Some clients of mine took interest in my latest hobby, so one of them surprised me with his old shaving cup and boar brush. Obviously the brush came away from the handle but it was a great gift.
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Some clients of mine took interest in my latest hobby, so one of them surprised me with his old shaving cup and boar brush. Obviously the brush came away from the handle but it was a great gift.
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...pspf1om0oa.jpg
Those Old Spice shaving mugs are becoming quite a collector's item fetching decent bucks, something nice for you to hold on to and treasure.
A little epoxy will reset that knot in no time.
That's an awesome gift to get. The old spice mug is my favorite when using puck soap. Enjoy!
I will admit. I'm afraid to use the brush considering its age and past use.
Give the knot a good, strong Oxyclean bath and use it without the handle, or shoved down in the handle to see if it is good. Bet it is. Looks like badger? You might have a home run with a little adhesive!
It kind of looks like a replacement knot and may not be that old ? Why else would it just fall out like that ? Those are my thoughts when I saw the pic.
I have a couple of old horse hair brushes and luckily no anthrax yet :<0) I do prefer I new knot.
Good point, Pups! The knot looks like it has never been adhered! Sooo obvious! :gaah:
I doubt the fella who gave it to me would think to replace the knot. But I don't know for sure. I will say the brush smells like it's been used meaning I smell the soap in it. The sticker on the handle says Boar. The brand is Surrey. I'll definitely try that deep clean. Thanks
Might be boar dyed to look like Badger. Boar brushes are great! The tips look split and soft! 2 tablespoons of Oxyclean in a big coffee cup/ mug. fill with water and chunk it in. Take it out an hour later and rinse all good.
Amazing how much crap comes out, esp new knots!
Don't have oxyclean. What's another alternative cleaning method. Thanks
you could try Vinegar, let it soak for a while then rinse. I was/am surprised that this often takes the animal smell out of new brushes and cleans them quite well. The vinegar smell usually passes fairly quickly to
Forgot to add this. He also gave me a NIB Old Spice shaving soap
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