LongShaving Appreciation Thread

Shavemac bbshop 400 w/ Allen Long 28mm bulb

This brush had a pretty scratchy fan in it, and the bottom was convex and wobbled. Allen dropped his pillow soft bulb in, and flattened the bottom. Quickly becoming a favorite for me as I have used it 3 times this week. I rarely do that

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He sets the best looking knots, Im not sure if I've ever seen one from him that didn't look uniform.

I noticed this as well from all of the pics in this thread. The craftsmanship looks impeccable.

Shavemac bbshop 400 w/ Allen Long 28mm bulb

This brush had a pretty scratchy fan in it, and the bottom was convex and wobbled. Allen dropped his pillow soft bulb in, and flattened the bottom. Quickly becoming a favorite for me as I have used it 3 times this week. I rarely do that

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He sets the best looking knots, Im not sure if I've ever seen one from him that didn't look uniform.

I noticed this as well from all of the pics in this thread. The craftsmanship looks impeccable.

Wise1, he has spoiled me. I have a lot of handles with knots that could be stuffed with one of his.

What a difference a quality hand tied knot makes! For me, flow through [permeability] is the critical factor I seek. . I like all flavors of tip texture, but I hate lather hogs! So Allen's knots have the perfect lather release imho..... makes his stuff the best. My DG, Fanchurian, Varlet and M&F have less permeability than his knots. I never was able to try Milton's knots. Everybody has different preferences - makes the hobby fun to sample and try.

Glad I tried one - but it casts a big shadow on my other tools.

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My first from Allen:

“Reserve IV batch (Manchurian 2 band). This batch has nice backbone and flow through. I set the loft at 51mm to give you a balance of backbone and splay. I spent a lot of time sorting the hair for this knot to achieve a uniform banding.”

Bravo Allen

My first from Allen:

“Reserve IV batch (Manchurian 2 band). This batch has nice backbone and flow through. I set the loft at 51mm to give you a balance of backbone and splay. I spent a lot of time sorting the hair for this knot to achieve a uniform banding.”

Bravo Allen

Look at that sexy momma!

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28mm bulb

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This arrived today handle from Rudy Vey , knot from Allen Long.

If I am evaluating the knot after first use it would be:

Face feel is comparable to a Mozingo ZT4,
Density is like a Varlet 29mm XD.

In other words if definitely adds to the level of my brush den, I will be ordering another soon.
Doug

This arrived today handle from Rudy Vey , knot from Allen Long.

If I am evaluating the knot after first use it would be:

Face feel is comparable to a Mozingo ZT4,
Density is like a Varlet 29mm XD.

In other words if definitely adds to the level of my brush den, I will be ordering another soon.
Doug

SWEET JESUS

Glad you like the knot - Allen is a true artist.

^10x

Holy crap. Great looking brush. Enjoy that dude - use it often. They get better with use!

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RV Shaving with A Long Knot, before and after use

New re knot by Allen - Reserve VI 

28mm hybrid knot with 51.5mm loft