Kudos to Tony at TGN

[dfollett_98]

Hi all:

Just a short thank you to Tony and his daughter at The Golden Nib (TGN). I ordered 4 new knots Wednesday evening to set in four vintage handles I had prepared. They arrived in Friday's mail, safe and sound. Nice work!

But wait, how did these two bottles of ink get in here . . . :001_tt2: Enjoy your shaves.

Don

[Brent]

I think we need pics of the finished products...

[TheGRman]

I agree. Tony takes such great care of all of his customers. He has never failed to impress me! He should teach others what customer service is all about.

[dfollett_98]

I think we need pics of the finished products...

Brent:

Since I'm always quick to add to a similar post, "Without pics it never happened," my camera is recharging even as we type. :001_rolle I'll try to get pics up by tomorrow evening. Thanks for the reminder.

Don

[dfollett_98]

Hi Folks:

The link below seems to be the only way I am able to post a picture of the brushes I recently restored with TGN knots on B&B. I hope it works for you.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67126616@N05/?saved=1

1. The white handle is an Ever-Ready with a 20mm Finest, set at approximately 47mm

2. The white over red handle is an unknown brand with a 22mm Silvertip set at approximately 50mm

3. The black over butterscotch handle is a Bristle-Tite with a 22mm Silvertip set at approximately 50mm

4. The all butterscotch handle is an unknown brand with a 18mm Finest set at approximately 47mm

My first restores were set very low as I face lather exclusively. I set these higher to experience the bloom. So far I am not disappointed. Care to guess which one was used last night? I think when it is in full bloom it may resemble a Portabello mushroom!

For those of you who have not given brush restores a try, go for it. I am not the most handy person in the world and I really enjoyed this process and benefited greatly from reading about the experiences of our members. I also ended up with some affordable brushes to rotate with my shaves.

Comments and/or critiques on my second effort at brush restoration are more than welcome. Enjoy!

Don

[brucered]

here you go:

[dfollett_98]

Brucered:

Thanks very much. One day I will figure this picture posting thing out. I appreciate your help.

Don

[SGB1963]

Great work!

[banditman]

Yes, TGN is an excellent knot source. I bought an extra stuffed finest knot from Tony a year ago for a lucite restore :001_wub: and it's been my daily brush ever since.

[TAP119]

+10 for Tony!

[DC_MPA]

FYI it is the golden nib ;) tony is unreal. His female counterpart is equal amazement in communication and service. I've never been disappointed in a TGN knot. TGN has been the reason I've never tried a Simpson brush.

[DC_MPA]

Oh and their $6.95 24mm boar knots are unreal, I highly encourage them!

[brucered]

Oh and their $6.95 24mm boar knots are unreal, I highly encourage them!

that's what i put in one of my restores...still working it in, but it's a nice dense, scrubby knot...and for $7, you can't go wrong, but if you do, you are only out $7

[DC_MPA]

I agree, I totally found my $7 boar 24mm TGN knot a super soft/scrubby knot that shed like crazy then found its sweet spot. It's been my premier brush for MWF. Using it on MWF provides a lush, thick lather but not so thick it is hard to work with.