{"product_id":"the-starcraft-24mm-hybrid-roswell-grey-synthetic-brush-retro-shave-tech","title":"The Starcraft | 24mm Roswell (grey) Hybrid Synth Brush | Retro Shave Tech!","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #07548f;\" class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/phoenixartisanaccoutrements.com\/collections\/phoenix-shaving-brushes\" title=\"Find the ENTIRE Phoenix Shaving Brush Collection Here!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eFind the ENTIRE Phoenix Shaving Brush Collection Here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuality ~ Value ~ Style...\u003cem\u003ea lifestyle.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMan have I been waiting to drop a hint or two about The Starcraft! But alas, I kept my mouth shut and played it close to the vest. This my friends is a real piece of shave history \u0026amp; mystery, a fine example on how we have lost so much shave-story!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/5884\/files\/vintage-mohawk-shaving-brush-made_1_7b8b0a545b1cb4ecf501ffdc1aa7cdd8_large.jpg?v=1540344374\" alt=\"\" width=\"109\" height=\"220\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eI should probably start at the beginning however. The Starcraft is my homage to one heck of an elegant, yet mysterious vintage shave brush, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mohawk 5-341\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eI have always loved that Atomic Age-esque, spacey star shape of the Mohawk 5-341, just something so sexy about it...\u003cem\u003eyet reticent.\u003c\/em\u003e Like it knows something and it's not giving up its secrets just yet (if ever). Just standing there silent, steadfast \u0026amp; stoic. I suppose what it knows is its history, \u003cem\u003ewhich very few do. \u003c\/em\u003e[I'm also fairly certain 5-341 is a numerical anagram for \"PIES\"\u003cem\u003e...just say'n.]\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eI love a good mystery (and pie) ask anyone, and digging into Mohawk's nebulous past is just that, a serious mystery. A real itch I can't seem to scratch. All I can tell you about this brush and company is it was originally constructed of bakelite and offered with different animal hair knots. It was a popular piece of shave tech made in Canada all throughout the 1940s and possibly up to the late 60s...\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003epossibly. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSo, in an effort to build more awareness around this lost diamond and in an attempt to glean more info on Mohawk, we decided to offer a slightly tweaked variation on this classic, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Starcraft!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThis thing feels like pure luxury in my hand.\"\u003c\/em\u003e ~ \u003cstrong\u003eAndy Leduac\u003c\/strong\u003e, Happy Customer\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/5884\/files\/Screen_Shot_2018-10-23_at_6.24.42_PM_large.png?v=1540344328\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"214\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe 5-341 that my design is based on was originally an all Ivory bakelite handle. But I thought it would look great if the \"bulb\" of the handle had a nice splash of color, \u003cem\u003eSpace Blue\u003c\/em\u003e in this case. It just kind of begged for it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMonths later after already completing the prototype I happened to stumble upon another version online of the 5-341 that did in fact have a two toned handle! The base was Ivory again but the bulb was black. It seemed I wasn't the only one who thought a little color (black) was needed. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut that was it!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e I cannot find any other examples of the handle except in those two variations and the black bulb photo above is the \u003cem\u003eONLY\u003c\/em\u003e one I have ever seen like that.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/5884\/files\/vintage-mohawk-shaving-brush-made_1_7b8b0a545b1cb4ecf501ffdc1aa7cdd8_1_small.jpg?v=1540344385\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMind you, Mohawk did offer some other brush designs but none so different and as stunning as the 5-341. It truly was a departure from the norm and everything else going on at the time. \u003cem\u003eSomething that really resonated with me and probably you too!\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWhat little else I know of the company is still hazy but let me lay it out. Mohawk also sold soaps, aftershaves, colognes, dopp kits, scuttles and other toiletries as well, and \u003cem\u003emaybe\u003c\/em\u003e in 1968 they were purchased by an American Company named *Fuller that may or may not have moved production to New York...\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethat's it!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan you help me fill in the blanks?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSeriously, if you have any or discover anymore information on Mohawk in your own research; ads, commercials, stories, etc, I'd really, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREALLY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e love to know what you find...\u003cem\u003eand you can bet your sweet dupa I will be sure to archive it for posterity!\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAesthetics \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore any of our brushes are released they must pass a simple test aside from quality control and performance,\u003cem\u003e it needs to move me.\u003c\/em\u003e It has to appeal to something deep inside me that I really can't describe in words, that I should not need to describe in words. It must evoke this same feeling in our customers too...\u003cem\u003eor what's the point?\u003c\/em\u003e While the original Mohawk design captured my eye and interest, I really felt like we could push and pull at the aesthetics and really make this design our own...\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eand we did!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the huge success of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/phoenixartisanaccoutrements.com\/collections\/phoenix-shaving-brushes\/products\/the-green-ray-24mm-hybrid-tribble-synthetic-brush\" title=\"Green Ray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Green Ray\u003c\/a\u003e with its Tribble Synth Bulb \u0026amp; Fan Hybrid Knot I wanted to explore that shape again. This time however, I wanted to experiment with different filaments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou'd be amazed at how fast synthetic fibers are evolving. With the market and demand for synthetic knots growing, the competition in quality \u0026amp; development will send your head spinning! This is also due to the fact that a lot of big shave giants, like Art of Shaving, are also making the switch to offering only synthetics...\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethis is huge and forcing manufacturers to out do each other every other month! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo with this in mind, we came up with The Roswell (Grey) Hybrid Synth, something \u003cem\u003eREALLY\u003c\/em\u003e special. The feel is pretty much a combination of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/phoenixartisanaccoutrements.com\/collections\/phoenix-shaving-brushes\" title=\"Brush Line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSuave \u0026amp; Tribble\u003c\/a\u003e knots. The performance of the new knot is simply outstanding, with slightly more backbone than \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/phoenixartisanaccoutrements.com\/collections\/phoenix-shaving-brushes\/products\/the-green-ray-24mm-hybrid-tribble-synthetic-brush\" title=\"Green Ray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Green Ray\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen there's the color of this bad boy, a creamy grey with super soft white, diffused tips; beautiful in both form and function and breathtaking when combined with the Ivory and Space Blue bulb of the handle. (Yep, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpace Blue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e really is the name of that shade of blue too!) - \u003cem\u003eWe put a lot of thought into our products, if you couldn't tell.\u003c\/em\u003e :)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/5884\/files\/The_Blues_large.jpg?v=1540498280\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis my friends is a super high quality piece of shave tech that possesses a retro feel \u0026amp; soul, while flying at light speed into tomorrow! \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will absolutely fall in love with The Starcraft! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's A Shave New World!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e *Fuller was bought in 1968 by Sara Lee Corp...so even the few bits of history I have collected seem weak. Again, PLEASE, if you have any info on Mohawk or a timeline, I would LOVE to hear from you!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. Specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete Length: 5\" (127mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth at Widest point: 42 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth and Shortest point: 27mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 3.67 Oz (104 grams)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnot: 24mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoft Ht:\u003cspan\u003e 53mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandle Material: Acrylic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13633845690416,"sku":"","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/5884\/files\/the-starcraft-24mm-roswell-grey-hybrid-synth-brush-retro-shave-tech-609975.jpg?v=1726347897","url":"https:\/\/phoenixshaving.com\/products\/the-starcraft-24mm-hybrid-roswell-grey-synthetic-brush-retro-shave-tech","provider":"Phoenix Shaving","version":"1.0","type":"link"}