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11-12-2014, 11:38 PM #1
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Thanked: 2027What most do not understand,boar and horse,is not hair,it is solid material,it cannot absorb water and retain heat like Badger Silvertip which is hollow.
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Dangerous within 1 Mile
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11-13-2014, 12:22 AM #2
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Thanked: 60I have tried a few. Only one I like is the Omega Mixed Midget. They did a nice job with that one and I still use it. All the others....ugh
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11-13-2014, 12:38 AM #3
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11-13-2014, 12:41 AM #4
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11-13-2014, 12:57 AM #5
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11-22-2014, 06:23 PM #6
So I've had three shaves with the Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Mixed Badger/Bristle Shaving Brush and I'm very pleased. In terms of "scritchyness" it's the best I've tried so far, lot's of backbone, the handle has the right size and heft to it, and it felt really good on the face.
With a hard puck, it doesn't load as well as a pure badger, I've found I've had to reload the brush for a good second pass, but that could be due to inexperience with the brush, because it certainly digs in well on the puck.
With the T&H cream, no problem, loads very easily.
One nice thing I noticed about this brush is it wasn't prone to excessive dripping, and for me, as the boars tend to do, a little to much water, and it would slop onto your chest or the sink area.
I've been letting the brush sit in some very hot water for ten minutes before each shave, still going to take awhile to work in as normal, but for me, this brush actually has delivered a great mix of both worlds, and for the price, I'm glad I gave it a try, it's a keeper.
Hope this helps
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11-22-2014, 07:23 PM #7
See, YMMV.
Some like them and some don't. Either way, it is a great handle and well priced. When I bought mine I figured that if I didn't like the mixed knot, I could always get a silver tip one put in but I like the knot just fine.
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11-23-2014, 04:37 PM #8
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11-23-2014, 09:52 PM #9
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Thanked: 16I have one mixed knot and I like it. It's the Semogue 2012 SE, which is a mix of Semogue's highest grade of boar and its Finest badger. The brush has good backbone and scrub, with a slight amount of scritch. I normally don't care for scritch, and all my badgers are two- bands with no scritch. However, the slight scritch on this brush is fine for me.
I think many mixed knots may use pure badger hair, which explains the scritch many find unacceptable. To me, it seems that Semogue has improved the mixed knot by using a higher grade of badger.Ricardo
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11-28-2014, 07:56 AM #10
My Virginiasheng mixed badger knot arrived
It's at 24mm but although the loft is short there is not good backbone,even as "adequate" can't be characterized.
I will post some photos from the test soon.