Boar

I have had this brush since I first started shaving and it has never gotten wet. Not sure why but boar has never interested me.

Well my wife and kids are out of town so I am bored. I honed a razor and started digging through all my equipment and I found this brush. It's the weekend so I won't shave, but I got it out, soaked it and lathered up some soap. It has to be the cheapest brush on earth but man... I LOVED IT. Now I need to buy a nice boar brush. I feel like I have been cheating myself all this time.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a really nice boar brush?

I love my Semougue 1305. It eats up hard soaps and generates a great lather. I don't feel that it is a good face lathering brush, but does great in my mug. Also the brush has gotten better with every shave; softer, but not loosing it's backbone. I have heard that the Semougue 830 is better for face lathering. I am going to order one, but I have to wait due to the constant shaving items that have been coming to the house for the past few weeks.:nono:

Omega 48 Pro

The best shaving brush for me.
The greatest loft, the most ergonomic handle.

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I have a Semogue 1305 and an Omega 10066 and face lather exclusively. For some reason I gravitate to the Omega more. The Omega 48 Pro looks to have a larger knot than the 10066. If I got another boar brush I would lean towards an Omega. Don't forget that it will take 2-3 weeks of everyday use to break a boar brush in to get the best out of them.

Bob

semogue 1305 or the omega 48, cheers.

Like BobH, I have an Omega 10066, which is 24mmx54mm. It has been a regular in my rotation for a year and a half now. You can get them from $10-$12. The Semouge 1305 has a good knot, but the handles are notorious for their paint chipping and peeling. You can get the same knot in a plexiglass handle.

10066

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For a little luxury PM Oscar1953 if you like his brushes. You can see them in the SOTD. I just sent him a 17mm boar knot.

this is my favorite boar brush:
http://www.westcoastshaving.com/resi...bh=1000&h=1000

I really like the Omega 10049 with the loft shortened up a bit.

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Originally Posted by Redcane

Does anyone have a recommendation for a really nice boar brush?

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Omega,cheap and efficient !
TGN knot ,Semogue.

That looks like a VDH boar in your picture. I have the same one in black. it was my first boar brush. I did alright with it but found it lacking for bowl lathering hard soaps. Purchased a Semogue 2000 and couldn't believe the difference. Bowl lathering is a sinch with the longer loft and better backbone. I prefer the "scritchyness" of a boar. You get a lot of bang for your buck with a boar.

I have a slough of excellent badgers that sit in my storage unused. I have a vintage Rubberset 400 with the original boar knot and a C. Monkhouse reknotted in a TGN unbleached boar that I use almost exclusively. My suggestion would be to pick up the Omega of your choice (I believe the Omega knots to be superior to those of Semogue, opinions vary however...) or find a cool vintage brush and re-knot that sucker with a TGN.

Semogue 1800 is my favorite. ;)

The Semogue 1305 and 830 are essentially the same brush with different handles. There are reported problems regarding paint chipping and/or peeling on the 1305. No such worry on the 830 (which is what I have). It's a nice enough brush but my all-time favorite is the Omega 11126.

Like entropy1049, I have a vintage Rubberset with a boar knot. It was NOS, still in the original box. I paid around $10 for it on ebay. Until then, I exclusively used good badger brushes. Now that it's broke in, I LOVE it, especially since I bowl lather with reasonably hard soaps. It's my "go-to" brush when I have a few days of growth.

This boar bares no name. I think there was an icon originally on the top but it is long gone. I used it the other day with some old formula Williams (thank you, Mike) and it produced a great lather.

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Thanks for all the help guys. I went with Bobs recommendation plus I went with the pro 48 for good measure. Haha. I will keep you all posted.

Swirl the pig Red!

I have culled all but two badgers from my den and now sit with a collection of boars.

I never reach for badger.

Out of the box, the Omega 10066 is hard to beat. If you can swing the price the Semogue Owners Club is about as luxurious as one could want. But to really get the game in play, try an Omega or a Semogue 2000 or SoC transplanted into an Oscar1953 handle. That's about all one needs in life.

Gentlemen,

I have gone through a parade of boar bristle brushes and liked some and some not. All are gone except for the 1305 and the Owners Club. I prefer badger, silvertip only, but if I were to choose one boar as a favorite, it would be the Owners Club in the cherry wood handle.

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Originally Posted by cariocarj01

Semogue 1800 is my favorite. ;)

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+1 Solid performer - great value and a good place to start.

If you are a fan of the Piggy (Boar) there are a lot of great choices for a fraction of the cost of the top quality Badgers.
Not that this saves a lot of $$$ - as those funds flow in to Razors, Hones & Soaps...
But every bit helps...

I like my Semogue Owners Club.

I would like to say thank you to all of the guys that gave advice on this thread. Because of you I now have to explain to my wife why I am buying another new brush. I did manage to hide the new razor and scales I just got.
:p
Omega #80267 I really like it!

