Thread: Something Different to Turn

God, don't ya like just love wackin' those badgers over the head to get those fantastic bristles!!.

What are the heads like for French polishing?

I understand that the Chinese eat badger and the hair is left over. Kinda like leather from cattle.

-P

there is a large assumption that the word "badger" is the same creature all over the world, rather like the American opossum is something like our possum and it ain't.

Originally Posted by tashammer

there is a large assumption that the word "badger" is the same creature all over the world, rather like the American opossum is something like our possum and it ain't.

Tas, though not SO different and are distant cousins. (WIKI -The name derives from their resemblance to the opossums of the Americas and, unlike most names applied to Australian fauna in the early years of European colonisation, happens to be accurate: the opossums of America are distant relatives. )
My point was that surely there must be a non-animal fibre that could do the job as well?? All the brushes I buy at Bunnies are synthetic fibre and seem to work well and for shaving your not too concerned about brush marks - or do I not do it right

Originally Posted by Salty

My point was that surely there must be a non-animal fibre that could do the job as well?? All the brushes I buy at Bunnies are synthetic fibre and seem to work well and for shaving your not too concerned about brush marks - or do I not do it right

"I understand that the Chinese eat badger and the hair is left over. Kinda like leather from cattle."

Do I take that all your belts and shoes are also made of plastic? Or there is a bit of hypocrisy here?

what like these http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/badger.swf

by the way cool idea, if I knew someone who shaved with one I would be buying one. I used to use one, back when I used to shave.

I was in China some years back and my understanding is the Chinese, especially in the Canton area, will eat anything - possum, badger, rats, grasshoppers, jellyfish and beaver.

I was in Thailand last year for a couple of weeks visiting my daughter. When we were at the night market in Buriram she got me to try the insects. The silkworm pupae are not for me. Big grasshoppers are okay but the little guys, they tossed them in the wok, gave a spritz of soy sauce and some seasoned salt. Now those could replace potato chips in a flash. Neither my daughter nor my wife would even try the bag I bought. Go figure?