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Thread: Resurgence of the Boar
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07-05-2009, 05:03 PM #1
Give it a shot, Ben. It's fun to mix it up at least.
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07-05-2009, 05:09 PM #2
Shoot the pig! I'd like to try one. Just have to get one for the right money at the moment!
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07-05-2009, 05:11 PM #3
try here ...
Shaving Brushes : The Vintage Scent Co., Rare and Antique Products for Men
reading some reviews i've found that the semogue 2000 is getting positive feedback.
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07-05-2009, 07:19 PM #4
Boar brushes are great but no more Omega for me: mine has been shedding hairs for 7 months: about 10 a day this week! It has a very nice briar handle so I am looking for a replacement not.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.
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07-05-2009, 11:55 PM #5
Wow, that's sad to hear. I've had about 4 Omega brushes and none of them shed more than the occasional hair (occasional being about 1 every month or two).
I myself am a big ol' boar lover. So much so that I've had two custom brushes made with Omega boar knots...nothing else comes close, in my experience (limited, but not non-existent).
I've heard good things about the Semogue brushes too...enough to tempt me, indeed. Vulfix makes good ones too, apparently. You can get them from connaughtshaving.
I can recommend Paul's shop without reservation. A great guy, with great service.
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07-06-2009, 03:56 PM #6
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07-06-2009, 04:03 PM #7
I think badger brushes have become popular when wetshaving became more of a hobby than a necessity.
Pretty much all the old-timers that I know were using boar brushes. My dad used one in the 50's and 60's, and that is what I used when I started shaving in the late 70's. So did my grandfather, etc. Many of the barbers I talk to don't even know about badger. Pretty much all the vintage brushes on ebay (rubberset, etc) were boar.
I am sure the old English brush companies were around, and it may have been an issue of cost, but it seems that boar was more common back then.
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07-07-2009, 01:35 AM #8
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