Thread: Boar question

I've gota admit that I'm surprised the you wet-shave afficios are still using boar brushes.

Badger (generic) is the best brush. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I guess it's still a matter of personal preference.....

Originally Posted by Driver

I've gota admit that I'm surprised the you wet-shave afficios are still using boar brushes.

Badger (generic) is the best brush. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I guess it's still a matter of personal preference.....

This is a YMMV situation. IMHO, you have to spend quite a bit of money to get a brush that really beats the performance of a cheap boar... Meh, I have 2 Plisson 16 HMW in Genuine Horn, a Rooney 1/2 Finest, & 2 Semogue Boar brushes... I really enjoy using all of them...

Maybe I'm just spoiled....

I used MANY boar brushes until I got a "cheap" badger brush (I don't remember where I got it online) for about $30. I'm still using it after three years; and it hasn't lost a hair; ( and never smelled like a wet dog!!) .
Badger hold more hot water and makes better lather and loads better than any boar brush I've ever used.

I'll admit that the badger brush doesn't work as well with shaving creams and tends to be more "soap-friendly". Maybe that it....? I use mostly soap and not cream.

Whatever floats your boat!

Originally Posted by Driver

Maybe I'm just spoiled....

I used MANY boar brushes until I got a "cheap" badger brush (I don't remember where I got it online) for about $30. I'm still using it after three years; and it hasn't lost a hair; ( and never smelled like a wet dog!!) .
Badger hold more hot water and makes better lather and loads better than any boar brush I've ever used.

I'll admit that the badger brush doesn't work as well with shaving creams and tends to be more "soap-friendly". Maybe that it....? I use mostly soap and not cream.

Whatever floats your boat!

This is the opposite of most of the experiences that I've read (and personally experienced). Like you said, though, whatever floats your boat

Originally Posted by richmondesi

This is the opposite of most of the experiences that I've read (and personally experienced). Like you said, though, whatever floats your boat

Echo that...

Ladies and gentlemen:

I have a modest collection of 12 brushes, mostly badgers of various quality, including a silver tip, and three boar brushes. Since I don't see the point for myself to compare my silver tip to my boar, I take each brush for what it is.

I do like badger brushes. I also like boar brushes.

One thing I will admit, though: one of my "best" badger brushes is a 25 mm. and one of my "pure" badgers is a 24 mm. I wish they were 22 mm. I prefer 22 mm. brushes, badgers and boars, over all the other sizes.

Regards,

Obie

Originally Posted by richmondesi

This is the opposite of most of the experiences that I've read (and personally experienced). Like you said, though, whatever floats your boat

Motion carried.

I have an Omega boar brush and a Rooney silver tip badger and both work great with soaps and creams. I like the size of that boar brush you link to MasterMind. Might have to trade in myself.

I have been through Emillions and Simpsons and I have sold them all. Boar for me. But I fully understand the aesthetic appeal of badger and concur that it holds more hot water. It's just that I'm not sure that's always an advantage...

To answer the OP, the 3122 is actually pretty large for a 22mm knot. Its loft is quite tall and it blooms big-time. I use some 25mm boars that don't feel any bigger on the face than a 3122. The 22mm boar knots I've used, whether from Semogue or Omega, even if their lofts seem tall, don't bloom the way the 3122 does, and so they will perform "smaller."

Regards,
Tim