Thread: Boar Brushes

Originally Posted by pcb01

Brushes are VERY much a YMMV thing. I've got boars and multiple badgers (including Plisson HMW). All too big.

IMO it's the size that matters. I prefer small ones and use almost exclusively my cheap AOS regular badger. Boars are not my thing. Large badgers are not my thing. Also have a small Colonel Simpsons in silver tip that I like. Anything larger… meh!

Agreed - my #10 (smallest) Plisson HMW badger brush was the end of the road for me, hands down the best brush I've ever used...the rest get used when I think the Plisson needs a rest...

No Boar ? No party !

Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER

How do you guys justify buying a $200 dollar brush with a marginally better performance when one way below that price range would have a the same effect and do the same thing?

The same way people justify having more than one razor. Unless you somehow use two at a time to shave, more than one is excess. Ok, if you're not honing yourself, having a backup while the other is shipped off for honing makes sense. How many guys here only have 2?

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Probably the best analogy is taking a flight and either going coach or first class. It's the same plane and it gets you there the same time and the ride is equally comfortable or uncomfortable. You pay the big bucks for the fancy seats and the hot towel and a meal served on real dishes and some mixed nuts. Is that worth 5x as much or more?

You must have short legs if you think coach and first class are equally comfortable. Leg room is in short supply in coach.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Never tried a boar brush,probebly never will,but I am a big fan of Bacon and pork loin roasts

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I have boar and horse brushes in several configurations but none are for shaving.

Like everything else out there when you get used to using an item you feel it works and it's all you need. If you expand your horizons there is a world beyond your comfort zone.

i feel sad for this being an apricot.

Don't kill me please!

After reading this thread, I decided to give my old boar brush a try. It has at least a year's worth of use, as I had at one point used soap and brush while cartridge shaving. Well, I'm going to have to buy an Omega to see the appeal, because despite being well broken in, I felt like I was using porcupine quills on my neck...there was nothing soft about it at all. Granted, it was a very cheap brush, so my judgement (for now) applies only to my specific brush and not boar in general.

Do yourself a favor and spend a little extra and get a 30mm boar brush from Whipped dog. It is WAY softer than my omega and hold enough lather to shave for two days...just my opinion. The only problem is that it doesn't fit my brush stand and I have to improvise to dry it upside down. Not knocking the Omega as I have a 1066 and enjoy it very much also just not in the same league with the whipped dog.

Added benefit of the boar is it tears into hard soaps with aplomb...if it can be altered with a brush this one will do it. I have no vested interest in whipped dog just very happy with the product and service. I also have a whipped dog 26mm silvertip and I prefer the boar to it as well as my AOS badger brush.

Originally Posted by Docmo

Do yourself a favor and spend a little extra and get a 30mm boar brush from Whipped dog. .

It looks like whipped dog only sells knots and handles separately. I'll have to do some research here to see how to join them properly. But I'll give it a shot!

Edit: I see, you order the combo from the handle options.