Thread: Non-China badger brushes?

I have two horse brushes from Turkey. They are very , very reasonably priced. The handles are wood and they've held up now for almost a year in rotation with other brushes. Nothing was kills and they work well.
(ok, it's not Badger but for 5Bucks US$ they're worth a try).

i would whole heartly recommended the Semogue LE size 2 in finest badger, they use Texugo, european badger "Meles Meles" in two band. Outstanding brush from the handle material & ergonomic shape, the grade of hair (finest) is outstanding so too is the beautiful knot size & loft height. Good for cream's & soaps, face or bowl.

The craftmans ship (fit & finish) is second too none. You will not be disappointed.


Charles U.K

Originally Posted by Blix

As far as I know, all badger hair for brushes are from China, no way around it.
Buy a good boar brush instead. For a quite luxurious feeling boar(yes, there is such a thing ), try a Omega 10049.

How do you know the boar didn't come from China as well?

Originally Posted by Ryan82

How do you know the boar didn't come from China as well?

Lol, that might be a point. Personally I couldn't care less where it came from.

Ryan,
i think most boar brushes come from Europe; they are overrunning the German countryside as well as Portugal, Italy and Spain as the wolves had been nearly exterminated; consequently, there are no natural predators except individual hunters. Although this is only an educated guess, as i have been informed via family.

Interesting thread, lots of good info and tips!

We have artisans here of all makes and models. We have razor makers, scale makers, brush handle makers, candlestick makers, etc.

But it just occurred to me that I don't recall seeing a thread where a guy tried to make his own brush. Not the handle part, the brush part. Correct me if I'm wrong

For example, anyone who's ever visited a musky tackle or fly-tying store has seen pre-packaged (ostensibly sanitized) whitetail deer hair. After seeing how that stuff performs underwater I'm wondering if it might be worth trying in a brush knot for esses and gees.

what would you need...epoxy, a rubber band, a little wooden disc? I concede that it would likely be a painful and fruitless process, but so is making a razor for the first time, or scales, for that matter.

Anybody ever attempted, or thought of attempting, this?

Edit: I just realized how incredibly off-topic this was. It occurred to me because of the discussion regarding hair sourcing. Feel free to move it elsewhere!

Originally Posted by celestino

Ryan,
i think most boar brushes come from Europe; they are overrunning the German countryside as well as Portugal, Italy and Spain as the wolves had been nearly exterminated; consequently, there are no natural predators except individual hunters. Although this is only an educated guess, as i have been informed via family.

Thanks for the info, but I'm not really picky about the origins of my gear. If it's a superb product and works well I don't really care where it comes from

I actually care for a good friend's horses from time to time, and they've promised me that they will save some of the mane and tail hair the next time they are groomed so that I can make a few brush knots for myself. It is probably going to be a crazy amount of work for a middling result, but it should still be pretty darned cool to make a brush entirely myself ( well except for the epoxy :P )

Originally Posted by Slur

European badger knots brushes exist, but they are highly overprized.
Example: Plexi cristal European White size 10 - Plisson Shaving Accessories

Solid plexiglass - Plisson Shaving Accessories



https://minnewyork.com/plisson-europ...ing-brush.html

I'd use a paint brush before I'd pay those kind of prices, even if I could afford it.

Badgers? Badgers? We don't need no steenking badgers!