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    Vines bay rum

    Mornin' Paul. I like it, but not as good as Pashana IMO. There are a fewer differing notes, to be honest I'm not the best to ask about smellies. I bought a 2lt bottle of Vines, used it for a week then added a few drops of Bay oil. Am still playing with it as to adding the Bay oil while still...
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    Cleaning synthetic brushes

    Good rinse after use, squeeze the knot, brisk rub on a towel. Job's a good 'un.
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    Hello to everyone

    Hi! Welcome aboard. ;)
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    Hi from Scottish exile!

    You've got a message 'PM'.
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    Hi from Scottish exile!

    Welcome Joe from another Scots exile, voluntary in my case. I still talk funny but have been down here for almost 40 years. Great offer for anyone starting out in this pleasurable pampering sport.
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    After a new brush badger vs Synthetic

    Yep! One's plastic, t'other is organic. One sheds, other doesn't. One dries quickly, other doesn't. VERY PERSONAL, one can be softer than the other. One needs a cleaning regime, the other doesn't just a good rinse. No doubt there are other points but it's too early in the morning for me. I was...
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    Wooden Shaving Brush Handles

    I'm with Donnie on the left being African Padauk. The right one needs to be turned around a little, but as a guess it could be Laburnum. I say this only because of what looks like pale sap wood on the front. Laburnum heartwood would be anything from a greenish brown, to a chocolate brown...
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    Poll: Facelathering vs Bowl lathering preference

    Gotta be face for me, rougher than any bowl for whipping up a lather.
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    Vines bay rum

    Thanks for that Paul, like Pashana so will give this a go. Great help.
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    Vines bay rum

    Mornin' guys. Anybody give me an idea of what Vines Vintage American Bay Rum Hair Tonic is like. Never used it before and it has just come up on a search I was doing. Thanks for your help.
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    Which knot for soaps & cream?

    I'm lucky I guess I live in a soft water area which is a great help. One thing I have found in my limited experience is to use a hard soap all the time. I swap around creams as I see fit, but with hard soaps I use the same puck each morning. Boring? Maybe, but it takes me 5-6 days to get the...
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    Synthetic, are people warming up to it?

    Badger? What's a badger? I admit I am guilty of moving to strictly synth brushes. Just luv' em! I use mine on soaps, creams, and liquid when the tube is a bit runny. I'm not against natural hair as such, just have found that I'm very happy with the consistent quality that synthetics give me. I...
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    Tuxedo or Not?

    So right! Must hold my hand up. o_O:rolleyes:
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    Tuxedo or Not?

    Again I can only think that all these 'Tuxedo' knots are made in the same factory in the far east. I also believe that this is only a fad and that when a better, differing coloured knot appears we will all be off chasing that. Saying that I have just ordered another couple of synth knots from...
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    And another!

    Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs!! :cool::rolleyes: If they are Plissoft I'll take your word for it. The only difference I can feel between the two types of knots, are that the Tuxedo set to the same loft as the tan knots does feel a little denser/backbone. But there ain't much in it as I...
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    And another!

    Maybe I'm easily pleased, have never tried a Plissoft but once I tried the Maggard synths I've not looked back. Most of us seem to go through the phase of trying to find the holy grail of razor, blade, and brush. With it all being so subjective I have now settled on about four blades, a couple...
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    And another!

    All I use these days are the tan with black tip synth knots that Maggard sell. These are all I've used until Maggard got the 'tuxedo' type knot in last month. I got cheezed with the different qualities of the badger knots I was getting from all over, so tried one of the Maggard synthetics, with...
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    And another!

    Bought the 24mm. Fits perfectly into the Rubberset 400. I'm no expert but when I tried it out it felt little different from the other tan/black tip synthetics they sell. I always face lather and I'm sold on this knot. The loft was finally set at my normal 56mm, which also seems to prevent these...
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    And another!

    Thanks for the above Benz3ne, got my 2 knots the other day. One buff with black tips, and one black with white tips. As I had said my order was just over the threshold, Maggards did put $15.95 on the customs slip, so no duty. ;):) They'll be getting even more of my custom in the future.:cool:
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    Nonagon

    NICE! Very, very, nice. Great contrast of materials Steve. What did you use to seal the bone & timber?
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