Thread: 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.


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!

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

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!

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!

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..............

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

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

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.