I have a boar brush. It's a handmade no-namer with a nice wooden handle that I got from a seller on Etsy who makes them. It was cheap, at $10, and I've been doing ok with it. I'll be getting a Tweezerman at the holidays and I'm restoring an old brush my grandfather gave me that I'm going to use a good black badger knot in once I get that far, but for now I've just got the Boar brush.
And it's shedding...a lot. Is that normal? Everytime I shave I've got 4 or 5 boar bristles stuck at varying angles in the cream on my face. It's annoying to me but I'm also worried the heavy bristles might damage my edge. Should I be worried?
I'm looking forward to getting a badger brush. I thought I would like the stiffness and texture of the boar, but now that I've been using it for a little over a month I can see how I would probably enjoy a softer brush much better.