Thread: First Brush: Recommend a good Silvertip?

Jack Black
i just bought this price is ok and they deliver fast and great quality.i like it very much.Try it.

Check out the Semogue "silvertip" brushes. At €29.95, coming form a traditional manufacturer, that ties its own knots, they offer incredible value for their price. There's a parallel thread going on where I also posted about them. A few posts further you'll find a link to the seller.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...tml#post354780

Bart.

I have a small (20mm knot) pure badger brush I used from 1975 until last Christmas, when my wife got me a medium (26mm knot) Rooney silvertip. I love my small brush, but it cannot compare with the Rooney. I'm glad it is not the large, as the medium Rooney is almost to big for my face. I'd stick with the 24-26mm knot size and buy a silvertip in the $100 range. I honestly don't think I'll buy another brush; I'm that happy with my Rooney. BTW, the Rooney came from Classic Shaving.

Dont know exactly what your tastes for brushes may be, but IM STICK'N WITH THE PIG! For someone just starting out, save the 60.00 for yourself and gas expenses and drive yourself to WalMart to buy a Boar Brush. I use a Van Der Hagen boar brush, and am quite happy with it.

-Thomas

The thing with the Silvertips is until you own a good one you will always be wondering if there is a difference...
So save up and buy the absolute best you can possibly afford, that way you have that one excellent brush which will last you... Trust me here in the long run you will save money and won't have 5 brushes sitting around that you no longer use because down the road you finally splurged and bought the good one (Ya think somebody might have done it this way)



Best purchase out of all my shaving gear is my silvertip Shavemac custom.($100 aus).I've bought razors I don't need, pined for Shaptons , bidded on Puma Gold's but my first decent brush was a silvertip and that itched is scratched;done and dusted;one brush and I don't want another because I think have the best.

Thanks gssixgun great bit advice.

Brian

[quote=gssixgun;346297]So save up and buy the absolute best you can possibly afford, that way you have that one excellent brush which will last you...

I'm usually in agreement with the "get the best you can afford" school as it usually proves most economical in the long run (the expensive suit you wear frequently costs less per use than the sale bargain that you dont like and rarely wear). Plus good tools are a joy to use.

And some of us just like the best

My experience with brushes, though, tells me that you don't need top of the line and it doesnt always have to be silvertip. I bought a brush at Herrods when in London 24 years ago. I didnt know anything about brushes, but it was what I could afford. That Simpson best badger provided great service for 20 years! My more recent acquisitions (my frame of reference) include a Simpson chubby best, a Kent silver and a huge Vulfix made for Taylors in silvertip. Each have their detractors: I read here that Simpson quality (post sale of the company) has gone down, though I can't make that conclusion from my experience; Kents are gorgeous though some complain that they are too floppy (and some love them for that quality), and,Vulfix doesnt have the reputation of the Shavemacs and Rooneys...from my reading here.

So, none of my brushes get the A+ rating. Yet, for a guy who is usually a pain in the ass critic and who goes the extra mile......my take: The $90 to 145 bracket will produce a great brush. Sure the best may be "scratchy", but its hardly rubbing your face with porcupine quills! Lathered, its a delight to use. I just think any good bursh from one of the houses you read about in this thread will do the job extremely well with such subtle differences. For me, the smaller chubby is the best all around brush ...it fits my scuttle easily, it is stiff enough for soaps, it lathers the face well......and my joy in using is not degraded because of its lack of pedigry. Go for it if you can, don't fret if you cant.

But man, those Heinrich L. Thater's look so damn great!!!

Good luck,

Jim