I had the pleasure of catching up with Jony Smith, of Jony Smith Combs, to talk a bit more about the man behind the ox horn. I wanted to delve into the man behind the combs, understand how Jony became a beards man and what he gets up to when he is not hand crafting combs. “I first grew a full on big beard about 3 years ago. I have a friend who lives in L.A. We made a pact not to shave until we next saw each other, which was 2 years ago. By then we had both got big, big beards. About a year ago I shaved off my beard and kept my tache, for a few reasons...

“A team? No, it’s just me! All the combs are hand cut with a jewellers saw. I cut them out, sand them down and then sand them with an even finer sandpaper. I then polish them up and oil them to seal them; it also stops them smelling so ‘cowy’”.