My opinions is only as good as my experience with different knots, while I didn't have a brush that embodied all the best qualities I felt I had brushes representing all parts of a brush you want; a Parker silver tip, Baxter of California silver tip, razorock synthetic plissoft, omega boar hair and a few cheapie. So I lathered this thater along side my super soft razorock plissoft, their plisson knot.

Dry the thater feels like any of my other badgers except you can feel the extra density. Dry the plissoft feels amazing, but we don't shave with it dry sooo. Once it's lathered the thater is softer then the Plissoft. I like the backbone on the thater better as well, splays nicely without being floppy. Love the badger hair keeping warm in my skuttle too, once it's warm, feels like creamy velvet.

Boar hair has more backbone, but this has plenty for me, strong enough to stand upright while loading from a hard puck and I usually load fairly dry.