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    Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
    Send an email to Don, I am pretty sure they do. There is a sale 10% off on all of the Dovos right now.
    Thanks. I've sent off an email. As for the sale, I hope they have one in late February, early March, because I won't be able to purchase a set until tax refund time. I just wanted to pick a set now, so that I know how much I'll need to save to top up the tax refund and order the set in the new year.

    Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I am going to wait to hear back from SRD to see if they ship to Canada, before I get my heart set on another shaver/strop/brush set.

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    Quote Originally Posted by New2CutThroats View Post
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    Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I am going to wait to hear back from SRD to see if they ship to Canada, before I get my heart set on another shaver/strop/brush set.
    Of course, you could always cultivate a new friend in Detroit, Syracuse, Burlington, or wherever and visit them, or have them send it to you as a birthday gift....

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    Quote Originally Posted by New2CutThroats View Post
    Without the silvertip, it's 35 dollars less. Do you think it's worth it to upgrade the brush, or should I just stick with the option given, which is a pure badger brush? I don't know the difference because I've never used an animal hair brush.
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    I use the pure badger brush, not the silvertip, so while I can't comment on the difference, I can say the pure badger brush is a really nice brush... I'm real happy with it.

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    You can't go wrong at all purchasing a Lynn (or Don) honed razor from SRD plus with a 2nd honing free you are in some cases better off buying a lower price razor from them the a used razor. I got a new Boker Edelweiss from them for only $139 if you deduct the price of the 2 honings that come with it then figure the razor was only $99 and it came with an incredible edge very sharp but at the same time smooth, making that 100 razor shave like a more expensive razor.

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    As far as brushes go, I have a 28mm silvertip from Vulfix, and a 18 or so mm travel size from Crabtree & Evelyn (I'm pretty sure it was made by Vulfix) in pure badger.

    Personally, I love the feel of the big silvertip, but it wastes a LOT of soap, and doesn't actually make lather particularly well/ efficiently with soaps. Most days I find myself reaching for the smaller, stiffer brush to whip up a good lather and really work it in to the beard.

    That said, it really is personal preferance... maybe there is someone/someplace you can visit to feel the hair of each? The best I can describe the difference is that the silvertip is like the finest hairs in an artist-grade paintbrush, while the pure badger is more like a horsehair paintbrush kind of feel...

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    Quote Originally Posted by fritz View Post
    Of course, you could always cultivate a new friend in Detroit, Syracuse, Burlington, or wherever and visit them, or have them send it to you as a birthday gift....

    lol. I'd have to "cultivate" pretty quickly, since the b-day is next month. Also coincides with 5 years off the cigarettes.

    And the way things are for many of us these days, it's a good day if we can afford to enjoy a decent meal out together to celebrate. Unemployment rate is getting close to 10 percent overall here. Can't last forever, just white knuckle it for awhile longer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BKratchmer View Post
    As far as brushes go, I have a 28mm silvertip from Vulfix, and a 18 or so mm travel size from Crabtree & Evelyn (I'm pretty sure it was made by Vulfix) in pure badger.

    Personally, I love the feel of the big silvertip, but it wastes a LOT of soap, and doesn't actually make lather particularly well/ efficiently with soaps. Most days I find myself reaching for the smaller, stiffer brush to whip up a good lather and really work it in to the beard.

    That said, it really is personal preferance... maybe there is someone/someplace you can visit to feel the hair of each? The best I can describe the difference is that the silvertip is like the finest hairs in an artist-grade paintbrush, while the pure badger is more like a horsehair paintbrush kind of feel...

    Thanks, that's really helpful. It's hard to find a place in this city that stocks brushes, other than the cheap drugstore kind. So, it's a bit difficult to find. There has to be someplace here; we have tons of barber shops here, so there must be someplace that has 'em. Maybe the beauty supply, but yeah, so far, I have no idea what a badger brush even feels like, though your description helps.

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