Sorry Hank for upsetting you with my comments re. Badger hair, still at
least "my people" have not killed most of them off so I ( and those
that follow me) do not know what they look like. I, unfortunately got a
little hot under the collar about the way the request was made, I
apologise to Pete & Kathy for that. I will not comment further re. The
fur from China etc. as I know I will only upset others again especially
if you wear dog fur which is used in clothing in the west, which is
exported from china, they at least do eat the dog, quite a delicacy I
believe.

In message 42, Henry
St.Pierre writes
"Pete & Kathy" wrote in news:3YAdh.437174$QZ1.142991
:

Sigh... so this is one of THOSE newsgroups.

You're all too young to shave anyway.

Thanks anyway!



Actually it's not. Every once in a bit, some of us can be jerks. I'm
speaking from experience (too much experience and I'm one of us). My
response was to the jerk that didn't eat badger in his country because of
the cyanide that was probably used in traps (really was 'how can you use
hair from an animal or something like that?'. My response was a stupid
response to a stupid response. My apologies. Please don't judge others by
my comments.
I don't really know what badger knots are, but I expect they are clumps of
badger hair that can be glued or mounted somehow into a handle. I have two
shaving brushes and several paint brushes of badger. Wish my people saved
some for me. I haven't seen a badger for a large number of years. In my kid
days, I popped a few and got a decent price for the hides. Kept a bunch of
claws, but lost or gave them away. Don't need the money (for food) anymore,
so don't shoot badgers.
Regards,
.Hank

--
Robert Strudwick