Oumo Brush

Just done.
Sparrow S1, set 27x50mm
Babel "Nebula", 65mm


Now, the hard part ... waiting the 8th March.
More to follow.

Nice looking handle

I assume you photoshopped the knot into the handle.  However, 50mm is a short loft!  I'll be interested to know how that works out.

Far too short for me, but then again, I wouldn't choose a synthetic. It does look good together, though! Hope you'll like it as that's the most important aspect.

(01-26-2023, 09:03 AM)chazt Wrote: Nice looking handle

Thanks.

(01-26-2023, 10:16 AM)TheLegalRazor Wrote: I assume you photoshopped the knot into the handle.  However, 50mm is a short loft!  I'll be interested to know how that works out.

Yes. I hope It'll be close in real.
I've a new gen (Brown Tip) Oumo synth.
30x50mm is totally soft. I mean over the "floopy".

This Sparrow S1 is from Tuxedo Smoky, with double density.
And, on that 28x50mm the latter is a little soft to me.
Doing the math, It'd be fine for my taste.

It's just 1mm under the recommended factory specs.


Same concept of Wald Shaving A1 Synth.

Wald Shaving Wrote:

Synthetic knots

Why did I decide to make synthetic knots available that I tie myself? I personally have never used a synthetic knot I’m really 100% happy with. No doubt, there are some nice ones out there, but I was curious to see, if I can come up with something that is able to separate itself from knots being mass produced.

Since there are no big secrets that couldn’t be revealed by a quick inspection of this knot, I want to share with you what makes my knot different from others. Firstly, careful handling. Yes, synthetic fibers are industrially manufactured and don't require sorting, but the handling determines the number of fibers that are upside down in the knot. This is equivalent to making badger hair knots. You want to make sure there is no scratch from the coarse base of the fibers. Secondly, my synthetic knots have no glue bump. The reason for the presence of glue bumps are the short fibers that are used to make the knots. The bump is especially prominent in bulb style knots. I was able to source fibers that are longer than the ones that are commonly used by other brush manufacturers. Thirdly, the tying technique. My technique is different from what you would commonly see in mass production which allows me to make very dense knots. This gives me the opportunity to have more freedom regarding the knot construction. Fourthly, I chose to go with thinner fibers than the ones that are mainly used in the synthetic shaving brush market. Those thin and soft fibers paired with my tying technique result in a pretty unique knot.

So how does my synthetic knot feel? First and foremost, it is soft. I observed that the community is divided into two groups. One feels like synthetic knots should imitate badger knots, the other one likes them to be their own thing. I personally think synthetic knots should be their own thing. Intense scrub, scritch or even scratch with synthetic knots always left me quite confused, it just didn't feel right to me. For that reason, my synthetic knot is designed to be really soft with not a lot of feedback on the skin. Also, my knot doesn’t have this overly springy feeling a lot of synthetics have.
The diameter of all A1 knots is 29mm. I decided to make it bigger than my usual 27mm, because otherwise it would have felt too small. The 29mm make it feel more like a 26mm badger knot. Having taken feedback of both the first customers and the wet shaving community into consideration, I decided to offer a fan in addition to the bulb shaped knot. I set the fan knot 2mm lower to make it feel nice and firm and not floppy.

If you are looking for very strong backbone and high levels of exfoliation, my brush is not for you. If you are in the market for a nice luxuriously soft feeling handcrafted synthetic brush, look no further.

Specifications:
Diameter: 29mm
Loft bulb: 53mm
Loft fan: 51mm

(01-27-2023, 01:10 AM)kooshman7 Wrote: Far too short for me, but then again, I wouldn't choose a synthetic.

Synths after Gen3 are very different.
Modern Chemistry has gone beyond what Mother Nature can.

Super thin / dense, sweetest point, high flexibility, no spring effect
If well designed (not by default), a larghe / short brush is very enjoyable.
Actually, as a high end Silvertip. Or more, with (as me) skin issues.
AND, the price is a (little) fraction.
JMHE.

(01-27-2023, 01:10 AM)kooshman7 Wrote: Far too short for me, but then again, I wouldn't choose a synthetic. It does look good together, though! Hope you'll like it as that's the most important aspect.

Agreed!! I have set my 29 mm Oumo Sparrow at 51/52. I do not like it at all. It does not splay, feels springy and is only good at painting lather on. I definitely like my Muehle 25 mm STF at 54/55 mm much more. I think the knot might be great at a much higher loft, but this is not possible due to the short overall knot. The knot is dense, the fibers are fine and very soft.

This is mine. On its way to home.

The loft is not as low as it appears on your initial post.  Let us know how it works out.

(02-07-2023, 01:18 PM)TheLegalRazor Wrote: The loft is not as low as it appears on your initial post.  Let us know how it works out.

The first image was (as you said) a rendering via image editing.
Just to see the colors pairing.

But specs (I hope) are as requested by me:

• knot 27mm
• loft 50mm
• handle 65mm
  

Next month I'll share my experience.

(02-07-2023, 12:22 PM)ischiapp Wrote: This is mine. On its way to home.

These fibers do look totally different from mine!! Mine look straight and yours are quite curly/wavy

(02-08-2023, 06:45 AM)Rudy Vey Wrote: Mine look straight and yours are quite curly/wavy

Picture from Oumo. When landed, I'll share pics and experience.

(02-09-2023, 09:40 AM)ischiapp Wrote:

(02-08-2023, 06:45 AM)Rudy Vey Wrote: Mine look straight and yours are quite curly/wavy

Picture from Oumo. When landed, I'll share pics and experience.

Maybe the newer version, Sparrow S-2. I spoke with someone who also has the same knot as I have, and his experience is exactly like mine: crap. He spoke with Oumo and was told they will make a new version S-2, which will have less density, -15%, and a longer loft.
When I was speaking with someone there yesterday I was told to set the loft at 56/57 mm, which In my case was not possible. These knots are very short.

(02-09-2023, 10:18 AM)Rudy Vey Wrote: Maybe the newer version, Sparrow S2.

This too looks different.

Happy S.Valenentine day