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Thread: A Brush Primer
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12-02-2013, 01:46 AM #31
My VDH boar brush has a better brother....
Look hard for this ~$10 brush.
OMEGA 10098 PROFESSIONAL BOAR SHAVING BRUSH
As badger hair brushes go there are no hidden bargains that I know of.
Up to the $120 range you get what you pay for. Above that you are
looking at exotic handle material and art or at monster knot sizes.
I would hint that the beginner would do well to buy a darn fine
Omega boar brush and a selection of top of the line shave
soaps and creams. Later invest in a darn fine badger brush.
Pair the $10 Omega or VDH brush with a $1.75 puck of Williams
and practice, practice, practice. Boar brushes do improve with use
so use them. "Latherin" improves with practice so practice. When you
can get a good lather out of Williams all the other soaps and creams
will seem easy. Williams+Proraso is a beginner short cut worthy of
any shaver. Just a pea size bit of Proraso on the puck of Williams
and "bob's your uncle".
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08-23-2014, 02:50 PM #32
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05-15-2017, 03:31 AM #33
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Thanked: 3Thanks. This thread has answered a lot of questions for me...
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05-15-2017, 12:09 PM #34
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Thanked: 292If you have a inexpensive boar brush that is taking too long to break in, I have a procedures that worked quite well with a OMEGA 10098 professional boar brush.
Heat water to about 165 degrees. Use a thermometer; you do not want the water to get too hot. Then dip the tips of the bristles (1/4" to 1/2" only) into the very hot water for a couple of seconds. If you dip too deep, you will ruin the backbone of the bristles. Remove the brush from the water, shake out the excess water and brush the tips on a terry towel to encourage split ends. Repeat the process as many times as needed until the tips start to split. In a few minutes, you can produce a boar brush that performs like a brush that has been used for many months.
Because there is some risk of damaging a brush if you overdo it, I do not recommend this procedure on a brush that cannot be replaced easily. It would be great for a $7 VDH brush.
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05-19-2017, 03:59 AM #35
The $13 Omega 10098 Professional Boar shaving Brush is a bargain. We should all have one or two ;-)
A beginner can get one and take a lot of time to decide how much to spend on a 'fancy' brush.
Lather in a shallow durable (no glass) mug. tin cup or bowl and life is good.
A boar brush does need to lather soap, rinse and dry a couple times. It can be bar soap or a puck of Williams.
I am not sure anything other than hot tap water is needed. I always play with a new brush or new shave soap
or cream and make later that is too dry, too wet and adjust until it is just right.
Do make a coat hanger drying stand for your brush.
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08-11-2017, 02:39 PM #36
When I started straight razor shaving a few years ago, I think I read somewhere that " badger bristle brushes were the best" so off I went to Amazon to search, their top seller at the time (Im sure because of the price) was a badger brush branded "Escali" for about 10 bucks, so I ordered that and a art of shaving mug and a puck of Col. Conk's soap and went at it! Since then I've bought a few other brushes, nothing seriously expensive (25-50$ range)
and they all work well, some better than others, the latest from Benny's of London (one synthetic and one Badger) are pretty nice for the price. But I must admit none are a huge leap from my original Escali, for 10 bucks its at least a great starter brush! Ive had mine for about 3 years and it still lathers great. If you're looking for an entry level Badger its hard to beat for $10 in my experience!
Happy Shaves!
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09-26-2017, 01:01 AM #37
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Thanked: 70I'm interested in making and restoring some brushed but have not been able to source Virginia Sheng, HMW, nor Shavemac knots. Can anyone point me
in the right direction to find sellers of these high quality knots? Thank whomever. Tom Du Jardin
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09-26-2017, 01:12 AM #38
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Thanked: 2284Virginia Sheng
https://www.ebay.ca/usr/virginiashen...53.m2749.l2754
The knots from these guys are a higher quality Chinese knot. Also a great knot. They're often called Maseto knots or MS knots.
https://www.ebay.ca/usr/classicshop2...53.m2749.l2754
Shavemac.
https://www.shavemac.com/products/Co...figurator.html
As for HMW, there's lots of companies that offer them. Here's TGN's
High Mountain White Badger Hair knotsBurls, Girls, and all things that Swirl....
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09-26-2017, 04:06 AM #39
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Thanked: 70Thank you for the information & quick reply, Harrywally. Tom Du Jardin
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11-09-2019, 06:38 PM #40
My wife chose me an Edwin Jagger badger brush to put away for Crimbo.
Edwin Jagger any good?
It was about $45 Canadian from a barbers shop we found that has brushes, soaps, bowls and mugs. It also had a lot of shavettes and one straight for $165.
They new nothing about the SR, not the manufacturer, the size not even the metal.
There was no paper in the box even though it was new.
The woman heard my accent and told me it was from England assuming that I would be impressed probably. Anyway, I decided to leave it, but I'm looking forward to the brush from Father Christmas.
Steve- - Steve
You never realize what you have until it's gone -- Toilet paper is a good example