Thread: The Passing of William "Bill" Barber,,, Pixelfixed.

Aww, sorry to hear, he was always full of knowledge and a help to the community here at SRP. My condolences to pixel's family as well as his friends.

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Very sad news I've only just seen this my condolences to Bill's family.

So sorry to hear this news. My condolences to his family.
My family will be praying for them during this difficult time of both celebration of his life and mourning of his passing.

My condolences to his family. Bill was a true artisan his brushes and loom strops were incredible RIP my friend.

I was very saddened to log in and see this news about Bill...I will truly miss his sardonic yet endearing posts and observations. Rest in peace Bill..

I was so shocked to hear this. I'm so sorry to hear this. I have been thinking of him lately & have been wondering why I have not seen him on here for awhile. There have been some times I wasn't on here due to some personal issues I have been having. That is why I have not posted SOTD's as much but I'm starting to again. I apparently missed the one dedicated to him.We even pm'd each other a few times & the last couple I wrote him I did not get a reply. I had no idea he was in bad health. I need to go to my doctor for a followup.
Rest in peace Bill!

Very sad to hear. Will miss his posts and photos. My condolences to his family. Rest in peace eternal.

Pixel always made me (and plenty of others) feel welcome, and never talked down at me. I wish I had heard this sad news sooner. If his family is still reading these posts, know there is yet another person mourning his passing.
I wonder what hes turning on heavens lathe?

I've been off and on the forum since early April for a variety of reasons, and have missed a lot. In one of my "off" periods, I missed the news of Bill's passing.

A couple of years ago I PM'd him and told him I really wanted one of his brushes but hadn't quite matured enough in the art of shaving to know what I wanted. His reply was, "Don't worry, I plan to be around a while".

Luckily not too long thereafter I had experimented with some different soaps, creams and brushes, and wrote him again telling him what I thought I wanted. In response he found one of his creations that matched my wishes and gave it to me for a very fair price. I wrote a post about it when I first used it, but thought this might be a good place to share it again. It is one of my favorites and is used regularly, especially when I use a soap that's special to me. Here it is, as a salute to a great guy who treated this newcomer special.



The base is jade green soapstone with a large (15/16) Ivory inlay, the second band is muskox horn, and the top is white streaked Buffalo Horn. The knot is a TGN, 24mm two band finest....set perfectly for me. Thanks Bill, RIP.

Nice brush, Harold. Thanks for sharing.