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Telecaster52
02-04-2011, 11:41 AM
22mm Larryandro Black badger ~50mm loft, sanded to matte finish for grippiness

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww348/telecaster52awh/DSCF3661.jpg?t=1296848441
Sunburst
02-04-2011, 02:34 PM
I like it. We'll be expecting a full report after usage.:thumbup:

I'm curious to hear if it's as "prickly" as the TGN BB knots.
Telecaster52
02-04-2011, 02:40 PM
not as bad as i expected, (dry) face feel is on par with my super.

I want to add some color to the "rings" at the bottom of the handle, maybe red or orange?
Sunburst
02-04-2011, 02:43 PM
If you have a good supply house near by you might be able to get various colored o-rings for in them. Then, you could swap colors out as you wish.
Telecaster52
02-04-2011, 02:50 PM
I do have some o rings in the shop... lemme go check if they're colored

Great idea!
Sunburst
02-04-2011, 02:53 PM
I thought of that because I used to have an aluminum shifter knob that I would swap the o-rings on to match the illumination of whatever head unit I had installed at the time. Glad I got out of that hobby, it was way more expensive than shaving.
Telecaster52
02-04-2011, 02:58 PM
Ooohhh tele likey!

I would like to find some different colors eventually.
Sunburst
02-04-2011, 02:59 PM
Oh man! That is sah-weet!
kg4ghn
02-04-2011, 03:18 PM
That looks good Tele!

I need to get off of my butt and order a new knot for my grandfather's old vdh brush.
Telecaster52
02-04-2011, 03:25 PM
My hand looks huge in that pic lol
Pkrankow
02-04-2011, 03:59 PM
The simple things in life....O-rings.

Looks good.

Phil
nff
02-04-2011, 04:01 PM
not as bad as i expected, (dry) face feel is on par with my super.

I want to add some color to the "rings" at the bottom of the handle, maybe red or orange?

that will change with bloom. dry and un bloomed my super badger felt nicer than the vei long silvertip but then it bloomed and wasent so densely packed so it got a bit scratchy-er than the silver.
Telecaster52
02-04-2011, 04:30 PM
I'm comparing apples to apples (all knots from larry) and IMO the super is just as nice, if not better than the silvertip, i have an un-bloomed 22mm silvertip sitting here (waiting to go to Ireland) and it feels just about the same as the black badger
*shrugs* ymmv
nff
02-04-2011, 04:35 PM
I'm comparing apples to apples (all knots from larry) and IMO the super is just as nice, if not better than the silvertip, i have an un-bloomed 22mm silvertip sitting here (waiting to go to Ireland) and it feels just about the same as the black badger
*shrugs* ymmv

yea its after bloom where it changes.
Malaspina
02-04-2011, 04:47 PM
Very nice tele!
SliceOfLife
02-04-2011, 05:28 PM
Where does Larry get his knots? I hadn't really checked his site out lately, but when I saw people mentioning "his" knots, I just assumed he was carrying a small selection of TGN's now. This isn't the case?
Munxcub
02-04-2011, 05:31 PM
Nope, not TGN knots. I'm unsure of where they're from but I like them.
Telecaster52
02-04-2011, 05:35 PM
I've reasoned (by process of elimination) that he's likely selling Delong knots

http://www.delong.cc/shaving%20brush/02_A1.html

The "pony hair" knot looks identical to the horsehairs he was selling a while back
ralpho
02-04-2011, 07:13 PM
Dang - them O-rings is right purty!

I would imagine they help provide a welcome bit of grippiness to the handle, too. Well done on both the reknotting and the blingification, Tele52!
Telecaster52
02-04-2011, 08:06 PM
Thanks!
As for the grip, i hold it at the waist so the o-rings (every time i type that i think onion rings :lol:) are mostly just for show. I still wanna get some orange ones. Maybe the ring thingys off of balloons?
Topgumby
02-04-2011, 08:16 PM
That's awesome.

Is there a "Here's what I did with my VDH handle" thread?