Thread: Problem with qualitiy brush

I've given up trying to load soaps with silvertip badger brushes, I use them only for creams and use boar brushes for the soaps.

I had issues with two silver tips from different vendors. I believe it was oil or dirt that was giving me problems. I kept using them for a couple months rinsing very well and now both create great lather.

Badger Brushes will Lather hard soaps no problem if properly constructed,I:E a lower loft.
Vintage Vulfix Brushes are well known for being floppy,(why?) I have re-knotted enough of them to know the lofts were set at close to 60mm.
Thats a lather killer from the gitgo.
Alot of people that make a brush for themselves will bore the knot hole just deep enough to bury the plug,you end up with a high loft brush the bristles of which have no support from the handle,you have to constrict the hair above the plug to a point in order to get a proper bloom,to much you get a very tight scritchy knot that some like,to little you get a knot with a hugh bloom and a big void in the center that will never make a proper lather.
Am not sure it makes a hugh diff as to the type or so called grade of a knot is important.
I do know the loft setting can make or break any knot,JMO

Wow, and here I thought it was me.
I washed the brush well in dish soap.
It has an odor, but probably is a mix of shave and dish soaps.
I tried working up a lather in my scuttle, being more generous than usual with the soap, and could only get a fair lather.
The lather coating on the back of my hand was thin.
I used the old cheap brush in the scuttle without adding soap and beat up a bit more lather.
After rinsing everything, then tried the old brush with the usually results of over flowing lather.
The silver tip is like a wet rag. Has trouble loading with soap and beating a foamy lather, plus delivers a thin lather to the face.
Now, maybe I can trim the scratchy bristles out of the cheap brush for more comfortable face contact.
Imagine dropping $150 for a silver tip and getting these results.
I have a "super badger bulb" knot that maybe will produce better results when it's handle is finished.

Update.
This afternoon's test lather was misleading.
I used the silver tip with tonight's shave with much better results. It made a decent lather in the scuttle and laid a nice layer on my face.
The difference was cleaning it with dish soap. The soft mushiness of the bristles was not a concern and offered a comfortable lathering.
So, hopefully it's on the way to delivering nice shaves.
Thanks for all the suggestions.