#11

Member
Detroit
I'm really liking the brush so far Matsilainen. It has softer tips than the Plissofts but more backbone. I think I prefer a little less backbone in a synthetic though. The super soft tips make up for it. I also wish he offered a 26 or 28mm knot instead of 30mm. I would have preferred something bigger than 24, but not all the way up to 30.

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#12
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#13

Member
Las Vegas, NV, USA
(12-04-2016, 11:28 PM)wyze0ne Wrote: I'm really liking the brush so far Matsilainen. It has softer tips than the Plissofts but more backbone. I think I prefer a little less backbone in a synthetic though. The super soft tips make up for it. I also wish he offered a 26 or 28mm knot instead of 30mm. I would have preferred something bigger than 24, but not all the way up to 30.
If the Tuxedo is even softer than a Plissoft-type knot, then it’s a winner in my book. I don’t like too much backbone either — was thinking for a while of having Larry at Whipped Dog drill the handle 2–4 mm more, but then decided against it for just that reason.

The 30 mm knot is maybe a little excessive for most, but I’m sure head shavers can appreciate it. I used to think 26 mm is ideal, but lately I’m back to being a 24 mm fan. Go figure… Glad to hear you’re enjoying the Tuxedo!

Oh, and December:
I’ve received Barrister and Mann’s Seville and APShaveCo’s Tuxedo 24 mm knot in the last couple of days.

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#14

Member
Hondo TX USA
New Maple Burl & Resin handle just arrived. Waiting on a TGN Premium Silvertip.

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#16

Vintage Shaver
Seattle, WA
A great mail call today: YSL Rive Gauche aftershave and another backup original formula Acqua di Parma shaving cream
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And a couple more Stork titanium razor handles
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John
#17

Vintage Shaver
Seattle, WA
(12-05-2016, 11:41 PM)SCShaver Wrote: [Image: JxP5RTc.jpg]

That's beautiful. It looks like the Guardsman blue of vintage Shelby Cobras.

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#18
Latest addition to my den:

Paladin Falstaff 28mm Select


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(12-06-2016, 04:11 AM)churchilllafemme Wrote:
(12-05-2016, 11:41 PM)SCShaver Wrote: [Image: JxP5RTc.jpg]

That's beautiful. It looks like the Guardsman blue of vintage Shelby Cobras.

Thanks for the props on that. It has such a rich color in person and it has flakes of gold in it as well. Pretty neat color.

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A mint rhodium-plated Eclipse red-ring arrived in the den today.
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