Until a recent discussion I just figured everyone had one of these handy, old school items in their brush box but it turns out they have fallen out of favour! Who knows why, as they are excellent multi use items. They make great brush cleaners, are excellent as shedding blades (my most common use for them) and – used gently – can even be used for scraping dried mud off legs. The only warning is the teeth are quite sharp to try not to bang your hand on them!