At what point does this become a collection?

[Sideburns]

It was just dumb luck that my first brush was a bristle / boar brush, marketed as a Proraso Bristle - but is an Omega branded brush. Under £10 off Amazon and a joy to use, particularly now it’s broken in. I also bought a synthetic Yaqi 24 mm knot - really because I’d read synthetics dry quicker than bristle and my logic was to have a rotation going, allowing the bristle to fully dry out before reaching for it again. The synth would also double as a cheap travel brush - no biggie if it got lost in transit etc. Finally, I fancied trying a badger brush, but was actually driven by the handle length, I really wanted to try the old traditional style handle - because of living in the UK, choice with UK suppliers for this style was thin on the ground, so I turned to EBay. The longer handle on the Badger is a joy to use and wish all my brushes had this style of handle.
On the whole I’m happy with what I’ve got and probably wouldn’t change them just yet, I just wish I’d found the article written by @PLANofMAN before buying, I’d perhaps have been able to have made a slightly more informed choice.

 

[DesertIguana]

After you acquire Brush # 2.

 

[Sideburns]

I forgot to mention, whilst searching for the longer handle traditional style badger I came across a guy on EBay who restored vintage brushes - removing the old knot and putting in new, on the likes of makes like Rubberset, Certifyd, Dubl Duck, Hess etc. Nice looking things, but based in the US - so tax costs put pay to trying one.

As an aside, I asked AI what the collective noun was for a collection of shaving brushes, it came back with the following….
There is no established collective noun specifically for shaving brushes. You could use a general term such as a collection of shaving brushes, a set of shaving brushes, or, if you want something more playful, coin your own like a bristle of shaving brushes.

Collection will do.

 

[Gairdner]

I forgot to mention, whilst searching for the longer handle traditional style badger I came across a guy on EBay who restored vintage brushes - removing the old knot and putting in new, on the likes of makes like Rubberset, Certifyd, Dubl Duck, Hess etc. Nice looking things, but based in the US - so tax costs put pay to trying one.

As an aside, I asked AI what the collective noun was for a collection of shaving brushes, it came back with the following….
There is no established collective noun specifically for shaving brushes. You could use a general term such as a collection of shaving brushes, a set of shaving brushes, or, if you want something more playful, coin your own like a bristle of shaving brushes.

Collection will do.

Timothy Abernathy sounds like. Good guy, does good work.

 

[Sideburns]

Timothy Abernathy sounds like. Good guy, does good work.

His moniker was timotabern and it was a joy to look at his stuff.

 

[Vacumatic]

After you acquire Brush # 2.

That is also the accepted benchmark for people who own paintings or classic cars, own two or more and you are a collector.

I used to be surprised at the diversity of what people collect, but now anything and everything goes.

 

[TobyC]

True collectors don't use what they collect, just catalog and keep.

If a mechanic has a drawer full of wrenches, is he a collector?

Regularly used items are just possessions, like pants or socks, most folks have a variety.

 

[Vacumatic]

Another definition of a collection includes the word Intent.

What is the intent in buying more than two?

 

[Twelvefret]

Another definition of a collection includes the word Intent.

What is the intent in buying more than two?

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