How many brushes

[SmallBeard]

One for now, Omega 10065. Cracking brush, 4.80 well spent!

 

[Burgundy]

Five.

Kent BLK8 (a big silvertip), the Semogue Owners Club 2-band badger and the SOC boar, a Semogue 1520 (a shorter-loft boar), and a 19mm Muhle Silvertip Fibre (for travel).

 

[Al H]

Bodger
Vulfix badger
eBay special
Semougue 620
And a tubby 2

All used regularly with specific soaps

 

[Fido]

Everyone on here should have a small collection of brushes to enable others to make an informed choice about what to try next.
Once upon a time I had around 100 across brands.
Now I have two Kents, one Simpsons, one Trumpers plus boxfuls of another brand!

Agreed - or you don't know what you like. I've sold a Kent BK8 (too big) and a Wee Scot (too small). Now my brush range is ~22mm knots with ~95mm overall height (give or take a few mm)

What's the one Simpsons that you've kept?

http://fidosshavingbrushblog.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/simpson-astor-super.html

 

[ChopperHarris]

Kent BK2 - used most days
Vie Long - for travelling
Rod Neep Cocobolo - for bowl lathering

Also got two boar travel brushes that don't get used as I'm not keen on the knots.

 

[Bechet]

I've got around 35-37 of one brand and around 20 odd of other brands.

Do tell! About thirty-six of which brand?

 

[Dipesh]

It's Simpson but these days I need to broaden my horizons and will buy trying other brands to add to the 20 or so. The balance is all wrong at the moment.

 

[Fellonblackdays]

Everyone on here should have a small collection of brushes to enable others to make an informed choice about what to try next.
Once upon a time I had around 100 across brands.
Now I have two Kents, one Simpsons, one Trumpers plus boxfuls of another brand!

Ever break any out from the boxfuls of another brand and do a lucky dip ?

 

[flip-68]

5 brushes - wilko cheapo, isana boar, vulfix bodger, NF 2213, and an ebay Frederick and dickenson from the group buy.

i think i really need a tubby 2,



and a synthetic.

 

[Gravy]

five, i only use the Simpson and Neep though.

- Dickinson & Gilroy boar travel brush
- Simpson Duke 2 Best
- Neep African Stone 26mm(x48) Extra Silvertip
- Edwin Jagger Best Black Badger - way to floppy to face lather with, came in a starter kit
- Manky old wooden boar that came with a group of gillette rockets i bought

 

[YMMV]

Omega 48
Omega 49
Semogue 610
Semogue 620
Semogue 830
Semogue 1800

 

[jds]

Let me think

1. Neep custom '67 threepenny bit
2. Omega 31064 Boar
3. Semogue boar
4. Vie-Long horse & badger
5. Grosvenor 404 "Bodger"
6. Dickinson & Gilroy
7. Frank Shaving Finest Badger turnbuckle
8. Russian news kiosk brush
9. Vulfix 2234 (I think) huge thing
10. Need Elm Burl 1940 Farthing (for my Dad, if he makes it to his birthday in May)

A Thater to come in the summer along with a Dr Dittmar brush. A dozen in all.

Jon

 

[Tall_Paul]

20 all in. Including 7 Simpsons and 6 Semogues.

 

[Canuck]

A big Thater, an Edwin Jagger black, Penhaligons nickel, a Rooney, a little TOBS travel brush, a nice Muhle sophist, an old Culmak...

So only 7, but it is a real mixed bag.

 

[Audiolab]

I know I could make room for more.

 

[Dr Rick]

Eight Neeps, five Simpsons, two New Forest, and four others which aren't in rotation.