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    Default Silver tip badger brush

    I've used a few cheap badger brushes from ebay. I have a Vulfix 2006 pure badger brush. I have two boar brushes I like. A Semogue 620 and an Omega 1066 boar brush. The Omega is just a little stiffer than the Semogue and I like it better. The badger brush is good but not as stiff as either boar brushes. I've used both the boar brushes to break them in I think. I have one cheap badger brush that I call mushy. I hate that brush. Too soft. I like a stiffer bristle it seems and the boars have that.

    I've read that a Badger silver tip is very soft right at the tip but sill has some stiffness in the bristle. Is this accurate? The Omega 66 my favorite brush out of what I've tried. I would be happy using it forever I think. What I have noticed is even though there is a lot of difference in the texture of the brushes I have I haven't found a brush that I love. If a silvertip has the firmness I like and also soft tips maybe that would suit me. What do you guys think? Thanks for any help.


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    A well packed, but not too densely, silver tip knot with a low loft might be what you are looking for. I am a face lathering shaver and like them that way but none of mine are close to the stiffness/backbone of my Omega 10066 boar brush. You might want to check out the reviews of the Semogue Owners Club 2 band silver tip brush. It has good backbone, soft tips and is relatively inexpensive as factory silver tip 2 bands go. I have the SOC and enjoy it. Here is a review to start you off Semogue Owners Club Two-Band Shaving Brush .

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    The old two banders are what you are looking for. Unfortunately they haven't been available for years now. You have alternatives though. The Simpson Manchurian line are similar as are many of the Thaters. Typical Silvertips are floppy and like a marshmallow. With shorter loft and dense fill the qualities improve. You can also talk to some of our brushmakers and they can make a brush just the way you like it.
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    I would not worry too much about what was available years ago that you can't get now. You have to play in the here and now unless you want to pay a huge price if you can track down a vintage collectible brush in good condition. I believe it has been said that the current Manchurian knots are not like the vintage ones either.

    Lots of choices so try and zero in on a few from the suggestions you get that you think you may want and check the reviews.

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    Thaters are nice. Stiff and soft. Simpson chubby in super. Stiff and soft
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    I am playing around with restoring vintage brushes, so I am playing around with knot type, loft height, etc., trying to learn as much as I can. If I were contemplating trying to find the perfect brush, made by a major manufacturer or an artisan, with what I know now, I'd start looking at the brush makers on this forum. I'd work with one of them, tell him what I was looking for, and take his advice. You could buy a bunch of really expensive brushes trying to find what you want. Someone with the experience you need can help you find what you want a lot faster.
    To be fair, you can work with some of the major brush manufacturers and get a custom designed brush from them. But it will cost you a lot more.
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    Send SRP member Pixelfixed a message. He can fix you up with a nice silver tip brush to suite your taste.
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    Yes you still can get real two bands,the way a badger performs is all in the loft and how the knot is fitted to the bore of the handle'
    If you want alot of backbone,go with the pig brushes.
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    I have this Semogue and love it http://http://www.shaving.ie/product...tion-2013.html, but my favorite is the one I got from the gentleman who made the last post^
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    If you like boar, I wouldn't hesitate to try Finest Badger as an alternative. It'll hold water better than boar and have back bone but feel soft but not as soft as Silvertip IMO. Finest badger and Boar are my preferred knots.
    I'd also point out that, you being use to using Boar it may be a difficult jump to make from boar to Silvertip because of the very different feel in use. I disliked my first silvertip, but forced myself to use it, with time you'll feel that they are just as effective but without all the exfoliating scrubbing feeling.
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