Thread: Boar Brushes

Both have a place in my rotation but if I had to pick it would 100% be a badger.

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.

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.

I have a few boar brushes in the collection, never use them,,,,, tried one once,,, then after experiencing a badger ,,,,well,,, I won't go back to boar. Being happy with your shaving equipment is what its all about.

I have a few. I like them a lot, and it's nice for a change from the badger brushes. My favourites are the Semogue 2000 and my Omega Pro. They're really nice to use and the face-feel is great.

A well broken-in boar is just wonderful to use.

Pro Boar Lathers Moar.