Thread: Whats the best shaving brush

My favorite is a for-soap brush, which I like short and scritchy. It's a no-longer-made Rooney 1/1 in finest badger.

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

Not really being "a brush guy," I only have a handful I rotate around, none of which cost more than about 50 bucks. By far my favorite is Maggard's SHD 24mm 2-band badger knot that I set into an african blackwood handle turned by a local woodworker friend.

There are some beautiful brushes out there that I would like to own, but if I've got the coin, I prefer to spend it on blades, strops, hones and new soaps. (This could change-my obsessions can be hard to predict).

Not a “brush guy“ either. I have been using my Thater 4125 2-band (size 2) almost daily for the past 5 years and it is still going strong. An excellent brush that really hits the sweet spot for me.

I have a considerably cheaper best badger brush I use for travelling and that’s about it.

Originally Posted by Badgister

Not a “brush guy“ either. I have been using my Thater 4125 2-band (size 2) almost daily for the past 5 years and it is still going strong. An excellent brush that really hits the sweet spot for me.

I have a considerably cheaper best badger brush I use for travelling and that’s about it.

Same here. Not a brush guy, so I have five: a big floppy boar, Plisson in pure, Chinese synthetic, random old badger included in a lot, and a Thäter 4125/1 fan-shaped two-band.

I've been using the last one pretty much exclusively for 7-8 years. Still in great shape and just squashes any need for another brush.

Originally Posted by Badgister

Not a “brush guy“ either. I have been using my Thater 4125 2-band (size 2) almost daily for the past 5 years and it is still going strong. An excellent brush that really hits the sweet spot for me.

I have a considerably cheaper best badger brush I use for travelling and that’s about it.

That same brush has been serving me well since 2012, and I only bought my 2nd and 3rd badger brushes last year to give him a little break now and then.

LMAO - you last 3 posters, "not a brush guy", you each have a Thater, which is a pinnacle brush in my opinion, absolutely one of the best - so yea, you're brush guys.....LOL :-) All in fun....

I didn't make that cut lol. I'm not sure all the brushes I have together cost Thater-level coin-maybe someday. Lately I'm selling razors to buy hones and strops-maybe serious brushes are the next rabbit hole? I do love beautifully done handcrafted brush handled knots like we used to see from Pixelfixed and Andrew-where did Andrew get to anyway?

I have two Thater Brushes a 32 and a 35. Thater top of the line silver tip is the most dense brush I’ve ever seen. They’re great. Love em

Originally Posted by Legman

I have two Thater Brushes a 32 and a 35. Thater top of the line silver tip is the most dense brush I’ve ever seen. They’re great. Love em

Try a Simpsons Chubby or Morris and Forndran they are far denser

My next brush will be Simpson Chubby

I have a Simpson Polo 8.....Obie made me buy it..lol. I love it !