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08-14-2011, 07:00 PM #1
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Thanked: 8Thanks, I'm online shopping now. I think I want a long handle badger brush so that when I lather I'm not cleaning my hands as much. Any affordable suggestions?
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08-14-2011, 07:52 PM #2
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Thanked: 443Look at travel brushes. My Muhle from Classic Shaving assembles into a long-handled brush, then breaks down into a nicely packable cylinder with the knot well protected. Other makers have similar models, and might have nicer knots. The Muhle knot is entry-level badger, not as soft as my home brush but it still works just fine. I got the aluminum tube but wish I'd gotten the heavier (and shinier!) nickel-plated brass tube.
You can also shampoo a new brush. Every couple of months I shampoo and condition my daily brush, just to get all the inevitable soapy buildup out of it."These aren't the droids you're looking for." "These aren't the droids we're looking for." "He can go about his business." "You can go about your business."
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08-14-2011, 07:57 PM #3
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Thanked: 8I've been reading throught SRP and so far I'm seeing that to get a good lather with a badger brush is had, apparently because its soft compaired to a boar brush. Any truth to that?
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08-14-2011, 08:03 PM #4
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08-14-2011, 08:18 PM #5
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Thanked: 8So should I get a stiff badger brush if I want to work primarily in soaps or will a soft brush be just as good and its just a face sensiblity thing?
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08-14-2011, 08:19 PM #6
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Thanked: 443My Muhle traveler is on the stiff side for badger, buy like thebigspendur says, you can get good lather from anything.
I've read posts from people who found their long-knot badger brushes a little too soft, in fact.
It's all about preference. Soaps or creams, face or bowl, hot or cold.
I can get good lathers under any conditions from either of my badgers or my boar. My boar is a very low-end boar and I don't use it that much. It just doesn't feel as nice on my face as the badgers. But it's good to have when time comes to shave the winter pelt; I can really crank lather deep into what the beard trimmer leaves behind."These aren't the droids you're looking for." "These aren't the droids we're looking for." "He can go about his business." "You can go about your business."
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08-14-2011, 08:29 PM #7
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Thanked: 8Ok, great I'm not worried about getting good lather from whichever brush. So what then should go into deciding the brush. It looks like its just what feels good on the face or is there something else. From what I can see I have to decide on whether I want long/short, soft/stiff, and handle lenth, cause I'm set on Badger.
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08-14-2011, 08:51 PM #8
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Thanked: 443Knot size is probably the biggest factor. That's the diameter of the knot. There are tiny brushes but I don't know why, maybe for mustache care only. My knots are all between 3/4 and 1"; that seems to be the standard size.
If you're cost-conscious you'll probably avoid the super premium 3-banded silvertip knots.
You said earlier you wanted a longer handle. That's why I recommended the travel brush--it'll give you that, plus it's designed to travel should you decide to break it down and stow it in a bag. Here's a link to some travel brushes. As I said, I got the black aluminum Muhle but wish I'd gotten the nickel-plated brass, as much for the mass as for the looks.
Not all travel brushes will give you that length. Some are, in fact, very short-handled brushes in a matching case. Watch for the ones where the case becomes part of the handle. Dovo makes one similar to the Muhle, a bit nicer probably and a bit more expensive too.
If your town has a store that sells fancy soaps and stuff, or a dedicated knife store, they might have brushes off the shelf, too.
Good luck with your shopping."These aren't the droids you're looking for." "These aren't the droids we're looking for." "He can go about his business." "You can go about your business."
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08-14-2011, 09:03 PM #9
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Thanked: 8Looking into silvertip knots, I ran into this websit. Man I need to talk to this guy!
Silvertip — BruceOnShaving.com
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08-14-2011, 08:58 PM #10
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Thanked: 8I like that idea of having a long handle, a travel ready brush, and I'm guessing here but with replacable knots. I'd be nice to have that handle and screw on a big badger knot one day and a small boars boar knot the next..... Do you know of the other suppliers? The knot one the Muhle traverler looks a little small.