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    Just to be different...

    I had three boar brushes go bad by losing all of the hair in the center of the knot when I dried them bristle up. Each lasted from two to four years. After getting stands for my next brushes, they have lasted at least 7 years with no hair loss and one of them is stored in a locker.
    I will continue to use my cheap brush stands.

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    I think the stand isn't so much an aid in drying the brush as a means of preventing water from pooling at the bottom of the bristles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trewornan View Post
    I think the stand isn't so much an aid in drying the brush as a means of preventing water from pooling at the bottom of the bristles.
    I think that is exactly correct. Perhaps the badger bristles wick the water away faster but my boar bristles apparently did not draw the water faster enough. The bristles are held in place at the knot in the handle and if that stays wet, eventually the hairs fall out.

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