06-29-2012, 06:11 AM
I don't! Had this "fight" with oversaturn many times... 
It's a boar brush, it has so little badger it almost looks to be accidental! The bristles are stiff, it's not very dense and I never liked the grip of the handle!
I think there's a reason you see more of them re-knoted than in their original state!
But here's hoping you love it, after all you're a bigger boar aficionado than I am!

It's a boar brush, it has so little badger it almost looks to be accidental! The bristles are stiff, it's not very dense and I never liked the grip of the handle!
I think there's a reason you see more of them re-knoted than in their original state!
But here's hoping you love it, after all you're a bigger boar aficionado than I am!
06-29-2012, 08:27 AM
I used it exclusively for a little over a year. It was a great brush, but I think my hard water did it in. The consensus was that the calcium got on the boar bristles, and made them brittle. The splite ends started to break off, and left a scratchy hair that would not re-split. The brush was retired when a few of the boar hairs were showing signs of breaking off at several points on the hair. I had only done a vinegar bath at 6 months, so I blame myself and my usage, head and face lathering everyday, and a couple extra face lathers a week for evenings with the LOTH. I am going to reknot the handle, it is fantastic. Before I bought the brush I asked about it, and one of the responses said that I would like the brush, but the handle is so great I should reknot it sometime.
06-29-2012, 09:05 AM
I also thought the knot looked somewhat mangy and sparse when I got mine, but it just works for me. The boar allows the lower density to maintain good backbone, and the lack of density and interspersed badger hairs give it great lather holding ability and flow through. I also like the scrubby face feel. I was pleasantly surprised by mine.
06-29-2012, 12:55 PM
(06-29-2012, 12:41 PM)Johnny9 Wrote: It's ok, not great, not horrible. It's ok for face lathering, but even then, there are better options. I don't see the point of reknotting it, the handle isn't anything special. The only brush I would consider reknotting would be the Vie-Long Zurito.
i think it's a good candidate for a re-knot as it's a nice, hand turned, $25 brush.
i have a used one headed my way, and if it doesn't work out with the stock knot, i'll be re-knotting as well.
06-29-2012, 04:02 PM
(06-29-2012, 12:41 PM)Johnny9 Wrote: It's ok, not great, not horrible. It's ok for face lathering, but even then, there are better options. I don't see the point of reknotting it, the handle isn't anything special. The only brush I would consider reknotting would be the Vie-Long Zurito.
I think the other way around : I find the Vie Long Zurito handle not worthy to re knot it and the 404 one of the best ones to do so.Well,as I did read once : " “no one is prophet in their own land ".
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