A question for those who use a boar brush
After hearing great things about boar brushes I bought myself a boar hair knot from The Golden Nib. I fitted it into a handle and eagerly awaited the first opportunity to use it. It was very stiff and not a bit scratchy. I loved the feel of the boar hair on my face. It was like a face massage.
The only problem I have with this brush is that it seems to eat the lather. It didn't lather anywhere near as well as a badger brush, but it lathered adequately. Then for the second pass there was bearly enough lather for a full pass and for the third pass I had to use more cream.
So the question is, do all boar brushes eat lather? Do they get better after a number of uses?
I know there is nothing wrong with this knot as I have the up most confidence in the knots that Tony sells at The Golden Nib.