- Messages
- 5,127
- Location
- british west hartlepool
The majority of our grandfathers used boar, look on the bay for vintage brushes, at least 75% are boar, the rest are horse, monofilament nylon, and badger.I wonder.......synthetics seem to have improved since they were first made. Seems to me they will continue to do so.
Badgers have been around ages. I wonder if they are much different from when our grandfathers used them.
@Fido good to see you're still about on the forum. I'm still using my New Forest brushes from 10 years ago. Would you have gone into synths if you'd continued?
I'm in agreement.
I saw on ATG you'd been unwell, I hope your health is better and also that you used to be a member of the Martin Guitar Forum, which I also used to frequent, as much as I love the world of shaving my love for acoustic guitars is far greater!
Thanks. I had polymyalgia for around a year. It wiped me out but I was lucky as I have recovered fully.
Spending time here is only going to make that worsethat little lot far exceeds my needs
I didn't think I was on board with this idea, but... I just purchased a WCS Synthetic Honeycomb Shaving Brush and I love it. Out of the box I wasn't sure I was going to like it. So this morning I soaked it like I would my badger, and it was just as soft and worked great. On sale for only $28 it was a good choice. I love my badger, but there doesn't appear to be a reason to look back.I've noticed that many members are shifting from badger to Synthetic brushes so I'm curious how serious this shifting is.
I saw the WCS honeycomb handles elsewhere yesterday - they're a gorgeous looking brush!I didn't think I was on board with this idea, but... I just purchased a WCS Synthetic Honeycomb Shaving Brush and I love it. Out of the box I wasn't sure I was going to like it. So this morning I soaked it like I would my badger, and it was just as soft and worked great. On sale for only $28 it was a good choice. I love my badger, but there doesn't appear to be a reason to look back.
Nice Job @TobyC , looks real nice, how did you sort out the crack?Bought this;
View attachment 59796View attachment 59797
Put this in it; https://www.maggardrazors.com/produ...ack-white-synthetic-shaving-brush-knot-only/; (I don't remember if it's 24 or 26mm.)
It is nice, but not as nice as a real brush IMO.
View attachment 59798View attachment 59799
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?