I hope that has more backbone than I'm expecting. I ordered #87 in Damascus Red with 22/46 in finest badger.
New Shavemac in Honor of the Configurator Closing
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The backbone feels pretty good, dry, and brand new in my hand and face. I have one more Shvemac arriving soon and a Shavemac flat top knot with a Rudy Vey handle Rudy is working on before I am finished with brushes for a while. I already own a couple of brushes that are fantastic and might never be beat for my needs. These recent orders allowed me to try different things to see what is out there. Like a lot of the shaving gear I own, I am at the point with brushes where there is significant overlap and no particular utility to owning some of my options. It is fun and has become more of a hobby than expected. I tend to hold onto things, but if I have brushes that have no utility to me and I don't enjoy using them in my rotation, I will probably sell them or PIF with a giveaway.
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Two Band Silvertip D01 22/48 Fan. I'm sure the finest badger will be nice, but this is the home run. Excellent backbone, very soft, and the handle is great.
Yes, all are fan knots.
Interesting. They really looks like ‘bulbs’.
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You know, you are right. The Americana knot does resemble a bulb as I looked at the brushes again after your comment. But it was definitely ordered as a fan.
Maybe they’ll opened up as fan, regardless they are beautiful.
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Today, I tried the Finest Badger Shavemac, and it is a really great brush! It has a better backbone than I anticipated, and the handle feels perfect. I wasn't sure about finest, but wanted to give it a try and I was pleasantly surprised.
great to hear abut this. I'll feel like I didn't waste $100 on something that's going to be too floppy.
I'll have to contact Benrd again as I never heard back from him about changing the loft of my D01 to 46mm instead of the smallest default in the configurator 50mm. I did get the invoice email and confirmed that prior to me knowing I could get a lower 46mm loft. I hope I wasn't too late even though it was the day after the configurator closed when I emailed him about changing it to 46mm.
EDIT: Just checked my email and Bernd sent the revised invoice with the 22/46mm size for the D01. Yeah!!!!
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I recently purchased a Simpsons Tulip 3 in Best Badger, and that brush is a little floppy for my preference. I was concerned the Shavemac Finest would be similar, but Finest is considerably better. I like the Best Badger in the T3 for variety, I've just become partial to smaller less lofted knots with more backbone since I picked up the SImpsons X2L Colonel in Manchurian.
Bernd is very busy -- but did let me know I've ordered the right handle #210 and yes @Balin I could order 20mm knots
Can't wait to see your brush with the #210 handle. Did you wind up ordering it in 20mm knot?
Yes, a 20 x 40 flattop
I just e-mailed Bernd and asked him to dispatch my brush.
With a bit of luck it will arrive about the same time I come home.
To bad I can't try it out until April (FFFMM).
With a bit of luck it will arrive about the same time I come home.
To bad I can't try it out until April (FFFMM).
My one and only Shavemac configurator brush just arrived. 24/52mm D01 Silvertip. I received a Jekyll and Hyde version of the #114 Silver Venom color. I like it!
This is all the same brush.
This is all the same brush.
I'm enjoying seeing all the ShaveMac brushes show up... one by one.. or 4 by 4, in some cases. <eg>
Stunning. What makes it come out as a 2 tone color? I love that!
My new Shavemac D01 26mm Blue Steel
It's amazing how under a different light (kitchen initially, then master bath) the color changes. It's soaking now so I can see what type of bloom I'll get before its maiden voyage.
marty
It's amazing how under a different light (kitchen initially, then master bath) the color changes. It's soaking now so I can see what type of bloom I'll get before its maiden voyage.
marty
Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe that is how the different colors ended up when they poured the material. I don’t think this separation in color is the desired result, but I like how it turned out.
