is cut, shaped and tied, when they did it in the old days, and now glued. The bulb or fan shape is manipulated by the expert craftsman who fashions the knot. Is that accurate ?
The grade A knots are hand stuffed and hand trimmed, generic Knots are stuffed and than put into a trimming cutter that shapes them.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
The days of tied knots are long gone,and in reality, dinosaurs.
Simpson still hand ties some knots,but if you watch the shaving sites, you will see alot of complaints about sheading.
When you say hand trimmed you mean the part of the bristles we see, or the part hidden in the handle ? That is my question.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
I have an old brush I bought in '73 at Hoffritz For Cutlery. A badger that cost $80 then. I used it for 35 years or so. After about thirty years I was shaking it out after rinsing it and the knot came flying out. It was hand tied in a kind of ponytail type of thing. Not cut off square and glued into a cup. I used silicone to put it back which was probably not the best way to go about it but it is still holding. Never use it though. I've got way better brushes now.
Years ago the Simpson's made at Somerset had a batch that was shedding to beat the band. Lots of complaints on the forums. One vendor said it was due to a women who was doing the knots and didn't have a lot of experience. It was really a very small operation from what I understand. I have had 5 or so and still have two. I was lucky as all of them never lost a hair.
I'm still lusting after one of those Manchurians they are making now but I want a guarantee it will be scritchy. I know that the "Manchurian" thing is just a marketing ploy but I'm a sucker for it anyway. :p
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 IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Bill. I had a Somerset Simpson Manchurian Chubby 2. It was the scritchiest brush I've ever had. When I sold it I said in the description that it could probably take the chrome off of a trailer hitch. I love scritchy but that one was too much of a good thing.
Beautiful brush. I just made up a 28@56mm that I'm happy with.
You can have great knots, the best of the best,but loft is everything IMO.you can take the finest knot in the world,set it at 45mm,be a great face lathering brush,a little schritchy perhaps,you can set the same knot at 50 and it changes,you can take a large knot and set it at 55+ and get it all.With the same grade Knot,loft is everything.Loft is something most buyers do not think about DOH.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
friend bought this $400 Plisson, was set at 62mm, the brush was like a mop,but he had the best of the best:(
I have a few DD brushes that need new knots. I put a TGN 24mm black in 1 and set it lower than the old one but wish I would have set it lower. I am learning what you say about loft. I have a tall one that is great for making lather with cream but it does feel like I am mopping it on my face. I am going to leave it that way just to have one end of the spectrum. It has been said a thousand times I'm sure, but you sure do nice work and I learn a lot from you too.
I love a Big Lofty Brush. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by 10Pups
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. :beer2:
No help with a bucket size badger John,but than we have boar:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
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Looks like we might have a tobacco pipe or two as well ........ :thinking:Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
A cigar lighter, maybe? I have one of those in my collection (different design) ; I was told you could light a cigar with it. :shrug:
Thats my 45 year old Zippo guys:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
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. :rock:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
That Lighter has never lit a pipe.at least one with tabacco in it:) gets used 20 times a day and still going strong.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by JSmith1983
Have seen the vids. they were made at the simpson company,do not think knots are made that way anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danricgro
I've yet to receive it yet but there is a seller on Aliexpress.com that sells horse and badger knots. Shipping is taking forever and haven't received the knot yet but for less than $20 US you can have one of these too. 30mm Manchurian/High Mountain Badger.
High Mountain Badger Hair knot (30/80) for Shaving Brush Making-in Shaving Brush from Beauty & Health on Aliexpress.com
I have a 24mm and a 26mm, both grade A from Golden nibb. After seeing this, I gotta get me a 30mm!!!!
How does the ferret measure in?Quote:
Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY
:rofl2:
I'm not going to lie, I knew that a badger and a ferret were from the same family so I held my brush up to both my male ferrets just to see the resemblance. The hair looks very, very similar. And yes I have lathered with my ferret as some of you might know!! :rofl2:
Sadley, there are no more at this time:( I bought all TGN had:)Quote:
Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY
I have time, both are waiting for handles from a procrastinating woodworker.
Sorry,i have alot of ferret pelts.none even come close to looking like badger.Quote:
Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY
do you skin domestic ferrets?Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
No, mine came from Alaska,Skunk is also from the same family,the entire weasel clan:)Quote:
Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY