Thread: Help pick badger brush for soaps

My only brush is a Rooney Silvertip that I got from Vintage Blades for $75. I use it on Mitchell's Wool Fat and Tabac and it works great!

My favorite badgers are my Simpsons Chubby 1 and my Berkeley.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

You can also check out the new Simpson line of Manchurian badger brushes. They say they are very close to classic two band but a bit softer and springier.

Thanks TBS - looked and hard to find... Will keep an eye out!

Rob

IME a 2 band is usually stiffer with more backbone. For soaps I like a loft of 48 to 50 mm give or take.

The Simpson best used to be a bit softer than the Supers. At least the ones I've had were. Rooney is good too but my favorite nowadays is the 2 band Thaters.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

IME a 2 band is usually stiffer with more backbone. For soaps I like a loft of 48 to 50 mm give or take.

The Simpson best used to be a bit softer than the Supers. At least the ones I've had were. Rooney is good too but my favorite nowadays is the 2 band Thaters.

Thanks Jimmy! I'm now looking at the Thaters... Everyone seems to love them!
Where's a good online source?

Thanks everyone!

Rob