Thread: Badger Hair Brush

Hello
I have been looking at badger brushes on Ebay. I noticed that the brushes advertised as Silver Tip Badger from several Asian sites are about 1/3 the cost as brushes from anywhere else. Has anybody purchased one of these brushes? And what is the quality ?

Mark

grading is pretty meaningless as it is not standardized. everybody wants to call their brushes 'silvertip' so that they can charge more for them, but I'll take simpson's best any time to most 'silvertips'. There's a lot more to a brush than the color of the tips, e.g. if they've been trimmed, what is the density of the knot, the stiffness and the length of the bristles, how deep the knot is set in the handle...

If you can, please post links to the particular brushes you want more info about so that you get correct comments

Originally Posted by gugi

grading is pretty meaningless as it is not standardized. everybody wants to call their brushes 'silvertip' so that they can charge more for them, but I'll take simpson's best any time to most 'silvertips'. There's a lot more to a brush than the color of the tips, e.g. if they've been trimmed, what is the density of the knot, the stiffness and the length of the bristles, how deep the knot is set in the handle...

If you can, please post links to the particular brushes you want more info about so that you get correct comments

And it is especially important that it come from a one eyed, hump backed mountain badger.

The fact is that most companies use badger that is asian in origin now days due to demand.

John Crowley sells very good brushes, I know, I have one. Support your local brush dealer.

Be wary of cheaper brushes shedding hairs throughout their lifespan. Everybody wants a deal, but sometimes you get just what you pay for.

X

Originally Posted by xman

Be wary of cheaper brushes shedding hairs throughout their lifespan. Everybody wants a deal, but sometimes you get just what you pay for.

X

if it's made in china, or where ever, then, um,.... You know what. SRD has some fantastic brushes. Check em out.