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    Who's that guy think he is... JoeSomebody's Avatar
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    I only have 3 brushes. The first was the VDH boar that came with a bowl and soap for 10 bucks at CVS. Still, I liked it and use it occasionally. The second was a AOS pure badger that came in the kit, a nice brush and I used that for almost a year. About a week and a half ago, my brother took me to Imperial Shaving and bought me, my older brother and himself a Thater 4125-2, 26mm kot and tips smoother than an angels kiss. Wow, I thought the gift generous beyond belief, but the price seems more reasonable every time the thing kisses my face. And lather just seems to explode...Gotta love them all though, experimentation is half the fun.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoeSomebody View Post
    I only have 3 brushes. The first was the VDH boar that came with a bowl and soap for 10 bucks at CVS. Still, I liked it and use it occasionally. The second was a AOS pure badger that came in the kit, a nice brush and I used that for almost a year. About a week and a half ago, my brother took me to Imperial Shaving and bought me, my older brother and himself a Thater 4125-2, 26mm kot and tips smoother than an angels kiss. Wow, I thought the gift generous beyond belief, but the price seems more reasonable every time the thing kisses my face. And lather just seems to explode...Gotta love them all though, experimentation is half the fun.
    Wow... .that is a fine and generous gift!
    From this point there is no need for a better brush (IMO).

    Like you I still use my VDH boar brush... It gets better
    with time and scrubs like a champ when I want a good
    scrub.

    The Thater folk do make a fine brush. My two Thater
    brushes have convinced me that a good brush is worth
    each land every penny and also that I no longer need another
    new brush (this week).
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    Quote Originally Posted by niftyshaving View Post
    Badger seems to come in three grades. The name of the grades changes from
    maker to maker so pay attention. There are a couple shapes from a fan to a bulb
    some short some longer and thus softer.

    The best not to be confused with "Best" badger seems to have very thin tips
    and a nice even taper. The thin hairs of boar or badger seem to cut the bubbles
    in half over and over to build the lather. The finer tips slice and dice the smaller
    bubbles better making a thick dense lather at the same time that they have
    a better (smoother) feel on the face.

    The better boar brushes are as good as and in some cases better than
    the entry level badger brushes. If you like a good scrubby brush the
    best brush for your $$ may be boar. If you like a soft gentle brush
    to build a lather in a bowl and then paint the lather on a tender face
    the more expensive badger brushes shine brightly.

    Stiffness can reflect the bristle, the density or the loft of the knot. A short
    tight knot will feel stiffer. A knot with a lot of loft will feel softer. A long
    bristle boar may feel smoother than a tight short badger knot.

    The expensive badger knots are built from the longer guard hair fur
    and have stiffness at the same time as they have length.

    Some have split ends, and the result is a fine dense lather from a
    brush with backbone in some cases or so some say.

    Within limits the expensive knots are worth every penny IMO. the expensive
    handle material is a personal thing but what ever the material, the key is that
    it feels like and to some degree looks right.

    Brushes last a long time.... shop to get what you want. I like my
    SRP group buy brush a lot. It is not perfect -- so I am sure I will find
    myself getting another brush some day but it is darn close to perfection.
    I wish I had purchased both shapes... but then I might have no BAD left.

    No matter the brush try lathering bowls of different sizes and a couple
    of different soaps as well as a gallon jug of distilled or deionized water.

    Some guy on Badger and Blade has a web site with near 100 brushes
    compared and discussed...
    Thank you for this! I swear I learn something new every time I get on here. I will have to check out the Badger and blade site.

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    If it was me, I would go with the Parker Silver Tipped Pure Badger with Walnut Wood Handle. Its reasonably priced and it looks like its a good bang for the buck brush. But as many say, its all about personal preference.

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    I only have one brush - a Frank's Shaving best badger and I find it very good and reasonably priced.
    When I can afford it I'll be getting a Frank's silvertip.
    There is a lengthy thread on this one somewhere here and it makes for good reading.
    Hope this helps.
    Hang on and enjoy the ride...

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