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    Plausibly implausible carlmaloschneider's Avatar
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    Anyone ever do this? I like my badger brush; but it's soft and 'splayed', that's OK, but not on soap and not for face lathering, I find. My cheap 'supermarket' boar's hair brush is better for that. I thought of this idea; 'tying' the hairs together with a rubber 'O' ring to give a tighter bundle. Am I over thinking this? I'll give it a go tomorrow morning with Proraso in a mortar bowl; and then with Windsor soap in a scuttle...

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    I think thats a neat and non permanent way of adjusting the loft and heft of your brush and I don't see any reason why it shouldn't work well!

    The only thing I would do is take the band off after use, just so the air can circulate properly through the bristles and the brush doesn't go smelly.

    Let us know how it works!

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    This has come up before. I don't know if it was here or another site but as I recall guys do this very thing and seem to think it gives a real improvement.
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    Makes sense because a shorter loft will give a stiffer brush than the same bristles with a longer loft. I agree with Stu though, remove the band to let the bristles air dry properly between uses.
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    I'm afraid patents are already pending for this design idea http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...s-pending.html
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    Actually, I didn't even end up doing it, I took it off. I was thinking just as you guys said; that is, the bristles wouldn't dry properly...
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