Thread: My Introduction

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

Thanks guys. I can use a different brush but of course it adds to the cost and when I first started I was trying to keep this a $100 set. Better razors, pre-sharpening, leather costs, etc.... have pushed this up a bit so I have held off on the brush.


Let me ask you all this, would a Tweezerman brush appeal if you were starting out? I have one I use once in a while but it would add maybe $10 to the set. Any other choices?

Thanks again guys!
Tony

I think that's a great idea. I believe they are in the 15-20 dollar range brand new, I think that a small increase like that would be worth it to get a badger brush in the mix. I've never used a tweezerman, are they good brushes?
-Fred

Originally Posted by cudahogs

I think that's a great idea. I believe they are in the 15-20 dollar range brand new, I think that a small increase like that would be worth it to get a badger brush in the mix. I've never used a tweezerman, are they good brushes?
-Fred

I love my Tweezerman badger brush, but not without qualification: I tried two different bristle brushes and then said "to hell with it" and got a vulfix pure badger brush. It was like comparing apples and aardvarks. I then heard about the Tweezerman brush for $10 and bought one just because it was so cheap! It's not as nice as the Vulfix brush by a longshot and it shed for a few weeks (which is nothing that the bristle brushes don't do anyway), but for $10 you just can't go wrong

For the price then, you definately can't go wrong. In addition to a few badger brushes, I have a Burma Shave bristle brush and another one that my wife picked up for me from the "Organic" food store. The no-name (actually, Cowboy brand) brush drops more hairs than my 2 dogs! Absolutely no fun to shave with or even mix up a good lather in the mug. I use this brush for talc powdering now, the bristles seem to stay in the handle as long as it's dry.
-Fred

I just used my Tweezerman again to test it out. Not bad for an inexpensive brush but a bit prickly. Still softer tham my year old Burma Shave (which I still love). I will give them a call on Monday and se what I can do. Everything else is at least $30 which defeats the concept of the starter set. I want it at a level anyone interested in starting can justify, maybe $130 or less.

Thanks to all of you for the reviews and advice so I can improve on my products.

Tony