New Maseto brush

My Finest Fan arrived today, 2 weeks from China ; not bad. Looks impressive out of the box.
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wayne mattison said:
They are both 2 band finest but there are differences. I lathered up both brushes with OSP Spice Road soap and used them on different sides of my mug. The Maseto is definitely a paint brush. It is softer than the TGN and doesn't like big circular strokes it likes paint strokes. I could scrub better with the TGN and it paints as well as the Maseto. The Maseto hogs it's lather more than the TGN which gives up the lather freely. If I didn't have the TGN I would have loved the Maseto it looks better than the TGN and is softer but it is just edged by the TGN. There isn't much in it only the scrubbing the TGN allows and better lather flow separates the two. I'd say 90 to 100 for the TGN.
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I have been considering one of these brushes since you posted. My first thought was that 30mm might be a bit too big for my liking. I have the 26/54 Stirling which is bigger than the Shavenmac 26/54 TSR ( I think you have one too) I'm very happy with the Stirling but I'm hesitant to go any bigger than this brush.... unknown territory if you like. Would you say the size difference, comparing to the Shavemac TSR, is proportional?

Perhaps somebody has already tried the MS and Stirling finest badger in bulb knot and can help me .... basically how the 2 compare?
 
Merkurologist said:
I have been considering one of these brushes since you posted. My first thought was that 30mm might be a bit too big for my liking. I have the 26/54 Stirling which is bigger than the Shavenmac 26/54 TSR ( I think you have one too) I'm very happy with the Stirling but I'm hesitant to go any bigger than this brush.... unknown territory if you like. Would you say the size difference, comparing to the Shavemac TSR, is proportional?

Perhaps somebody has already tried the MS and Stirling finest badger in bulb knot and can help me .... basically how the 2 compare?
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Hi. If you have the Shavemac 26mm in a unique fan like I have then you will not see the difference as the shavemac is very large for a 26mm. I'd say in bloom they come out about the same. Hope that helps? They are great brushes and far too good to pass up at the price. That is why I now have all three handles.
 
wayne mattison said:
Hi. If you have the Shavemac 26mm in a unique fan like I have then you will not see the difference as the shavemac is very large for a 26mm. I'd say in bloom they come out about the same. Hope that helps? They are great brushes and far too good to pass up at the price. That is why I now have all three handles.
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Cheers Wayne, actually that helps. Thank you.
 
I do get the bleach type smell from it as opposed to the usual badger funk but I actually prefer that to the usual funk. It seems to go a bit quicker when cycling through the test lathers to break it in. It's lost a few hairs , mainly unattached and incomplete hairs. I'd say during the course of 6 test lathers and one actual use it has shed 2 hairs which is well within the new (inexpensive) brush tolerances for me. I was quite impressed with the packaging for the money as well. i went with the cardboard and it's a very sturdy box indeed. the ridiculously tall drip stand raised a smile as well:happy:
 
Wayne--Thank you! The Matseto brush with barber handle I ordered is superb. Probably the best I have ever bought. Great barber handle(tortoise shell) and a very dense 2 band brush knot! Wonderful really and a truly great price. I immediately ordered a second brush. I hope it is as good as the quality I just received. It is great!!! A bargain really!!! I have ordered a couple of SImpson's brushes and what I can't stand is the short handles! Far, far too short. Then there are other brushes I have ordered. Too many to admit to. And, again far, far too short skimpy handles. Really not good for anything IMHO!!! knuckle banners and fall in the soap dish handles at best! Good knots need good barber handles!!!
 
I was about to pull the trigger on one of these last night but one question kept coming back..... I've read that this brush is a good painter but not a good scrubber. While I mostly do bowl lathering I still like face lathering from time to time so why is that it's considered not a good scrubber? I can't think why it would be so, it has already been said that it has plenty of backbone and it's not excessively large.
 
Merkurologist said:
I was about to pull the trigger on one of these last night but one question kept coming back..... I've read that this brush is a good painter but not a good scrubber. While I mostly do bowl lathering I still like face lathering from time to time so why is that it's considered not a good scrubber? I can't think why it would be so, it has already been said that it has plenty of backbone and it's not excessively large.
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Unless when people say it's not a good scrubber they are meaning it's got soft enough tips that you don't feel any scrub. I have the finest and although it's got great backbone and soft tips I can still feel at the tips when face lathering. It's not a prickly feeling at all but by the same token the knot isn't too soft at the tips that nothing can be felt. It's not a pillow like softness but it's not scritchy at all, it's just right as that trespassing blonde kid in the fairytale said [emoji4]

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1morepasswill said:
Unless when people say it's not a good scrubber they are meaning it's got soft enough tips that you don't feel any scrub. I have the finest and although it's got great backbone and soft tips I can still feel at the tips when face lathering. It's not a prickly feeling at all but by the same token the knot isn't too soft at the tips that nothing can be felt. It's not a pillow like softness but it's not scritchy at all, it's just right as that trespassing blonde kid in the fairytale said [emoji4]

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Thank you for the information.

That's my experience with the 2 Stirling bulbs that I have and that's perfect. I don't like scritchy brushes.

I have a feeling the MS and Stirling knots are very similar :)
 
When I receive mine (hopefully not too long away) I'll chuck up a newbie review. :) I'll be comparing it to the opposite ends of the spectrum, a body shop synthetic which I believe behaves like a boar in terms of scritch and a razorock synth which is beyond soft! An uneducated review might be worthwhile!
 
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