Having big mitts I always liked longer handles for face lathering. Always admired the handle on the Rooney Victoria so I finally bit the bullet and got one. Just had it's first use with MWF. The handle does what I wanted in spades, really nice. The knot had no badger funk and shed not a single hair. I don't want to comment on the knot till I have sued it foe a while but I think it has potential.