I went to the mail today and found I had a shaving surprise. There was box with this Made Rite brush inside. It came as a total surprise. A little over a month ago, I was communicating with a fellow shaver in California. He had just got a fat handled tech and this brush in an auction on eBay. He was after the razor, not the brush. Well, I said that if the brush was in the way, I would love to give it a good home. I forgot all about it, and today, BAM, the brush arrives. I am going to clean it up and re-knot it. A guy on Badger and Blade forum restored a similar brush.
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Thanks again, Reuben.
Step one: remove the bristles.
Step two: clean up and buff (here I am restoring another Made Rite bursh at the same time)
Step three: order knots from The Golden Nib
- I ordered a three band synthetic for the red handle.
- I ordered a boar for the white handle replacing a boar knot.
Step four: fit and glue the knots
Step five: give it a day for the glue to set (I used 5 minute Gorilla epoxy)
Step six: test lather
I didn't test lather the synthetic. I just went ahead and did a shave. I used C. O. Bigelow Shave Cream. It was a good shave. The brush was a little skritchy though.
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| Made Rite Synthetic |
I did do two test lathers with the boar. I bowl lathered with Van Der Hagen Deluxe soap. Being a boar I figured it may require some breaking in time. It did a fine job of creating copious amounts of lather. I used it today and it performed very well. I am looking forward to using it for a week or so. We shall see how it may bloom.
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| Made Rite Boar |
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| I added o-rings to each of the brushes. |
