Brush Hair Question

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I know what badger brushes are made of, but I must admit to not knowing the difference between boar brushes and bristle brushes. Are they the same thing or very different? :?
 
AFAIK a bristle brush is one that was made with boar hair... Haven't seen any other brushes than badger (either European or Chinese hog badger), boar, and synthetic. Badger hair is badger hair, bristle is boar (and boar of coarse is boar), and synthetic bristle is crap.

Oh, and come to think of it, one chinese supplier that I know has recently come out with horse/pony hair brushes and knots. Have no idea whether they're worth a thing though.

Henk
 
spot on Henk

i also suspect that manufacturers\salesmen use the word bristle instead of boar to remove any images of cute little piggies from the buyers mind.
 
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