Bull mastif Handles

[cardboard]

I recently saw a pic of BRW's Bull Mastiff handle and man they are sweet. I was wondering are they compatible for any razor?

[michiganlover]

Not exactly any razor.

As I understand it, the threads are tapped for the Gillette heads by default: Tech, Old, and New.

Bob can also tap it to work with the Merkur, and Muhle/Edwin Jagger heads if you request it.

Oddly enough, if tapped for Merkur/Muhle/Edwin Jagger the handle will still work for the Gillette heads as well. :thumbup1:

[Luc]

+1 to John Comment.

Those handles are fantastic!

[cooncatbob]

Not exactly any razor.

As I understand it, the threads are tapped for the Gillette heads by default: Tech, Old, and New.

Bob can also tap it to work with the Merkur, and Muhle/Edwin Jagger heads if you request it.

Oddly enough, if tapped for Merkur/Muhle/Edwin Jagger the handle will still work for the Gillette heads as well. :thumbup1:

That's true, the reason I only use the Metric tap on request is that many of the old Gillettes have threads that are worn under size
(especially Old Types).
If I use the larger Metric tap where it's not needed a person with a old Gillette might get a loose fit on their handles threads.
Bob

[cardboard]

Thanks! I'm tempted to get one but right now just isn't the right time, I just restocked everything and a little extra. If I only found it earlier I would have found a way to fit it in but I shouldn't buy anything else for a while. Damn the RAD is kicking in again!

[Left Coast DJ]

My Bull Mastiff screws into my EJ DE89 (Muhle head) and my Tech.

[sandmountainslim]

U fellers make me want my Bull Mastiff :mellow:
Bob said they won't be in from plating until sometime next week so it may be two weeks or better before I see one . I REALLY look forward to it.
Wp

[BBrad]

U fellers make me want my Bull Mastiff :mellow:
Bob said they won't be in from plating until sometime next week so it may be two weeks or better before I see one . I REALLY look forward to it.
Wp

We know how much you have been looking forward to getting one of Bob's handles . . . it is bound to be worth the wait!!

Maybe, one day, when my rich uncle gets out of the poorhouse . . . I'll order one from Bob too!!

[sandmountainslim]

We know how much you have been looking forward to getting one of Bob's handles . . . it is bound to be worth the wait!!

Maybe, one day, when my rich uncle gets out of the poorhouse . . . I'll order one from Bob too!!

Got it today! :w00t:

I cannot believe how HEAVY it is! I will have to get used to the heft when shaving but this is one Quality product!! :thumbup1:

Alas my famous Mystery Handle is now relegated to the spare drawer. I may auction it off :laugh:
Wp


http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs125.snc3/17277_1364080502259_1239022746_1112760_2276299_n.j pg

[BBrad]

WOW . . . It's a thing of beauty!!! :001_wub:

[MacMitch]

Looks like you had a New Short Comb head to use with Bob's Bull Mastiff handle. Nice, I have one like it but the old gold plate is almost gone. The Short Tooth head I have came from a Gillette New I picked up on auction.

I have Bob's Deluxe Bull Mastiff and also a Bull Mastiff Mark 2 from a B & B member. The Short Tooth seems milder than either my New Long Tooth or my Goodwill New Long Tooth. I hope to get my Short Tooth head plated in nickel for use with the Mark 2 handle. I like the New Long Tooth head a great deal and use it most of the time, but it can bite if I get in a hurry or heavy handed. I think the Short Tooth head on the Mark 2 handle will be a great tool for those days when I have to shave in a hurry. I'm sure it will be great as a main razor too.

[michiganlover]

WOW . . . It's a thing of beauty!!! :001_wub:

Yes it is a great looking razor. :thumbup1:


Looks like you had a New Short Comb head to use with Bob's Bull Mastiff handle. Nice, I have one like it but the old gold plate is almost gone. The Short Tooth head I have came from a Gillette New I picked up on auction.

It's actually an Old type head. The giveaway is the presence of the studs poking through the bottom plate.

[sandmountainslim]

Thanks fellers :001_smile

I was thinking that my Old Type has REALLY made a big step up!

It started out in the 1920's as a bottom of the line "Brownie" type razor sold cheap or given away and over the years it lost it's handle and acquired an unknown origin Mystery Handle....becoming a Frankenrazor in the process and now thanks to Cooncatbob's craftmanship is has became a genuine Bull Mastiff :thumbup: Maybe the nicest razor for several miles around.

Here she is perched safely in my homemade "Hobo Stand" after my shave tonight.

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu332/sandmountainslim/Mobile%20Uploads/0122102122a.jpg

[michiganlover]

Here she is perched safely in my homemade "Hobo Stand" after my shave tonight.

That's an awesome picture. My Bull Mastiff XL (with New head, I already have a Tech head for it) is hopefully shipping out this week. I can't wait!!

[VR6ofpain]

Is that hobo stand covered in rust? Ghetto-hobo!!

[sandmountainslim]

Is that hobo stand covered in rust? Ghetto-hobo!!


Not rust but Dollar General spray paint covering a rough textured coat hanger :thumbup1:
It's Appalachian Folk Art.
Wp