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03-05-2009, 01:30 AM #1
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I recently turned my old walmart boars brush into a silvertip using one these knots, I like it feels pretty good and lathers well. But I'm curious as to how these compare to other high end brushes as far as softness etc. which ones are about the same, which are softer and which are stiffer?
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03-05-2009, 09:07 PM #2
I was wondering the same thing. Also he has more expensive silvertip knots for double the price. Is there a really big difference between the standard goldennib silvertip and the more expensive one (UK silvertip)?
Hope I'm not robbing your thread but I am also very curious!
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03-06-2009, 12:48 PM #3
I have recently restored some old handles with the Golden Nib knots and have been well pleased. I have a few factory models and for comparison the quality is just as good. The picture shows my group from an 18mm Seville Row on the right and the rest from 20mm to 28mm Golden Nib knots in antique and improvised handles. The quality is just as good and is just as soft. The stiffness comes with how deep you set your knot in the handle. The SR has whiter tips but that could be from bleaching them out at the factory. There is no difference in softness. I have had an issue with shedding with the 26mm but the others are ok.
bjLast edited by 2Sharp; 03-06-2009 at 12:50 PM.
Don't go to the light. bj
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03-07-2009, 04:23 AM #4
The 28mm silver tip is really soft and nice, it did not shed much. Then smaller one is a 20mm vulfix and the 28mm is a custom I built with a golden nib knot.
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03-07-2009, 04:32 AM #5
They now have hand made knots from the UK in stock, too. I will be getting one next week.
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03-07-2009, 09:18 AM #6
Please post a review!
There's not much info on this forum but over on B&B I've read a few comments that speculate that the UK variety are made by Vulfix as they have the same feel, a rather long loft, and are a little floppy backbone wise.
I like a brush that is soft but yet stiff enough it doesn't turn into a mop after a couple passes...and I've been waffling between the UK or one of the cheaper but "extra hair" knots.
Maybe when you order you could ask who makes the UK version.