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TSN LE Arrived

alfredus

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Pictures don't do it any justice...

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....well you won;t be needing that Chief no more. You know my PM address don;t you?

What's the dimensions on that knot mate?...she looks tall.
 
khun_diddy said:
You're out of control mate! Yet another incredible addition to the den!

Can't wait to see it in the flesh.
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Will definitely bring along next Sunday!

No more serious acquisitions for me for a while.
stillshunter said:
....well you won;t be needing that Chief no more. You know my PM address don;t you?

What's the dimensions on that knot mate?...she looks tall.
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To be honest no idea...have to bring the calipers down from the hill. I haven't even put them both side by side - was so excited getting it and my mini light tent, that I just played around taking pics today.

What I know for sure though: there is even less a scritch in the knot. The Chief is now (after ~10 uses) scritch free but this one seems to be scritch free from the beginning. Will do a test lather tomorrow and report back...
 
alfredus said:
Will do a test lather tomorrow and report back...
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Looking forward to it mate!

...Always thought @Lifes a Peach or @Young Buck were our brush supremos, but I think they - at very least - now have very esteemed company.

P.S. There more I look, the more I like the look of that handle. Be ideal for face lathering I reckon!
 
stillshunter said:
Looking forward to it mate!

...Always thought @Lifes a Peach or @Young Buck were our brush supremos, but I think they - at very least - now have very esteemed company.

P.S. There more I look, the more I like the look of that handle. Be ideal for face lathering I reckon!
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I am a beginner compared to those - have only 2 badgers and tried only 5 badgers...never tried a Simpson, Shavemac, Thater...still a lot to learn :)

Those handles are simply unbelievable and what make the Paladins stand out so much...OK Lee Sabini's knots do help a bit as well ;)

Lifes a Peach said:
Gorgeous brush, @alfredus . It's a real beauty (y)
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Thank you - looking forward seeing your special one...should be on the way to you already!
 
I guess I was really really really lucky with this one - after first test/palm lather (sorry for the poor picture, still working on my skills):

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Very different to my other Paladin and I am so relieved about it. Was hoping, not to get the exact same knot again and the brush Gods (also known as Ken & Lee) heard me :D
 
Lifes a Peach said:
How does it differ from your other Paladin, @alfredus ?
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At this time this is still speculative, as:
a. I haven't actually used the TSN LE on my face yet
b. I have only 2 Paladins and am therefore by far not an expert in Lee Sabini knots

However, I think that my first Paladin is more on the scrubby side of the spectrum. It also had some amount of scritch, which has now (after ~10 uses) completely gone.

The TSN LE is seems to be more on the gel side of things - ultra soft on my hands and the picture above says it all. It also dries differently - the knot does not spring back as fast if that makes any sense...

Again this is all speculative at the moment - tomorrows shave will tell :D
 
Post bloom:
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And here together with my Chief:
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The knot of the TSN LE is also a 26/52 - but is more of a fan...
 
Wow, so they worked backwards in making and delivering the brushes from 100 to 1. I like that marketing strategy
 
Number 3 indeed - we will have to bow and scrap to talk to him now !!!
 
If you look at the base very carefully you will notice the " - " symbol in front of the numeral 3. That's not a hyphen. That symbol is a "minus" or "negative" sign.

Yes, it's -3 (minus) of 100 :LOL:

Have a look at @alfredus photos above and you will see what I mean.
 
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