Greetings
My two EverShave brushes arrived yesterday from the USA, They are the 25mm Angel knot and the 25mm Quarter Moon knot. The Angel knot is all white in colour the same as the Cashmere knot sold by APShaveCo. on Etsy and I am pretty sure is exactly the same fibre albeit in a fan shaped knot.
The Quarter Moon knot is a black and white fan shaped knot and again appears to be the same fibre as the Tuxedo knot sold by APShaveCo. both of these knots are considerably cheaper than the APShaveCo. knots.
It is difficult to make a truly meaningful comparison between fan and bulb knots but IMHO the differences between the Angel and the Cashmere and the Quartermoon and the Tuxedo are very small indeed not withstanding the different knot shapes. Where there is a difference it is between the white Angel and Cashmere and the black and white Quartermoon and Tuxedo; in both cases the all white knots are more flexible ie they splay easier and have less backbone than the black and white knots (all four knots have super soft tips) I personally prefer the white knots because they are more flexible.
EverShave sent me a free clear handle and I asked them not to glue in the Angel knot as I wanted to set it at maximum height. As it happend the hole in the handle was already at the correct depth to seat the knot at maximum loft.
These knots are IMHO superb I was a little surprised that there was in practical use so little difference between fan and other bulbs in synthetics I own. I feel there is a considerable difference between the feel of the two shapes in badger.
I feel that I now own more or less every type of the latest generation synthetic knot and I still like the L'Occitane Plisson knot the best and I feel I am now splitting hairs (or fibres) regarding the differences!
The cost of the two brushes and handles was 25 USD on the customs form which attracted a VAT fee of £5.06 plus the £8.00 Royal Mail ransom, to be quite fair it was 'my time' having never paid a single penny to HMRC in the past!
Best regards
Dick.