Two Reknots

Got these two vintage brush handles awhile back to try a restore on them.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...psgw7cj5ah.jpg

This is the outcome finished up today.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...pswd5dengf.jpg

The knot on the Simms brush is a TGN 22mm Fan Super Badger set to a 45mm loft and the one in the brown handle is a TGN 22mm Fan Finest Badger set to a 50mm loft. Both were supposed to be Fans but I have my doubts about the one in the brown handle. Both have been palm lathered and left to bloom a bit before the photo. I don't like floppy 3 band Silvertips so that is why I set the loft to 45mm on the Simms. Time will tell if I guessed right. I left the loft a bit higher on the 2 band because it should have more backbone than the 3 band anyway.

Bob

Great to see the transformation & they are fine looking brushes,,,:tu Thank for sharing them Bob,,

Beautiful job Bob - looks great - those are the specs in a brush I've come to favor - 22mm knot, smaller handle, and a 40-45mm loft - which one you taking for a drive first?

Very nice job!
They look GREAT! :tu:

Nice brushes, Bob. I really dig the handle material of the one on the right.

nice to see some antiques put back into use......nice work by the way. I like the color of the one handle very nice color

Thanks fellas for the kind words. I think I'll take the Simms out for a test ride first. Lets just hope the 5 minute expoxy holds up.

Bob

Wait a day...don't ruin and the great work...or should I say chance it.

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Originally Posted by pathology101

Wait a day...don't ruin and the great work...or should I say chance it.

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Too late, already palm lathered the pair.

Bob

I'd be proud to own either brush, let alone setting the knot myself! I picked up a junk brush, and I will have to give this a shot.

Used the white Simms brush this morning. Seems the loft is fine for me giving decent backbone for a 3 band silvertip and soft tips with a slight bit of scritch/scub. The initial impression is quite good.

Turns out the brown one is a Simms too. You have to catch the light the right way to stand a chance of seeing the marking which is very hard to see. The brown Simms is next tomorrow.

Bob

Well, couldn't wait to try out the brown Simms so face lathered and did a quick 2 pass shave with a DE. If the initial impression of the 3 band Super Badger knot was quite good for me, this 2 band Finest badger not ticked all the right boxes for me as an initial impression.

It has more backbone that the low set 3 band as was expected. Dry the knot felt a bit prickly on the face but whetted and loaded with soap face lathering it was very soft to the face with no decernible scritch/scratch just a nice soft scrubbing feeling.

Disclaimer here before I make my next comment. I am NOT even vaguely saying the Chinese made TGN 2 band Finest Badger knot is exactly like my Simpsons Manchurian. So nobody get their nickers in a knot about quality or anything else like usually erupts around Chinese made knots. My first thought when lathering with this knot was that it had a face feel very similar to my Simpsons Manchurian. They both have the same knot size and loft so maybe that is part of it. That is not a bad thing as the Simpsons Manchurian is my favourtie badger brush.

Bob

Those look great!

Bob - nice work on bringing vintage brushes back to life!

All knots come from china,some are better than others

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Originally Posted by pixelfixed

All knots come from china,some are better than others

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I'd go along with all badger hair comes from China but I have seen vids like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vH3zx1a9R4 of companies making knots from loose badger hair. Yup, some are better than others.

Bob