Thread: How i test my new knots

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?

Originally Posted by Hirlau

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 !!!

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.

If your happy, then I'm happy,,,,,,on to next thread,,,,

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.