Thread: Buying badger/silvertip knots off eBay?

While looking for a brush, I ran across this:

24mm Silvertip Badger Hair Knot - eBay (item 280323707245 end time Jun-14-09 23:46:56 PDT)

Watcha think? Any experience with this product or seller? Can you recommend a better place to buy badger knots? Thanks!

Yes. The Golden N ib is the place to get good knots from.

I would suggest getting the "Super" silvertip, as they are very soft, with no scritchyness.

The regular silvertip knots are very nice for the price, but do have a bit of scritch to them.

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Yes. The Golden N ib is the place to get good knots from.

I would suggest getting the "Super" silvertip, as they are very soft, with no scritchyness.

The regular silvertip knots are very nice for the price, but do have a bit of scritch to them.

Thanks for the endorsement! I think I'll make a choice on one of their knots today. I'm really only concerned with getting the best lather out of the brush....I suppose I'd also like the brush to work as a good exfoliant, so it seems like a little "scritch" might actually be better for this?? I don't know, this will be my first brush. Also, my hair is pretty thick, so I'm thinking a little stiffer (scritchy?) bristles might work better to lift the hair?

Anyway, thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by jdurango

Thanks for the endorsement! I think I'll make a choice on one of their knots today. I'm really only concerned with getting the best lather out of the brush....I suppose I'd also like the brush to work as a good exfoliant, so it seems like a little "scritch" might actually be better for this?? I don't know, this will be my first brush. Also, my hair is pretty thick, so I'm thinking a little stiffer (scritchy?) bristles might work better to lift the hair?

Anyway, thanks in advance!

I bought a badger silvertip 22mm x 65mm, from the golden nib and installed it into the handle, this evening. I really like the firmness, but it seems to be able to get a better lather too, from the older one i had. Definately feels like the brush for me....definately felt like i was scrubing and exfoliating too.

Mac

Not that you need to hear it again, but you can add my endorsement of thegoldennib.com

I purchased an 18mm knot from them to restore and old brush that came with a scuttle I bought off ebay, just like Mac, and I couldn't be happier.


If you want or need some directions on how to do this right, you can take a look at the thread Mac started right here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ment-work.html

I explained the whole process as well as I could, and I think his results speak for themselves.

Tony at the golden nib is an awesome guy. I've had great success with his knots. Highly recommended!