Show us your boars!
- Thread starter Blademonkey
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If you read through the comments some owners report issues with an excessive glue bump and that would be my concern as I have had this issue as well with Yaqi.
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The Thater Beehive Boar knot after two shaves.
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I must have shaved with boar brushes for more than 30 years - principally Culmak, when a new brush meant a trip to your local (independent) chemist. The result of a (relatively) brief sidestep into badgers has still left me favouring the lower end of those, especially finest - scritchy with backbone.
I've some vintage boars, and mixed, but have added a Zenith today.
The Thater is lovely - principally for the handle. I wonder where the knot is from?
I've some vintage boars, and mixed, but have added a Zenith today.
The Thater is lovely - principally for the handle. I wonder where the knot is from?
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Thater says they make the knots themselves and use a very select type of naturally blond boar. They have not said where the bristle originate.
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It just may be that you have a duff one, mine does not seem to be displaying the same problems as your's. Maybe back it for a replacement.P. It would be interesting to hear from anyone else who has bought one and is also not experiencing these problems. Paul.
Mine is just fine, and I have heard no complaints from any others at TSD, other than some (including) me who had to nurse it through an awful lot of shaves before it quit. Mostly it seems to be a very well liked offering.
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I had a Zenith Horsehair that had a real shedding problem but after about seven shaves it was down to the occasional single bristle loss. It is the only one of my eight Zenith and Zenith knotted brushes have been a shedder.
Omega best boar knots in my opinion.
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The Thater boar to date:
I've been using shaving brushes, nice shaving brushes, for over a half century and I've not yet found a better boar brush than this one.
After first shave:
After second shave:
After third shave:
None of my Omega or Semogue Boar brushes broke in this quickly or retained this much body. My Zenith knot brushes are almost as nice but of course the whole Zenith package simply doesn't really compare. Some of my Experienced Rubberset brushes that have been used for many decades are as nice now as the Thater after just three shaves not not one of my modern boar brushes is as nice.
After second shave:
After third shave:
I've been using shaving brushes, nice shaving brushes, for over a half century and I've not yet found a better boar brush than this one.
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The Thater boar to date:
After first shave:None of my Omega or Semogue Boar brushes broke in this quickly or retained this much body. My Zenith knot brushes are almost as nice but of course the whole Zenith package simply doesn't really compare. Some of my Experienced Rubberset brushes that have been used for many decades are as nice now as the Thater after just three shaves not not one of my modern boar brushes is as nice.
After second shave:
After third shave:
I've been using shaving brushes, nice shaving brushes, for over a half century and I've not yet found a better boar brush than this one.
Good to hear the Thater boar is bringing you pleasure.
FWIW, I'm fairly sure the Thater Boar brush won't be for everyone but for those who are after a 'premium' boar brush opposed to a similar priced badger or synth brush have some options.