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I got this from Antonella: Dear Dr. Michael, I inform you that yesterday I went at the laboratory of the ceramicist, in Santo Stefano di Camastra,  to see the new design of the ceramic handles (are higher than the previous, about 58 mm). I send you the pictures of the handles before decoration. Wednesday should send me samples of the handles with the new types of decoration and I will send you pictures. Meanwhile, I inform you that I have already started manufacturing of shaving brushes of your order. Soon as I know the new prices of ceramic handles, will...

The standard size for the Zenith Pro boar brushes are 26mm. I wanted a larger diameter so I asked Antonella Pandolfo what she could do.  She said if we didn’t use an outer ring, that she could get a 28mm knot into it. So, I special ordered a batch of these picture of An experiment with a large handled boar B03-A26L brushes to try out.  It is supposed to be a larger version of the B03-A26 brush that I’ve been recommending for face lathering but the loft turned out a little  Part of that is because the ring is not...

Joe at the Italian Barber has started to import some brushes from Zenith re-branded under the RazoRock name. He's got some black handled ones and some ivory handled ones for a great price. The white handled one is the same as the large silvertip that I have for sale. Here is says about these Zenith brushes: Bold claim warning! If you are sensitive to bold claims, please stop reading now! In my humble opinion, this is one of the best face lathering brushes, if not THE BEST, south of $150, in the market.  There, I got that off my chest....

I wanted to write a little about the Zenith ceramic handle brushes that I have for sale. The handles are hand crafted by an artisan from Santo Stefano di Camastra. I received an email last July with some responses to questions that I had for an order that I placed. At the end of the email Antonella Pandolfo asked me: We are implementing our range of shaving brushes with pure badger silvertip shaving brushes with Sicilian artistic ceramic handles (“Santo Stefano di Camastra” – see attached photo). Could You be interested about it? Here was the photo: Of course my response was...

I've been using a large professional boar brush for 7 years now and based on my experience, I've been recommending the shorter loft aluminum handle brush for face latheres. However, a recent post on badger and blade has made me rethink longer haired boar brushes. The question was basically tips on using a larger boar brush. Member "tankerjohn" replied with: A few tips from a Pro 48 lover: - search for "Italian barber" in youtube and watch how they handle big boar brushes. You will notice most don't hold the handle, they pinch the knot. That might be hard to do...