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He's right about the soaps vs creams. As I use mostly creams, the synths work just fine. If I do use a soap, I return to the trusted badger.Before you plunk down any money I shall offer a bit of advice based upon my experience with the both the MÜHLE "silvertip" & "black fibre" brushes as I have both. Quite simply, for a lot less money buy a Plissoft as they work just as well for less dinero IMO. The "silvertip" may be just a frog hair better with creams, but I almost always use soaps anyway. Just my 2 cents from having owned the two MÜHLE brushes since 2014.
A Google search proved all you say cannot be disputed.It is a hard fact that the Muhle brushes are better made than the RazoRock brushes with superior handles and more carefully constructed 'neater' knots but with a price tag that is over double they ought to be!
Man!! Are you a brush salesman??!! Holy Cow, what an arsenal!!I've got quite a reasonable collection of synthetics:
- 19mm Muhle Silvertip
- 20mm Muhle Black Fibre
- 23mm EJ Silvertip
- 24mm Maggard Plissoft
- 24mm Whipped Dog Ubersoft
- 25mm EJ Silvertip
- 26mm Crown King Plissoft
- 27mm Zenith (possibly EJ / Muhle silvertip)
...It's probably stating the obvious, but the whole package - loft, density, fibre, handle etc, drives performance rather than just one such as fibre...
Man!! Are you a brush salesman??!! Holy Cow, what an arsenal!!
Bingo!
I want this 26mm one:
http://www.italianbarber.com/collec...ck-plissoft-big-bruce-synthetic-shaving-brush
I have the 24mm version & this particular handle style is the bee's knees.
...I have to admit I have struggled to find a comfortable 26mm handle. I would be very curious to know what the handle diameter is?
This one is similar and again scores very well for me on the ergonomic front: http://www.whippeddog.com/products/view/24mm-tall-brush-options
Thanks for that. I will add the 'Bruce' to the shopping listI am ashamed to admit that I am in the same state as he and have never bought anything from him.I contacted him once and he's a great guy.
I measured my "Bruce" handled 24mm brush for you with calipers. The handle is exactly 2" long. The bottom handle "swell" is 1.470" width as is the top "swell" respectively. The 26mm brush is 6mm taller overall per their webpage.
I must say that I first approached synthetic brushes with a high degree of scepticism until about a year ago when I purchased a Muhle 23mm large silvertip synthetic. I figured that since the brush did not cost an arm and a leg I wouldn't be annoyed if I didn't like it. I was very impressed with the Muhle from my first shave and continue to be impressed with it still. It is now my one and only travel brush. Prior to the Muhle I'd tried a Simpson Classic1 first gen. synthetic, which I find unusable because it is very difficult to splay, and a Kent Silvertex, which I find quite satisfactory, but not on a par with my Muhle. Is it possible to purchase Muhle synthetic knots alone? If so I'd buy and re-knot my Classic1 with it.
Rufus, you should photograph the process and post it in the Restoration Workshop forum here.
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