Elk Handle Shaving Brush

Elevate your shave to frontier luxury with our Handmade Native New Mexico Elk Antler Shaving Brushes — heirloom-quality tools crafted for anyone who appreciates tradition, performance, and authentic Southwestern soul.

Each brush features a one-of-a-kind handle turned from naturally shed New Mexico elk antler, sustainably sourced and polished to reveal unique grain and character. Choose from three premium knot options to suit your style and values.

Why Use a Shaving Brush?
A quality shaving brush transforms any shave — face, legs, underarms, or anywhere — into a smoother, more effective ritual. It creates richer, thicker lather with far less soap or cream, lifts hair for a closer cut, gently exfoliates dead skin, and adds warmth to open pores for reduced irritation and fewer ingrown hairs. Women especially love brushes for shaving larger areas like legs and underarms — the generous lather covers more “real estate” quickly, provides better glide, and leaves skin softer and smoother than hand-lathering alone. Plus, you’ll use less product over time, saving money and reducing waste.

Choose Your Knot:

• Boar Hair Knot
  100% pure boar bristle — no fillers. Tall 72 mm loft with a 25 mm base for excellent soap loading and face-lathering control.
  Advantages: Affordable yet durable; excellent for hard soaps and face lathering; improves dramatically with use (softens during break-in while retaining firmness); strong water/heat retention; rewarding “workhorse” performance.
  Disadvantages: Initially coarse and stiff (can feel scratchy before break-in); requires more effort to build lather; longer break-in period; natural hairs need careful maintenance to avoid odor or shedding.
• Tuxedo Badger Hair Knot
  Premium bulb-shaped 25 mm black badger knot with luxurious white silvertip-like tips. Super-soft yet packed with backbone.
  Advantages: Unmatched softness and comfort; superior water/heat retention; quick, effortless rich lather; luxurious barbershop experience from day one.
  Disadvantages: Higher cost; natural animal hair (not vegan); requires careful maintenance to prevent shedding or mildew; can have a slight natural odor when new.
• Synthetic Knot (Limited Availability)
  High-performance synthetic fibers designed to mimic the best qualities of natural hair. Soft tips with good backbone and excellent lather capacity.
  Advantages: Very soft and comfortable from day one; extremely durable and low-maintenance; cruelty-free and vegan; dries quickly; terrific value with consistent performance across uses.
  Disadvantages: Slightly less natural water/heat retention than badger; may have less backbone than a well-broken-in boar; doesn’t develop the same “character” over time as natural hair.

Handcrafted in small batches in Silver City, New Mexico — veteran-owned and built to become your daily companion for decades.

Care Tip
Rinse thoroughly after use, shake out excess water, and hang or stand to dry. Your brush will only get better with age.

Whether you’re taming a beard or gliding over legs and underarms, saddle up for the smoothest shave this side of the Gila — choose boar for rugged tradition, badger for refined luxury, or synthetic for modern, low-maintenance performance. Either way, you’re holding a piece of the West in your hand. 🌵🪒