A Badger Brush that will stand up to my boars.

Hello Gentleman, after having a good laugh in the badger vs boar threads. You might have pinned me for a Boar fan for which I am. Mainly my rationale has been silvertips although very comfy and effective for my shaving creams never really did for me when it came to hard soaps and face lathering. I had a Simpson Duke which I sold to a friend because it was a little expensive and didnt really make me happy, I have an AOS Pure badger which works well, An Esbjerg Sivertip a gift from my wife also very nice. All these brushes are fine they work but all lacked a bit of backbone for more aggressive lathering techniques which I tend to prefer. I always wanted a Thater but haven't pulled the trigger because well brushes are on the low side of my acquisition disorder priorities And I cant bring myself to spend over a 100 bucks on a soap applicator. Razors yes Hones sure even strops or soaps, hey soap is important lol. Well to make a long winded story short I found a badger I can live with and has what I was looking for.

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Vintage Blades 2 Band Finest Badger 24mm
A nice dense knot really good back bone pretty standard acrylic handle no frills . I power loaded a Queen Charlotte Rose Otto soap and face lathered like a brut it didn't drop a single hair and lathered well. I wont divorce my boar brushes but this guy certainly got my attention. Now of course the Thater brush is haunting me again good thing my birthday is coming up in a couple months. In other threads I was complaining that there wasn't a good badger brush for under 50 bucks I was wrong.

Yes, if you like back bone in a Badger brush a low lofted 2 band does well. Nice looking brush, congrats.

Bob

Agreed. I have several, but none that high-lofted. None of that mushroom bloom for my 2-banders.
Low, tight, and right! How I roll! :roflmao

What size is the knot? What is the loft? If you are a boar fan who likes the 2-banders, to tighten-up that knot would be heavenly!
I generally set mine to 48mm. Smaller knots gain a bit. Larger ones lose some.
Some of my favorite brushes have O-rings up and over the hairs to 'adjust' them. Does not bother me in the slightest. I just seem to have set them too high due to vintage handle limitations.
In all actuality, the o-ring gives the hairs a lot of effect and resilience. Different o-rings in diameter and circumference change the brush radically, IMO. I work my 2-banders hard.
Just like my boars!

Yep I'll take a two band badger at 48 mm loft every time over the boars but that's me ,, I've tryed a half dozen boars , and I still don't like them. , I've got some high loft badgers that I,m not fond of either, tc

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

Agreed. I have several, but none that high-lofted. None of that mushroom bloom for my 2-banders.
Low, tight, and right! How I roll! :roflmao

What size is the knot? What is the loft? If you are a boar fan who likes the 2-banders, to tighten-up that knot would be heavenly!

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Specs say 24mm knot 55mm loft 107mm total height its very densely packed and I think i like it just fine. Next brush I will take your advise and try something shorter.

I dunno. I once tried one with a big bloom. Done that! :)
I always experiment with o-rings. A variety resides in my medicine cabinet.
Yes, others do it as well..............:rofl2:

Ok Ill see if i can find some O-Rings and experiment.

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Originally Posted by BobH

Yes, if you like back bone in a Badger brush a low lofted 2 band does well. Nice looking brush, congrats.

Bob

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Agreed.
The Skipnord Two Band in SOTD today has it all.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/shave...ml#post1498072

ADVICE - Don't pull the trigger on a Thater!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It will spoil you for EVERYTHING else ( IMHO)

Also has a nice handle, I'm liking it. :D

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Originally Posted by Razorfaust

Ok Ill see if i can find some O-Rings and experiment.

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Some cases in point! Boars as well. O-rings in a variety of diameters and thicknesses, can really tune a brush, IMO. Make for nice mug-bumpers as well.

Do you use more than one or stack them to change loft ? What is best starting diameter the size of knot or 1 or 2 mms under?

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Originally Posted by Razorfaust

Do you use more than one or stack them to change loft ? What is best starting diameter the size of knot or 1 or 2 mms under?

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Seems funny, 1 or 2 mm under makes a great difference. Sometimes, you wind up with one just lightly on there. I used 2, stacked, on a few and realized that one, properly-sized, would do it just as well .
It would seem that if I was compensating for more than 5 mm's, may as well use a tighter, larger o-ring.
I am in the automotive trade, so a variety comes along. Every gasket set includes extras for slightly different applications.
Still, it has been interesting to fix the ones which lofts have been misplaced. Intentionally, or not!

It all seems to be limited by when the o-ring climbs up the hairs.
Even then, some discretionary CA keeps the o-ring in place.

This may be the start of a new group: The Mug Bumpers.........there is something funny about that expression to me this morning.....then I read, 'when the o-ring climbs up the hairs' and, well.....maybe everything will be funny today :)

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Originally Posted by WW243

This may be the start of a new group: The Mug Bumpers.........there is something funny about that expression to me this morning.....then I read, 'when the o-ring climbs up the hairs' and, well.....maybe everything will be funny today :)

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HAR! Well, I am just hoping Pixel does not see it.........He would have a field day! :rofl2:

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

HAR! Well, I am just hoping Pixel does not see it.........He would have a field day! :rofl2:

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OH he has seen it,but I use O rings for there intended purpose:)

Glad to see the vintage blades brush getting some love! Its a very underrated brush in my opinion that tends to go unnoticed. But mine has been a perfect everyday workhorse the last few months I've had it.