Thread: First badger brush

After three washes and loading it up with lather after each wash no more wet badger smell. I used it last night, so much more comfortable. It didn't lather as well as the boar brush. I'm sure that that's just me. A few more uses I'll have it figured out.

With badger the depth of the set on the knot make alll the difference in the world for backbone. You can use an 'O' ring or two at the top of the handle to simulate a deeper set. It does not take much. A little more hack bone will make it stiffer but lather fast, and for me the stiffer brush is perfect for hard soaps and face lathering. It is one of those things you will have to figure out.

Cool thanks for the tip. I'll give it a shot.

I build several lathers in the palm of my hand, using Tabac, with my new brushes. Get's rid of the smell, and gives you an idea of how to dial in the performance of the brush.

Alright, I'm curious, what badger brush do you have?

I've never had a smelly badger .

They do take a few weeks to break in though.

And they are a bugger to house train.