10-26-2016, 11:40 AM
I am curious to see what you guys like in your brushes. Please give information on
1.Hair Type
2.Manufacturer
3.loft
4.General handle preferences(size/style/material)
5.Size
I will obviously go first. My favorite knot is the Thater 2 Band. It gives me all the things I want in a knot. It has the ideal density, loft, size(25mm), great flow through and nice flow through and lather release. I enjoy 52mm loft. I put this knot in to a custom handle because I prefer long handles. I don't have big hands but still. Resin is my material of choice. Maybe I just havent seen the right wood handle in person yet.
Thanks for your time guys. Tried to make my first thread post in here a good one. Add pictures if you have them.
1.Hair Type
2.Manufacturer
3.loft
4.General handle preferences(size/style/material)
5.Size
I will obviously go first. My favorite knot is the Thater 2 Band. It gives me all the things I want in a knot. It has the ideal density, loft, size(25mm), great flow through and nice flow through and lather release. I enjoy 52mm loft. I put this knot in to a custom handle because I prefer long handles. I don't have big hands but still. Resin is my material of choice. Maybe I just havent seen the right wood handle in person yet.
Thanks for your time guys. Tried to make my first thread post in here a good one. Add pictures if you have them.
10-26-2016, 01:21 PM
I am not overly exigent regarding manufacturers when it comes to my badger brushes. I can enjoy a nice 2-Band knot in a nice handle, as long as it has very good backbone with nice tips, be it either fairly soft or strong scrub and even mild scritch.
I seem to gravitate towards custom handles, though, as I can get any shape I want.
I guess my preferences are:
handle = 60mm +
knot diameter = 28mm +
knot loft = dependent on quality, type and density of hair, but usually, 50-55mm
Likewise, I can also enjoy a nice boar or synthetic brush, but my preference would be badger.
I seem to gravitate towards custom handles, though, as I can get any shape I want.
I guess my preferences are:
handle = 60mm +
knot diameter = 28mm +
knot loft = dependent on quality, type and density of hair, but usually, 50-55mm
Likewise, I can also enjoy a nice boar or synthetic brush, but my preference would be badger.
10-27-2016, 04:18 AM
My favourite badger knots are 2 band silvertips such as Simpsons Manchurian and Shavemac 2 band silvertip (not the DO1 2 band) as they give me soft tips, good backbone and excellent flow through. I like them in the 24 to 26 mm size range and a loft of around 50mm give or take a few silly mms. I face lather but still prefer longer handles in the 75mm+ range for that.
I equally enjoy boar and synthetic knots also.
Bob
I equally enjoy boar and synthetic knots also.
Bob
10-27-2016, 05:24 AM
(10-26-2016, 11:40 AM)SoSharpDavid Wrote: I am curious to see what you guys like in your brushes. Please give information on
1.Hair Type
2.Manufacturer
3.loft
4.General handle preferences(size/style/material)
5.Size
I will obviously go first. My favorite knot is the Thater 2 Band. It gives me all the things I want in a knot. It has the ideal density, loft, size(25mm), great flow through and nice flow through and lather release. I enjoy 52mm loft. I put this knot in to a custom handle because I prefer long handles. I don't have big hands but still. Resin is my material of choice. Maybe I just havent seen the right wood handle in person yet.
Thanks for your time guys. Tried to make my first thread post in here a good one. Add pictures if you have them.
1. Badger hair 2-band and 3-band, just in a dense knot, followed by synthetic denser Plisson like
2. Thäter + Shavemac followed by Simpson
3. 50-52 mm
4. Go BIG & FAT or go home
5. Knot size: 26-28 mm
10-27-2016, 03:38 PM
I have always been a fan of the Morris & Forndran 2/3xl brushes in various resin stock. They are all typically 28-32mm. I prefer the finest grade as it offers dense soft hair , and is consistent for me in terms or knowing I'll get a knot I enjoy. The style 1 brushes are my favorite visually but are overall a little smaller and that is why the xl is my choice.
10-27-2016, 04:26 PM
1. 2-band badger.
2. No absolute favorite: Lee Sabini and Romera are tied.
3. Loft and size should go together IMO and depend on the hair's backbone. Romera 26-48mm. Lee Sabini, Ken from Paladin knows the details (clue bump etc), roughly 26-50mm.
4. L7 style: 60-65 mm with a "ring" on the lower end for energetic paint brush strokes.
5. see 3.
2. No absolute favorite: Lee Sabini and Romera are tied.
3. Loft and size should go together IMO and depend on the hair's backbone. Romera 26-48mm. Lee Sabini, Ken from Paladin knows the details (clue bump etc), roughly 26-50mm.
4. L7 style: 60-65 mm with a "ring" on the lower end for energetic paint brush strokes.
5. see 3.
10-28-2016, 07:55 AM
My favorite brushes are:
Edwin Jagger 25 mm Silvertip Fibre
Bullgoose Vie-Long Beehive silvertip
Wet Shaving Products Monarch Silvertip
TGN 2-Band 24 mm.
My favorite handle material is resin. In Badger 23-24 mm diameter is the sweet spot for me. Synthetic 23-25 mm works (although I still enjoy the smaller Plisson synthetic)
There are other brushes that I like very much - but the above are really my favorites.
Edwin Jagger 25 mm Silvertip Fibre
Bullgoose Vie-Long Beehive silvertip
Wet Shaving Products Monarch Silvertip
TGN 2-Band 24 mm.
My favorite handle material is resin. In Badger 23-24 mm diameter is the sweet spot for me. Synthetic 23-25 mm works (although I still enjoy the smaller Plisson synthetic)
There are other brushes that I like very much - but the above are really my favorites.
10-28-2016, 11:33 AM
(10-26-2016, 01:21 PM)celestino Wrote: I am not overly exigent regarding manufacturers when it comes to my badger brushes. I can enjoy a nice 2-Band knot in a nice handle, as long as it has very good backbone with nice tips, be it either fairly soft or strong scrub and even mild scritch.
I seem to gravitate towards custom handles, though, as I can get any shape I want.
I guess my preferences are:
handle = 60mm +
knot diameter = 28mm +
knot loft = dependent on quality, type and density of hair, but usually, 50-55mm
Likewise, I can also enjoy a nice boar or synthetic brush, but my preference would be badger.
You like those knots really big. I love the look of big knots but my face is too small for them
10-28-2016, 11:37 AM
(10-26-2016, 03:06 PM)jtmke Wrote: I like soft badgers. From glob by to scrubby but no scritch. Sizes vary from 22 to 30mm perfection is in the knot. Some are better bigger, some smaller.
Top few
Shavemac two band
Vulfix 377 Silvertip
Thater 3 band
Paladin PK 47
Kent bk4
I really enjoy a scrubby brush but cannot deal with any type of scritch either. It frustrates me to feel that
10-28-2016, 11:41 AM
(10-27-2016, 02:48 PM)1Geralt Wrote: Hey David,I've struggled to warm up to the Plisson style knots. If I am to use one they need to be at least 26mm knots
Hmm. I like synthetics, Muhle or Plisson type. I prefer smaller handles like the RR Bruce handle, and smaller knots, 22-24 is the sweet spot for me. I am a bit stingy on my soaps and I find that brush configuration is my most efficient.
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