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    My first question would be;
    How many knots, after normal use, showed this damage?
    What led you to test your knots in this manner?

    When I test something or someone, I test it in the environment/conditions that I want to rate it in.
    I would not rate a persons ability in water survival, by having him rappel mountains.
    I do not know, after 4 years of learning here at SRP, anyone who uses a "dry" badger to lather with. Maybe I missed that thread.

    ",,,,,,a hair in good condition can absorb more than 30% of its own weight of water. "
    PROPERTIES OF HAIR

    My point is; that wet hair performs differently than dry hair; should you try your test with a knot that has soaked a minute or two, would you see the same damage?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hirlau View Post
    My first question would be;
    How many knots, after normal use, showed this damage?
    What led you to test your knots in this manner?
    This is a beginning test,when the knots arrives in the parcel can you know HOW it performs ?
    I am not a magician.

    When I test something or someone, I test it in the environment/conditions that I want to rate it in.
    What did i said before ?
    If you glue the knot then you need effort and money to make the repair
    If you have them no problem.

    I do not know, after 4 years of learning here at SRP, anyone who uses a "dry" badger to lather with. Maybe I missed that thread.
    Where did i said i lather the knot ?
    I test the knot in my palm for few seconds as is dry
    This is not a lather procedure,not a torture,not something unusual just some simple movings
    Another example: when you want to buy gloves you don't wear a pair to see if it fits you ?
    You just buy without to test them ?
    When you buy clothes,motorcycle helmet,boots etc you don't make a simple test ?
    You must pay and wear them same day and start walking in the city to discover latter that they don't do for you ?

    should you try your test with a knot that has soaked a minute or two, would you see the same damage?
    I have post in the past photos of knots that failed in lathering
    That was before i invented my test,what was the gain ?
    Nothing at all ! Money spend,weeks waiting for the parcel to come and effort to remove the knot from the handle.

    Take a look at this:



    What do you see ? Nice looking new pure badgers as they came from the box
    I DIDN'T made the test and i glued the knots
    You saw in previous post what happened,failure !
    Do you want to see the second too ? Here it is:



    So it's my time to ask you:
    When this knot failed in a simple test in your palm would you proceed to glue him and make bowl lather with it ?
    There is no backbone at all,is so obvious !!!

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    Trying to get so called Backbone in a knot that is not in a handle at the proper loft is impossible.
    Looking at the two handles above tells me your going to get lofts of 55mm+ maybe more,Little backbone,over blooming.
    I realize you are very proud of your testing proceedures,thats a good thing.
    Nothing more to say.
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    If your happy, then I'm happy,,,,,,on to next thread,,,,

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    This is Whipped Dog Black badger at 24mm
    Brand new as it came from the parcel,nice looking isn't it ?



    According to you all i must do is to glue the knot in the handle and begin the procedure for shaving.
    Hmmm...let's make the simple test,some swirling moves in the palm and a little bit press (much less than a person do in face lathering)
    Oups ! What i get after the test ?



    So what must i do according to you ?
    To glue the knot and after a miracle is going to happen,somehow a nice rich lather will show up and the brush will perform perfectly
    Maybe it will be my favourite brush, ha ?

    I have see many times what's going to happen if i glue a knot like this
    Here is one photo,i have dozens from re-knoting work to see what means effort and money to remove a knot.



    Maybe you are rich and you buy expensive brushes so you haven't faced any problems at all
    I am not,i learned some things "by the hard way" and i want to show them to others
    If someone does not want to be convinced i can not do something about it.

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