Hand-Bound Knots
As the most crucial component of a shaving brush, knots must be well-calibrated and solidly constructed to give the best performance. Steady hand techniques maintain balanced and symmetrical shapes, and careful measuring and sorting of the hair ensure knots are consistent and have the finest tips remaining at the top.
Setting the Hairs
The Varlet’s in-house process for knot construction combines modern high-performance adhesives with an old-world hand-setting style, with two strings to hold and cement the hairs at the base.
A Unique Shape, Organically Created.
With a patient and steady hand, each handle is turned and shaped on a traditional wood-turning lathe, creating details and contours that can’t be duplicated by man or machine. Every handle is “one of one”.
finishing steps
Sanded and polished to a mirror surface, or finely sanded to a clay-like low-light matte, with careful attention that details remains crisp and sharp. This crucial step brings the most out of each design.
TimeMark™
After The Varlet’s logotype is laser etched, each engraving is filled with the TimeMark™ technique, a unique method and array of materials developed in-house. TimeMark™ is a combination of strong, long-lasting dyes, hardeners, and resins that are applied by hand and add color to the subtle signature and name. The resulting resin inlay is nearly permanent, and a fitting way to finish the construction of each brush.
