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    Default Looking for a long handled brush

    Does anyone know of a nice affordable long handled badger shaving brush. My current and only brush is a $10 Tweezerman badger and I love it. Only problem is it's a little short compared to my shaving mug, which is really deep, and I can't get a good grip on it when building a later without smashing my knuckles.

    So if anyone knows of a nice one, preferably with a wood or plastic handle (don't want to crack the mug with a metal one)... let's have it!

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    Hello, zappbrannigan,
    Try these brushes. They are good for the money, and the vendor's service is excellent.

    Finest Badger Hair Shaving Brush #Lindisfarne Brand New | eBay

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    True long handle brushes are uncommon. I've seen some brushes with just big handles but the true long handled ones tend to have narrow handles. I used to have one of those. They won't stand by themselves and few brush holders will fit them.

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    Cost you quite a bit more but the Simpson polo and one of the Rooney heritage line are long handled.

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    My wide mouth flea market mug was also too deep.
    I now support my "good shave soap" on top of
    a puck of Williams that is glued to the
    bottom with some clear easy to melt
    glycerin soap.

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    Here's the couple of brushes I got from Chip. I like both of them a lot. The C2 is a nice long handle.
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    I made the brushes that Lynn has posted on this forum. If you want to contact me with details of what you would like you can message me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zappbrannigan View Post
    Does anyone know of a nice affordable long handled badger shaving brush. My current and only brush is a $10 Tweezerman badger and I love it. Only problem is it's a little short compared to my shaving mug, which is really deep, and I can't get a good grip on it when building a later without smashing my knuckles.

    So if anyone knows of a nice one, preferably with a wood or plastic handle (don't want to crack the mug with a metal one)... let's have it!

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    Lynn,
    Thanks for the kind words. C2 is our brand now, the wooden handled brush was our first prototype we sent out and we didn't have a logo at that time.
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