Gents, what exactly is Super Badger?

Hello all, I have used a Vulfix Super Badger brush for some time now but never really put much thought into the grade of hair in the knot. I was doing some browsing today and read that super badger is actually pure badger hair at a higher grade? Is this true or does it come from a different part of the fur than pure? I can clearly distinguish the difference in my pure badger brush and my super badger. The super is much softer and whips a better lather, slower than my pure, but thicker. Any thoughts? I know this is getting down to minute details that shouldn't really matter but I am a little confused on what the "actual" difference is between pure and super. Thanks, Jeremy- :thinking:

I think you'd have to check out what the manufacturers definitoin of grades is/are. Seems like each company has their own grading system for badger. One company's super badger is going to be another companys super duper badger. I'm sure some of the more experienced gents around the forum will have a better answer.

Michael

Well I'll tell you, when superman came here a badger stowed away on his ship and you'll see that little fella flying around meting out justice to folks who don't treat those critters right.

It's just a name a manufacturer came up with. There are few standards so you just need to know what every outfit calls their various grades. It usually refers to silvertip.

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Well I'll tell you, when superman came here a badger stowed away on his ship and you'll see that little fella flying around meting out justice to folks who don't treat those critters right.

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LOL I was thinking about the same thing...

Ya heard of Mighty Mouse right??? well his cousin is Super Badger ;)

I think that we have all forgotten about underdog. He was later entered into the CIA interspecies breeding program. You see it takes many sources to provide the quantity that we require.

As was said before check the manufacturer. for some it is just three band, others it refers to a grading and others it refers to a treatment.

A limited group of manufacturers also use this term do describe their organic, live harvested hairs from the perineal area of intergalactic purple people eaters.

:roflmao Up up & away !

Ah, but we do have fun here

The SImpson's 'Super' was the top of the line with the 'Best' being the next down on the scale. Many prefer the Best to the Simpson Super.

Rooney's top of the line was the "Finest" and their next tier was the Heritage followed by the Super below that in the pecking order. Rumor is that the Finest is a thing of the past as Lee Sabini can't get that bristle anymore and won't compromise the quality. I don't know if that is correct.

Plisson calls their top of the line the 'High Mountain White' with the European White second in line and the European Gray and Pure Badger on down the line. One of my favorite brushes in the world is a Plisson Pure that I bought second hand from a forum member. I use it more than my HMW.

I don't know about other brands but they all seem to have their own nomenclature. Too bad it isn't more standardized but they all seem to get what they can when they can so one year to the next the grades may be the same in name only. :thinking:

Yeah, it gets confusing. MY Kent BK8 is "Pure Badger," but is certainly silvertip.

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Originally Posted by pcb01

Yeah, it gets confusing. MY Kent BK8 is "Pure Badger," but is certainly silvertip.

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Kent is another case altogether. They label their brushes "Pure Badger" to indicate that the brush is composed only of badger hair. Some brushes have knots made of a combination of badger hair and boar bristle. Just check the price to determine the grade of hair in a Kent branded brush.

Well, I am just as confused as I was before but I appreciate the serious answers, as well as the entertaining superhero answers too! I do see now that the different makers all have different grading systems and so on. I think I'll just appreciate my brushes for what they are, not what they are called.

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I think I'll just appreciate my brushes for what they are, not what they are called.

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This is, in my opinion, the best route to take.

Here is probably the best resource on generic badger grades for badger hair shaving brushes:

Understanding Hair Grades of Badger Brushes

It may be an excuse to feed the brush AD...just to do a test on the nomenclature of different brands of course :nj

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It may be an excuse to feed the brush AD...just to do a test on the nomenclature of different brands of course :nj

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Good point!

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"Pure Badger"

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These are aristocratic badgers that can trace their bloodline back a long way.

Don't they make a sound like this?:rofl2:

Sound Of Bionics Sound Clip and Quote

Super Badger is what Vulfix calls their highest grade (I think it's their highest) and is softer and a good bit more expensive than the stiffer pure. I think they are both what some call silvertip, but not sure.

Its a badger with a turbo charger what else?

Each company has it's own grading system so that makes it very hard to start with, but generally within a company the brushes are price based on the quality of the hair, and they usually make a substansial jump in the prices between the levels. The more expensive is not always the best for you also, the reason there is grades and differences in price is that there is more amount of base level hair (fine) on a Badger than the softer white tipped hair(super/silver-tip), which makes it rarer and thus more expensive.

Sam.

This is what Super Badger can do?

Can fly around the world to undo time.

Can catch a speeding bullet in his teeth.

Super Badgers powers include:
Flight.
Super strength.
Super speed.
cannot die (every 17 days super Badger will have one more heartbeat when he's dead so he will eventually come back to life.)
Super durabitlty (i.e bullets cannot penetrate his skin, bones not broken by conventional means)
Super hearing> speculation: (posible use of echo-location?)
Super vision> expanded to: x-ray vision (though cannot see through Lead) Micro vision (the ability to see micro details of an object) Heat vision (heat beams protrude from eyes)
Super breath (can produce gale force winds) and freezing breath
other powers seen though not regularly used: Hypnosis, Cellular absorption.
Note: Super Badger powers have changed over the years. The "Crisis on infinite earths" story in the comics altered Super Badgers powers and tamed them a bit, since by that point he was "near-god-like" and had no real means of losing to an opponent. DC used the "Crisis" storyline to lower his abilities slightly...
Example: Pre crisis: survived nuclear blasts. Post-crisis: Nuclear radiation could harm/kill super Badger
Pre crisis: could push planets out of orbit. Post crisis Able to shatter mountains, but definitely not planets.

super Badger is not immortal in the strictest sence.
and super Badgers skin is not super durable.
the reason he is so invulnerable is because his body produces a force field that allows him to absorb enormous amounts o energy. which also alows him to lift forces higher then 100 tons. in essence his powers are telekentic.

So there you have it the next time you pick up and start lathering Super Badger, just be glad he's on your side.

Jamie

Super Badger is Silvertip that has been treated with a process making the hair whiter and softer, this the case with TGN. Whippeddog's Super Badger knots are untreated and greyer. http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...-brushes-2.jpg


Left to right, Brush #1 is WD's version while Brush #4 is the TGN's version of Super Badger. Brush #5 is WD's Silvertip. I hope this helps.

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:roflmao Up up & away !

Ah, but we do have fun here

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I am so sorry I missed this post before. Is there a badger-sized phone booth in the background that was inadvertently cropped out?

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We all know the "real" super badger is the honey badger.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Just look at this guy. He'd take any other super badger on, and win.