Thread: Vulfix #2236

Anyone use it?
http://www.classicshaving.com/catalo...550/422181.htm

JL,

It's a nice brush. I have the #2234, smaller version. Having had a brush with a 30mm knot, the 26mm is now as large as I would consider (I have two Shavemac brushes that are 26mm). One question I would ask...do you enjoy working the brush over your face, or do you just want to accomplish slathering on the lather and getting to the shave. Personally, I enjoy the working the brush, therefore, I prefer the smaller knot size.

Vuilfix makes a quality brush. As far a popularity, on the DE forums, where brushes are discussed more than they are here, the #2235 is a more popular brush.

RT

I have been talking to Lee as you suggested and he has had a few suggestions for me. One of them was a simpson CH1 and one of them was a vulfix #377. He told me to stick with vulfix if I wasnt going to go with a simpson and was looking for something with a larger knot size and this brush seems to have a good size.

I dont mind working the brush over my face at all, in fact I actually enjoy that part especially on the weekends wen I have more time. I enjoy taking the time to get a nice equally thick lather around my face. I dont know if I want a mop of a brush or something a little more stiff. I have a cheap small pretty stiff pure badger brush now that works but Im not thrilled with it, and I do think it may be a little too stiff. I think part of the reason is that I dont get great lather and the mug I use is so tall that I just need a taller brush. I want a bigger knot size because it seems like that would be more effecient in a large and wide mug like the one I use, I am also a bigger is always better kind of guy. I could be wrong though...

I looked at the shavemac brushes and for the sizes I was looking the prices were close to $200.00 which is more than I am willing to spend right now. They look very nice, but possibly to moppy...and like I said, I dont know if I wan a mop or not.

JL,

I have a few brushes! Not pictured is a Floris brush I just received and I have a Simpsons Persian Jar 2 on order with Lee. He's a great guy to do business with. But he is wrong about the Shavemac brushes. They are not floppy. In the pic, the back row brushes are all Shavemac, as is the left brush in the middle row. The brush on the right in the front row is a Vulfix #2234. The back row contains the largest of the brushes, with 26mm, 26mm and a 24mm knot, respectively. The Vulfix is a 22mm knot. Notice how much denser the brushes on the back row appear to be. The Shavemac brushes are by far my most "luxurious" brushes to use, but because of their size, once they hit your face, it doesn't take much to have the lather applied. And that is why the little brush on the front left is one of most often used brushes. It's not a silvertip, but a Best badger, made by Edwin Jagger for Crabtree & Evelyn. $35 bucks. The Shavemac brushes are all over $100 each. That is one of the reasons I always recommend the $35 brush. For an investment that small, you get an education. For $35 you can learn if the brush is too small, or just right. You can learn if you would like something "softer", or something firmer. I had a Savile Row #241. It has a 30mm knot. I had to be careful not to get lather in my ear with that brush.

Before you buy, go lurk at SMF and at Badger and Blade. Check out the brush forums. Tons of information there.

RT

Thanks again Randy! I will check on those other forums. I have to tell you, everything you are saying keeps me coming back to the original brush I was looking at. http://www.caswellmassey.com/shoppin...iProductID=768

JL,

I have the folowing, a Vulfix 374. I has worked
out quite nicely.

http://www.classicshaving.com/catalo...550/422179.htm

For some reason though, I just haven't developed a lust
and craving over brushes. I reserve that for razors, mainly
the vintage variety.


Terry

Originally Posted by wvbias

JL,

I have the folowing, a Vulfix 374. I has worked
out quite nicely.

http://www.classicshaving.com/catalo...550/422179.htm

For some reason though, I just haven't developed a lust
and craving over brushes. I reserve that for razors, mainly
the vintage variety.


Terry

Terry,

I really dont have a passion for brushes, but since I travel so much I take my cheap badger brush on the road and it gets a little beat up but works ok. I want a nice brush to leave at home that will last a while and that is larger and easier to hold because the mug I use at home is so tall. As far as razors, I too am really only interested in vintage...which is strange for me because I like the latest and greatest in an unused condition for everything else (except for some cars and motorcycles).

Originally Posted by JLStorm

Terry,

I really dont have a passion for brushes, but since I travel so much I take my cheap badger brush on the road and it gets a little beat up but works ok. I want a nice brush to leave at home that will last a while and that is larger and easier to hold because the mug I use at home is so tall. As far as razors, I too am really only interested in vintage...which is strange for me because I like the latest and greatest in an unused condition for everything else (except for some cars and motorcycles).

Oh, definately nothing wrong with wanting a nice one
for home, I would do the same thing. But for travel I
would probably just stick with a Burma Shave or something.
Cheap and very easily replaceable.

Terry

That is the plan. Im going to to continue to use my cheapy for travelling and whatever else I get will remain home .

Originally Posted by JLStorm

Terry,

I really dont have a passion for brushes, but since I travel so much I take my cheap badger brush on the road and it gets a little beat up but works ok. I want a nice brush to leave at home that will last a while and that is larger and easier to hold because the mug I use at home is so tall. As far as razors, I too am really only interested in vintage...which is strange for me because I like the latest and greatest in an unused condition for everything else (except for some cars and motorcycles).

I didn't either...now I have a dozen! It's called SBAD...Shaving Brush Acquisition Disorder!

RT