Edwin Jagger best badger hair brush shedding problem . . .

I'm sick of my Edwin Jagger brush shedding a hair or two every time I shave. At the rate it's shedding, it'll be useless in a few years.

I'm still a noob when it comes to this traditional shaving thing and at first thought that brush shedding might be a normal thing. But after doing some reading, I've learned that nope -- it ain't very normal for brushes to shed this quickly.

I think it might be time to invest money in something of higher quality . . . perhaps a silvertip brush with a larger knot (25 MM-32 MM would be ideal). Any recommendations?

Does anyone know of any silvertip brushes with 30-32 MM knots that can be found for $100 or less? I doubt they can be found that cheaply, but you never know . . .

When did you get it? I have an EJ BBB and it's only shed a few hairs total. You may be able to get a replacement if it's bad. In the mean time you can try brushing it out with a comb - it may have just had a more free bristles in there than usual.

Just to confirm - is $100 your limit? It will be hard to find +30mm for less I think. You may be able to build your own for <$100 - The Golden Nib has a 30mm knot at around $30 and you may be able to get a handle from them too that would be less than $100 in total. You'd just need to set and glue the knot.

My advice, send it back ASAP !!!!!
Jim

If you can send the brush back to the seller or to EJ,do it,its not normal that shedding.

If you are looking for a 25mm knot brush and your budget is around 100 bucks,there is nothing better than a Simpson Duke 3 in best badger or a Semogue SOC finest badger.

(05-04-2012, 09:43 AM)Teiste Wrote: If you can send the brush back to the seller or to EJ,do it,its not normal that shedding.

If you are looking for a 25mm knot brush and your budget is around 100 bucks,there is nothing better than a Simpson Duke 3 in best badger or a Semogue SOC finest badger.

Thanks for the recommendations.

Before I forget to ask, what's the typical life-span of a well-made brush that will be used on a near-daily basis? Ten years?

I'm thinking of splurging and getting a very high-end $300 brush such as this one by H.L. Thater which has a knot size of 32 MM:



If brushes can last a person 10+ years, I wouldn't have much of a problem with spending anything upwards of $300 on them.

Pnume, any high quality brush will last a lifetime with proper care. Your possible choice of that Thater would be a bold and wise choice for sure! Good luck.

Take good care of that humongous Thater and it should last you forever!