Thread: Whats the best shaving brush

I received my brush today..
I'm gonna return it back the land of Canadia .
Its not Silver tip or it is but its 2 band or whatever , the density is quite poor but it does have a good backbone or at least compared to what im used to .
The vendor in Canada told me that they buy them as Silver tips and sent me a link to there buyers, wholesaler site who has it listed as a Sliver tip but on the Vie Long site this brush is categorised underneath the silver tips as a white badger hair brush.
My search will continue onward

In the land of Badger Brushes there are few signposts. Know your supplier or maker.

I'm now trying to buy this Thater 4125/00 from a German website using google translator ... It aint easy

Originally Posted by JOB15

I'm now trying to buy this Thater 4125/00 from a German website using google translator ... It aint easy

Thater wil serve you well.

I've ordered my Thater 4125/00 .. its 87mm total height with a 22mm knot.
I have to wait until mid April though as these are made to order.
Notice they have changed their logo because the old style wore away after time..

Never gave much thought to it. I have the L'Occitane traveling brush and that works fine. It works and does the job that it's supposed to, and that works for me.

sorry about making this statement so late in the post ,, but the best brush is the one you like the most not what everyone else thinks,, and no Spanish women are not the prettiest,, irish women are tc

Originally Posted by JOB15

This question might have no real answer because of personal preferences but what is considered as the best of the best in the world of shaving brushes.
Thanks

Whatever brush allows you to build a robust lather, that causes your edge to glide across your skin free of irritation . . . THAT is the best brush I the world.
Now, which one of the thousands of brushes that are out there this brush may be, well . . . YMMV.



Have to disagree about Irish women, though . . . Salma Hayek is a latina, so Latina women is the hawtest. It's simple science.

Originally Posted by BobH

Please you, just saying there can be many types of silver tip badger depending on what the manufacture wants to call it. Just an example Badger Brush Hair Grades | Wet Shaving Products . To me it is clear as mud when it comes to what is called silver tip. There seems to be no standardization.

I spoke to Harald Schuldes of Thäter (a one-man-two-women operation, by the way), who has been making shaving brushes for decades. He says there are three types of badger, black (for paint brushes), brown (low end badger), and silvertip. The rest is marketing. I'll leave it up to potential buyers whether they believe that or not.

When it comes to brushes, three things count for me:

1. Country of origin: While badger hair will inevitably come out of China, I do not feel that I have to support poor working conditions there (yes, my electronic devices hail from China, too, of course, but that is all I own from there). Which leaves you with European brush makers. The Golden Nib (and, by association, the vast majority of so called custom brushes) source in China. That is a definite no-no for me. Not least because the Chinese cut their knots into shape, and are known to bleach badger hairs to make them look more expensive.
2. Longevity: I do not own many brushes (why would I?), but the ones I own I bought to keep. Meaning, I am inert to seemingly high prices if the brush is guaranteed to last decades. Again, Chinese imports fail, because of the poor craftsmanship. The few Frank Shaving brushes I owned fell apart fairly quickly.
3. Ergonomics: Some people like fancy handles, or handle materials. Wood has no place in my bathroom, though, and I want my brushes to never slip. Which leaves Shavemac and Thäter, both of whom source from a Nuremberg company producing octagonal plastic handles. Not fancy, but extremely functional.

Personally, I quite like my Thäter 4125-6 two band brush. But that is just a matter of personal preference.

Originally Posted by RobinK

I spoke to Harald Schuldes of Thäter (a one-man-two-women operation, by the way), who has been making shaving brushes for decades. He says there are three types of badger, black (for paint brushes), brown (low end badger), and silvertip. The rest is marketing. I'll leave it up to potential buyers whether they believe that or not.

Personally, I quite like my Thäter 4125-6 two band brush. But that is just a matter of personal preference.

Two band Thater. Is that another type of silver tip or marketing hype? Appears even Thater has sub classes of silver tip. It is all really clears as mud.

Bob