If this is true I'll keep my wife!:rofl2:
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Am certain that Thater will be a stellar Brush John.
She must be standing next to the computer,,,,:roflmao
To the OP,
Look in the Classifieds,
Pix has a Lignum/ Ivory, 24mm TNG Finest, 2 band for a little over a hundred… an absolute steal.
You will not regret it, even if it is 5 bucks over your budget.
A commendable effort. My I humbly suggest a slight variation to your planned set-up?
- Forget the break-in period. Thäter brushes do not need them. They do not break in. Once used, they keep their shape. Give it a try nonetheless, but do not expect anything to happen.
- Use one brush for one half of your skin, and the Thäter for the other. Makes finding the difference a lot easier.
- Mistreat the Thäter with difficult products. MWF comes to mind, or pedestrian melt-and-pour soaps, or even a glycerine one like Col Conk. Any brush can produce lather from Castle Forbes, but many fail with low end products. If you have it, give Otoko a try, because all my synthetic brushes failed to produce decent lather from it.
- Pit it against silvertip badger only. Grey badger, synthetics, boar and other natural fibres have their own uses, but if you want to compare them, I personally would compare them to something theoretically in the same league. Again, personally, I would not even pit it against a Mühle or Frank Shaving brush, because their floppiness puts them in a different league entirely, but that is just my personal preference.
So there. Good stuff. I am much looking forward to seeing the results. I went through the same process a few years back, and a liquidation of every other brush ensued. While I own a few other Thäter brushes, this exact brush is the one I have been using almost exclusively for several years without any noticeable difference in shape, backbone, or fluffiness. The latest generation of handles looks quite tasty, though.
Enjoy!
Robin
I have the Thater 4125/2 two band and I cannot say enough good about it
I wish there was such a place,,,,,:rofl2:
I'm actually going out today to try a new barber shop, I'll let you know later about it.
I will take into consideration the difficulty of the soaps & creams, I will increase the number to 4. I won't be buying outside the variety I already have on hand. I will compare the Thater to brushes of similiar size, all types of badger will have to compete. :shrug:,,, there will be no boar or synthetics.
Regardless of the outcome, I won't be liquidating any brushes,, I collect & have yet to find a badger brush I did not like.
Thank you for the recommendations Robin,