Thread: Knot Sources Pros Cons

Originally Posted by RobinK

And here we are: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HarryWally

Thank you.

And thank YOU Robin! I have followed his work with great interest for quite some time as he is an artist and craftsman who makes beautiful things. But until now I had no idea that he had an Etsy shop set up. So I appreciate your bringing this to our attention by doing that which you accuse him of doing but what to my knowledge he has never ever done: advertising his Etsy shop on SRP.

Now, can we get back to brushes please?

Originally Posted by Cangooner

And thank YOU Robin! I have followed his work with great interest for quite some time as he is an artist and craftsman who makes beautiful things. But until now I had no idea that he had an Etsy shop set up. So I appreciate your bringing this to our attention by doing that which you accuse him of doing but what to my knowledge he has never ever done: advertising his Etsy shop on SRP.

Now, can we get back to brushes please?

I+, Cangooner. NO ONE has been more helpful and humble sharing knowledge and photos on how he ACTUALLY does something himself instead of promoting other exotic items out there. No room for DIY guys out here, or should we all buy from RobinK's list?

mainaman,

Is the Shavemac knot divided into small bundles of hair, then set in the plug?
It's a great looking knot, by the way. Thanks for sharing the pic.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

mainaman,

Is the Shavemac knot divided into small bundles of hair, then set in the plug?
It's a great looking knot, by the way. Thanks for sharing the pic.

The hairs look evenly distributed in the plug, I don't see bundles of hair.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I+, Cangooner. NO ONE has been more helpful and humble sharing knowledge and photos on how he ACTUALLY does something himself instead of promoting other exotic items out there. No room for DIY guys out here, or should we all buy from RobinK's list?

I refuse to buy a Thater brush for that very reason, it seems to be on his list.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

I refuse to buy a Thater brush for that very reason, it seems to be on his list.

Bob

Bob, don't forget to add Ralf Aust, Revisor, Meißner Tremonia, Green Mountain Soap, Castle Forbes, Baume.be, Straight Razor Designs strops, Scrupleworks strops and coticules to your Boycott List.

Originally Posted by Badgister

Bob, don't forget to add Ralf Aust, Revisor, Meißner Tremonia, Green Mountain Soap, Castle Forbes, Baume.be, Straight Razor Designs strops, Scrupleworks strops and coticules to your Boycott List.

To late on some of those as I already had them, namely a Revisor razor and one CF shave cream. I can easily do without any of those products that you have listed. I am also sure just as it is no hardship for me that it is also no hardship for any of the makers either. That is not the point though. Simply put, ich hat mein nase voll .

Bob

Atta Boy, Bob!

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Here's a Thater knot. From what I can see, it's not hand tied. It's base is held together by an epoxy plug. A second type of epoxy is surrounding it, which means it is inserted into the handle at a different time. I believe Simpson doe this step all at one time.

And an epoxy plug rules out hand tying exactly how? I have no knowledge of or experience with making brush knots, but hand selecting hairs, hand forming them (without cutting), tying them in a knot, then adding epoxy and removing the hand-tied string seems like a viable way of making a brush that has both an epoxy plug while being hand-tied.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Here is a Shavemac knot that I am having installed in a custom handle soon. Notice the differently looking plug, those are indeed made in house knots of high quality if one is willing to pay the price.

Great looking knot. Still, a plug is a plug. But that is here nor there, as judging the entire knot-making process that preceded the final product by only seeing the finished product (and only one) is conjecture at best. Which, I think, was one of the main issues Robin took with HarryWally's post concerning the Thäter knot. This conjecture brought into question Thäter's manufacturing process based on one final product specimen; a process that Thäter pride themselves in as being high quality and done by hand.

Originally Posted by BobH

I refuse to buy a Thater brush for that very reason, it seems to be on his list.

Bob

It would be a shame to not try a Thater if you get the chance Bob. I have a 26mm fan in 2 band finest and it's a really nice brush. All this recent talk of knots has sparked my interest in the high end market - Rooney, Morris & Forndran, Simpson, Thater etc.etc. - but there does seem to be a lack of clarity as to who owns what names and just whose knots get into other names of brushes.

Over at The Shaving Room there was a recent limited edition Shavemac brush with options of bulb or fan shape - most people went for the fan and are raving about how good it is. Unfortunately, I went with the bulb and find the overall knot is just too small for my liking - either that, or the old YMMV think has worked against me this time.