Updated Shavemac Website. I hadn’t expected that.

[Brutus]

After Shavemac closed down the configurator that many loved, the website lay dormant for a while.
Besides the excellent quality, it was the configurator that set Shavemac apart from the rest.
The Shavemac site has now reopened, but the result is different from what I had expected.

I had expected a streamlined menu of popular choices.
What I had nor expected was that Shavemac no longer sells to individual customers and redirects potential customers to resellers.

Many, if not most, of the resellers have only a meagre selection, often with items marked “out of stock”.

I suspect that because of the limited choice many shoppers will now end up with a different brush brand.


Bummer…


B.

 

[Wgg2017]

Bummer indeed. Hopefully availability will increase as time goes forward and Shavemac can get products out to the resellers. They make very good brushes.

 

[Multum in parvo]

And they not even have a reseller in Germany!

 

[tube_guy]

It sounds like Bernd is going into semi-retirement. That's very disappointing.

 

[Rudy Vey]

I was totally surprised, too.

 

[Cannon Cocker]

I was totally surprised, too.

Rudy,
Are you still able to buy a full range of knots from Shavemac.

 

[Rudy Vey]

Rudy,
Are you still able to buy a full range of knots from Shavemac.

Yes, and I normally stock the two-band silvertips in both fan and bulb shape from 20-28 mm. Additionally, I always have a few standard three band silvertip on hand. In the D01 range I normally have a couple of Two-band 24 mm fans on hand as this has shown to be the most requested. Other sizes can be made for me to order.

 

[Tha Baron]

It sounds like Bernd is going into semi-retirement. That's very disappointing.

That was my thought when I saw the updated website that went live after the “Configurator Crunch” from March-April.

I’d bet he’s keeping his life simple, keeping his workload narrow and across a few vendors. I also noticed that some of the retailers (Maggard and TRC) are also charging close to $200 for each brush.

I’m glad I bought 7 brushes when the configurator was still live. Going to park most of them in my stash unused for the future.

Good to know Rudy has some in stock, but you have to wonder what the future prognosis is for the long term availability of the knots.

Rudy- Any indication of the availability of shavemac knots longer term?

 

[Rudy Vey]

That was my thought when I saw the updated website that went live after the “Configurator Crunch” from March-April.

I’d bet he’s keeping his life simple, keeping his workload narrow and across a few vendors. I also noticed that some of the retailers (Maggard and TRC) are also charging close to $200 for each brush.

I’m glad I bought 7 brushes when the configurator was still live. Going to park most of them in my stash unused for the future.

Good to know Rudy has some in stock, but you have to wonder what the future prognosis is for the long term availability of the knots.

Rudy- Any indication of the availability of shavemac knots longer term?

See my comment just a post above yours. At the present, I do not foresee any changes in the availability of their knots to me.

 

[VerbaVolant]

I was totally surprised, too.

See my comment just a post above yours. At the present, I do not foresee any changes in the availability of their knots to me.

I am just curious, why do you eliminate the possibility of another surprise?
Unless, of course, you go directly to the source. But even then...

 

[Omega48]

I was interested in buying at least one more 30mm three band D01 but I think they will not show up in this size very often.

 

[Rudy Vey]

I am just curious, why do you eliminate the possibility of another surprise?
Unless, of course, you go directly to the source. But even then...

always a possibility....but I hope not. Years ago I have decided to use mainly Shavemac knots as the Chinese were not reliable to supply consistent quality. Maybe I screwed myself with this decision....

 

[Champion of Capua]

always a possibility....but I hope not. Years ago I have decided to use mainly Shavemac knots as the Chinese were not reliable to supply consistent quality. Maybe I screwed myself with this decision....

I feel like you can always pick up Chinese knots later if need be, but I will always choose a good D01

 

[Galibier_Numero_Un]

always a possibility....but I hope not. Years ago I have decided to use mainly Shavemac knots as the Chinese were not reliable to supply consistent quality. Maybe I screwed myself with this decision....

Of course, there's always the "opportunity" to learn a new skill (tying knots) ;-)

... Thom

 

[Julyan]

Ye its a shame. i thought after ordering 3 brushes in the last days of the configuration to come back later this year to get one of the Ebonite handles with a 26mm 2 band. but that seems out of the question now.
the listed Vendors indeed seem to have little stock

 

[apshaveco]

I will have all of shavemac's knots in 24mm-26mm. Both bulb and fan. If it goes well I will expand to less popular sizes. He's making them as I type this so should have them in a couple of weeks!

 

[Tomo]

This is not looking good. I’m grateful for the Shavemac’s I have and wouldn’t mind adding a few more. I can’t see anyone that is stocking the full range anymore. Looks to me like it’s winding up.

 

[lsbrodsky]

It appears that his customer service is gone as well! At the end of March I received a large D01 to add to my collection of mostly Shavemac brushes. As was the case with a couple of his brushes in the past, this one is shedding too many hairs. In the past I contacted customer service and sent them back for repair, but now customer service does not even respond to my emails. Sad....
Larry

 

[kooshman7]

What a shame. Another one bites the dust. Losing the custom configurator was bad enough, but no direct sales? For me, it feels like the final nail in the coffin just about for badger brushes. Thank god for Simpson. I'm not ready to accept Oumo as a replacement. I'm okay with new products, but the constant flood is too much for my tastes.

 

[Galibier_Numero_Un]

What a shame. Another one bites the dust. Losing the custom configurator was bad enough, but no direct sales? For me, it feels like the final nail in the coffin just about for badger brushes. Thank god for Simpson. I'm not ready to accept Oumo as a replacement. I'm okay with new products, but the constant flood is too much for my tastes.

... and scroll a few posts up to @apshaveco's announcement ;-)

... Thom