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    So you go out and buy that custom brush you have lusted over and it arrives and it's just what you have always dreamed of. It's gorgeous I mean the most beautiful thing you have ever seen and then you realize the business end is like a marshmallow and so floppy...well it's mighty floppy.

    So what is more important to you the business end or the Hollywood end? Would you keep the brush or send it back?
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    If a brush didnt perform no matter how beautiful it was it would have to go. Same goes with a razor shaped object, function over form for me.

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    The items performance is more important than the looks
    If i ordered a custom anything and it was not up to the job required job I would not be happy.
    But if it was to my ordered specifications I have no one else to blame.
    I would personally expect that the maker would express any concerns if the design was flawed before proceeding to a finished project
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    You would hope that by the time someone orders a custom brush that they have used enough brushes to know exactly what they want in a knot and a handle. Also that they have communicated that to the brush maker in very specific terms and it is understood by the brush maker.

    If I order a custom brush specifying a low lofted 2 band badger knot having soft tips and good backbone and received a very floppy knot instead there would be words spoken and the problem rectified. So far that has not been necessary, thankfully. Same would be true if that knot was to my liking but the handle was not as I had ordered.

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    Business end. I have parted with many a beautiful handle because the top side was not to my liking. Brushes are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you'll get until it's loaded with lather. I have all but given up trusting a hair type is stiffer, or softer, that low loft is going to give a brush more backbone. I just buy it, hope it's right for me and sell it if it's not.
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    I can't deal with a brush that has a funky handle. I truly love the "Barber Style" handles and those similar to the L7 design. Don't like "Chubby" handles at all....

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    For me, absolutely the business end. I like a good backbone and a fair amount of scritch. I don't want to feel like I'm lathering up with a wet cotton ball!

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    To me the knot is what matters. The reason I am very hesitant to buy custom brushes is because most knots are not at all to par with my preferences.
    Recently I have been sending stock brushes with knots I like out to have the knot extracted and replanted in a custom handle.
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    It's all about the business end. Get knot changed problem solved.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    You would hope that by the time someone orders a custom brush that they have used enough brushes to know exactly what they want in a knot and a handle. Also that they have communicated that to the brush maker in very specific terms and it is understood by the brush maker.

    If I order a custom brush specifying a low lofted 2 band badger knot having soft tips and good backbone and received a very floppy knot instead there would be words spoken and the problem rectified. So far that has not been necessary, thankfully. Same would be true if that knot was to my liking but the handle was not as I had ordered.

    Bob
    I have had brushes that were not up to my standard even after speaking with the maker and making sure the knot is set low enough to have good backbone. What was good backbone for the maker was a mop for me, however I could only go by the maker's word on the knot since it was a knot they offered as being their select knot for the its properties and performance.
    To me the best bet right now is to have knots transplanted in better handles. It is more expensive but at least I know what I am getting.
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