How to retain or regain the wonderful shape of your Badger and Boar knots

Floid_Maniac

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Ladies and Gentlemen .... may @Blademonkey and I have your attention, please.

If you don´t like the look of your badger brushes blooming up, or your boars looking like scruffy wet dogs. Here is an easy and cheap solution, using easily obtainable products.

Method No. 1:

"The Punk Dryer"

Take the cardboard liner of a loo roll, fold it along it's length and cut some triangles into the edges, unfold and repeat. Return the roll to its original shape but now with some sexy diamond shaped ventilation holes, as shown in the image below.

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After you have used your natural hair shaving brush, shake out most of the water and put it into your newly handmade dryer/shaper, handle first and stand the brush up for one day. Then take the brush out of the loo roll and let it air dry for another day or two, thus removing any risk of damp damage to the knot. Standard toilet rolls will fit most brushes but you can also trim down kitchen roll liners

The boar shaving brushes below show the fine results you will get.
Brave and well formed little soldiers ready for their next service !!!

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Method No.2

"The Rolls Royce Dryer"

Use curlers. ;):D

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This is the royal method for getting your wet brush knots back in shape. You can get these curlers in different diameters but they are not that cheap. You can only buy them as sets, as of yet, I cannot find anywhere to buy them loose. 4 to 4.5 cm or 1.57 to 1.77" diameter will fit most knots and handles. If they are good for human hair they will work for boar or badger, too. This is the better option, because they are made of durable plastic rather than flimsy cardboard.

Have fun and see your well shaped brushes dazzle on the SotD catwalk. ;):D

Thanks to my good friend @Boru62 for editing and correcting my bloody Kraut English into a real language. ;):)

Beside my two methods above using wet knots, in the meantime my also good friend @Blademonkey has adapted a third method how you can bring back your brushes into shape with dry knots.
He will show you this great method in this thread, too. :)
 
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A couple of great ideas from @Floid_Maniac for keeping your badger and boar brushes in good shape.
I have adapted his idea slightly because I like to hang my damp brushes upside down hanging from an elastic band near an open window to alow as much airflow through the brush to alow it to dry properly.
My adaptation is for brushes that are already perfectly dry, and must only be used on a dry brush otherwise it will get damp mold and rot.
As you can see from the pictures all that is needed is some thin card or as I have used some folded over paper and some hair bands, you could use elastic bands if you have no hair bands to hand.
I wrap the knot tight but not over tight with the folded paper or thin card and simply wrap the hair band around it to keep it in place.
When the paper is slipped off you have a brush that is looking tidy and upright and nearly looking as good as it was when you bought it.
One added benifit is it cuts down on the bulk of hair and bristle giving you more room for more brushes! :)
This is just a couple of ideas to keep your brushes neat and tidy should you wish to do so, I know there will be some of you that want to see a brush in full bloom or a shaggy boar and that's fine too, as I said this is just a couple of ideas you may like to try. :)
 
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RCH said:
Interesting to see the return to the 'original' shape - does it really make a difference when they're wet again and being used to lather?

My SOC boar is really untidy compared to these!
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I only can answer your question for the first two methods with wet knots.
You have to repeat that cosmetic surgery after each use of your badger or boar brushes if you want the knots look like new. Reason I do it, it gives me more space in my showcase displaying more brushes and they have to dry anyway after each use. So why not retain them back to new looking shape at the same time. ;):)
For the third method with dry knots you have to ask my friend @Blademonkey.
 
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