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Originally Posted by KingHooper

I would like to say thank you to all of the guys that gave advice on this thread. Because of you I now have to explain to my wife why I am buying another new brush. I did manage to hide the new razor and scales I just got.
:p
Omega #80267 I really like it!

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I've stopped explaining... I've run out of good reasons and she has run out of energy (trying to get reasons from me).

What is, is, and no amount of debate will change things.

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Originally Posted by Redcane

I have had this brush since I first started shaving and it has never gotten wet. Not sure why but boar has never interested me.

Well my wife and kids are out of town so I am bored. I honed a razor and started digging through all my equipment and I found this brush. It's the weekend so I won't shave, but I got it out, soaked it and lathered up some soap. It has to be the cheapest brush on earth but man... I LOVED IT. Now I need to buy a nice boar brush. I feel like I have been cheating myself all this time.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a really nice boar brush?

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I luuuv my 1305 and 620. Here ya go...nuffin finer. Do it.....do it now.:)Semogue Boar Shaving Brushes

+1 on the Omega Pro, great value for the price.

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Originally Posted by Straightandproud

That looks like a VDH boar in your picture. I have the same one in black. it was my first boar brush. I did alright with it but found it lacking for bowl lathering hard soaps. Purchased a Semogue 2000 and couldn't believe the difference. Bowl lathering is a sinch with the longer loft and better backbone. I prefer the "scritchyness" of a boar. You get a lot of bang for your buck with a boar.

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Being a newbie (lurker), I'm reluctant to chip in here, but I can do a positive ID on the brush in the picture. I just bought a strop/razor/brush combo and the exact same brush (unused, NIB) came with it all. It's a Surrey 100% natural boar bristle brush, from Leander, TX. Seems to me to work OK (but then again, I'm not much of a reference source yet.) FWIW

Tim (Howdy to all!)

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Originally Posted by BusaMan

Being a newbie (lurker), I'm reluctant to chip in here, but I can do a positive ID on the brush in the picture. I just bought a strop/razor/brush combo and the exact same brush (unused, NIB) came with it all. It's a Surrey 100% natural boar bristle brush, from Leander, TX. Seems to me to work OK (but then again, I'm not much of a reference source yet.) FWIW

Tim (Howdy to all!)

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Welcome to SRP Tim.....lurk and chip with gusto my friend...we don't bite much here heh.:)

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Originally Posted by Nightblade

Welcome to SRP Tim.....lurk and chip with gusto my friend...we don't bite much here heh.:)

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I appreciate that, Nightblade. We appear to be "neighbors". Neat.

Right now, I'm in full "information absorb" mode. Maybe in a few years, I'll know enough to chime in from time to time. For now, just getting most of the whiskers mowed down, without requiring a transfusion, is my immediate objective. :lurk:

Tim

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Originally Posted by BusaMan

I appreciate that, Nightblade. We appear to be "neighbors". Neat.

Right now, I'm in full "information absorb" mode. Maybe in a few years, I'll know enough to chime in from time to time. For now, just getting most of the whiskers mowed down, without requiring a transfusion, is my immediate objective. :lurk:

Tim

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No worries but, you don't need to wait a few years in order to chime. There is a learning curve to all this but within a month you'll surprise yourself as to what you'll soak up. Besides , it's too late now, you've already chimed in lol. Enjoy the ride, it's worth the ticket .:chapeau

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Originally Posted by KingHooper

I would like to say thank you to all of the guys that gave advice on this thread. Because of you I now have to explain to my wife why I am buying another new brush. I did manage to hide the new razor and scales I just got.
:p
Omega #80267 I really like it!

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Just curious, what made you choose that one over the others? I am thinking about a new boar brush myself and just would like to hear from you on why that one peaked your interest over all the other brushes mentioned in this thread.
Cheers
John

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Originally Posted by jsuiters

Just curious, what made you choose that one over the others? I am thinking about a new boar brush myself and just would like to hear from you on why that one peaked your interest over all the other brushes mentioned in this thread.
Cheers
John

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I liked the looks of it and also the reviews I found were very good a lot of the same from here about the break-in period. I am also trying my hand at making a brush or two and like the idea of the cost not being very high for top quality. I have a few Elk and Deer antlers that have been given to me for handles so we shall see how it goes.

Something else to try to throw into the mix....

I've tried the Semogue 1305, and the boars are just too sloppy for me, they just seem to not have the staying power of a good badger brush IMO.

The closest I've come to a brush I use as something to change things up, is the Vulvix "Grosvenor", Mixed Badger/Boar brush, some great backbone, nice and scritchy on the face which boar excels at, while having the some of the holding power of the badger. I'm just getting to the point of tuning this brush with my routine that it will not slop water everywhere, and still load up well.

I tried a few boars, and they simply aren't for me, but this mix is nice, I definitely like it, and it will stay in my rotation:

Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Mixed Badger/Boar Shaving Brush - Ivory