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Michael Freedberg has a wonderful wet shaving YouTube channel. I used to watch his videos as I was learning to shave with a DE razor. Recently he was looking for to purchase a Zenith B03-A26. He couldn't find it and settled on the B2 that I carry. When he received it, he was pleasantly surprised to find that it was the same brush. After an explanation, he encouraged me to post this chart. I hope this helps.  As always, contact me with any questions!  Dr. Michael Btw, here is his review of the B03-A26 (aka B2) brush by Zenith.      The Gentle Shave...

I recently got this from Eric, Good day, I bought this particular brush from you about a year ago through eBay. The brush is fantastic and has exceeded my expectations! I have noticed though over the last few months that the metal is starting to show a lot of tarnish marks on the handle around the area closest to the knot. Is this normal? If so, is there a way to remove these marks? Thank you and God bless! After a follow up question, I found that the tarnish was below the ring on the handle. It is below the...

Most boar brushes are inexpensive, but they represent a different kind of investment. They are an investment in your daily use over time to fully break in. These brushes truly get better with age. While I believe that Zenith's brushes are softer than any other manufacturer out of the box, a fully mature brush that has been broken in for years will be greatly more pleasurable than one that has "only" been used for 6 months. So many boar lovers have fallen in love with their knots, but not the handle. Many times they are cheap plastic affairs. Today I offer to...

With this last order, I wanted to bring in some affordable high quality silvertip brushes. I played around with different materials and sizes. 2004/T/EXTRA/NIC: This has a plastic tortoiseshell handle and small knot. This would be a great travel brush. I expect that the knot will outlast the handle (3-4 years of daily use), but it will be easy to transplant it. 21mm Premium Silvertip Badger Knot. Loft is set at 51mm. Effective loft is 44-47mm from glue bump.Total weight is 54 grams for the brush.         I went with a black plastic handle and medium knot on this one.  Again, I...