I do not like Unobtanium. I do not want a Paladin or Rooney. Without an LE or group buy Shavemacs are too expensive. I cannot be bothered with wait lists so I do not ever want a Wolfman. I like my Ferdman brushes because I go on Etsy, tell Vladimir what I'm after, shape,size and colour and Bingo it's on the lathe. Two weeks later it's on the shelf. No waiting, no signing up to Twitter accounts and waiting on every tweet. Simple and easy. They are good value too. Only the postage and threat of customs charges (I've been lucky so far) bump up the price. If I lived in the US I'd have twenty of them by now.