Originally Posted by
IanS
Boar hair has a much bigger knot, but like you guys are saying, the badger picks up soap very slowly.
I guess using the badger with soap will make it wear out fairly quick... otherwise I have no idea why anyone would ever use a boar brush. Seriously, silk vs straw broom, and I'm not even exaggerating. I may try some serious abuse of the boar (as it's very cheap) just to see if it will soften up... but I can't see myself ever using it again.