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Now that finally made sense to me. So if I understand correctly; say the humidity in my house to start is around 60% at 65° and swmbo tends the fire all day. She keeps the main floor over 100° cause...

From my understanding with anthracite, being 98% carbon and having only a 5 -15% moisture content combined with the high burning temp and the very fine ash that is produced is very drying.

When I...

I burn anthracite, its a local resource here and very cheap, I've only spent about $60 to heat my house the last 2 months. It burns very hot at around 900 degrees F. Also coal will heat the room air...

A coal stove does dry the air. So for compensation we always have a pot of water on the stove to release some humidity. But the dry heat is starting to make sense.

As I stated I only soak the knot. I try my best to keep the wood and ivory as dry as possible. When I do soak it its only in about an inch of water in a mug. So the brush cannot fall over and the...

I noticed and brought it to his attention when I received the brush there were some hairline cracks but he said there shouldn't be any issues with it as it is 150 years old already.

Heat may be part of the problem. I recently installed a coal stove and a vent to my bathroom. Sunlight wouldn't be an issue as I keep my shave gear in the closet in the bathroom.

I never let the brush soak. I always put a little water in a mug and only soak the knot.

I've kept them in the bathroom in my old house, but have move in august.

In the last few weeks I have noticed 2 of my most coveted items have developed problems. I was keeping both in my bathroom, and keeping them clean and oiled.

The first I noticed was my brush from...