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Something different – A Shaving Brush

This topic has 10 replies, 8 voices, and was last updated 29 April 2016 at 14:29 by Ian S C.

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28 April 2016 at 23:08 #236624
Rod Neep
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I am only just getting into model engineering (a whole new set of skills to learn), but this is the sort of thing that I have been making for a few years. Surprisingly, there is quite a market for them, and they are paying for the new toys. Lathe and milling machine and all the other things associated with my new passion.

Ivory polyester resin and stainless steel.

Rod
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28 April 2016 at 23:08 #31128
Rod Neep
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29 April 2016 at 07:20 #236631
John Haine
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Nice. (Not that I use them.) Guy Lautard, an interesting engineering writer, suggests custom fishing reels and napkin rings as revenue earners.
29 April 2016 at 07:51 #236632
Brian John
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I am impressed that you have found a way to make money from this hobby. The last person I saw use a shaving brush was my grandfather and that was over 30 years ago !
29 April 2016 at 09:06 #236649
Michael Gilligan
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Rod,

Very attractive products, and evidently you have found a market

I note that you have [quite properly] not given a link to your sales site … but it was easily located via Google, and well worth looking-at.

MichaelG.
29 April 2016 at 09:14 #236652
JohnF
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Use one every day along with Mr Gillette each morning, far better these new fangled electric things 😊
29 April 2016 at 09:17 #236653
Roger Provins 2
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Posted by Brian John on 29/04/2016 07:51:25:

I am impressed that you have found a way to make money from this hobby. The last person I saw use a shaving brush was my grandfather and that was over 30 years ago !

I use one each day and have done so for the last 60 years. In between I've tried all methods but old fashioned suits me best
29 April 2016 at 09:22 #236655
Rod Neep
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Thanks for your kind comments

I have made over 900 of these shaving brushes to date, which I consider to be a mixture of art, engineering and functionality, and I have managed to build up quite a reputation for them in circles where people are passionate about traditional shaving and are prepared to pay high prices. (Surprising, but there is such a thing as shaving gurus).

Nowadays, when I fancy buying new toys I tend to think of the cost in "shaving brushes" rather than "pounds"

My new SIEG X2P milling machine that arrived yesterday cost me five shaving brushes.

Cheers

Rod
29 April 2016 at 12:36 #236684
daveb
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900 shaving brushes! Do you run a badger farm too?

Dave
29 April 2016 at 12:54 #236685
Rod Neep
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Naaah! the badger hair comes from China.
29 April 2016 at 14:29 #236703
Ian S C
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To pay for my lathe I made rolling centres, drive centres for wood lathes, tap wrenches, die stocks and a number of other tools. If nothing else it helped me get to know my machinery.

Rod that's a nice bit of work, I was thinking of a similar sort of thing yesterday in a gift shop in Christchurch (NZ), some one had for sale writing sets, including pens made from wood recovered from earthquake damaged buildings.

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