Thread: Which Brush?

DMS,

The Shavemac 501 is on my wish list. I like the faux ebony handle as I want some vriety there too. Your post kind of clinches the choice for me based on your use with soaps comment.

I also really want a smaller, style 1 Roony. The floppy comment about Vulfix may make me think about that choice.

I see Classic has a real ebony handle Dovo brush but if going for real wood this is more Matt's realm.

I do also have the C&E travel brush, the little white handle one which is a bit larger than the black version. Cool little brush but quite soft with those pesky, prickly tips.

Thanks,
Tony

Tony: You might want to hold off until Dr. Moss and Bernd (Shavemac) get the adjustable brush perfected. The first prototype looks awesome, I can't wait to see the second version.



Wayne

Originally Posted by bbqncigars

Tony: You might want to hold off until Dr. Moss and Bernd (Shavemac) get the adjustable brush perfected. The first prototype looks awesome, I can't wait to see the second version.

Is this for real - if so, are there pics anywhere?

Originally Posted by suzuki

Is this for real - if so, are there pics anywhere?

You can find the info on this brush here.

RT

Thanks - very cool - but I won't be getting one of these.

Just not as fun as having a few different brushes in different grades of hair (IMHO anyhow - FWIW).

Originally Posted by suzuki

Thanks - very cool - but I won't be getting one of these.

Just not as fun as having a few different brushes in different grades of hair (IMHO anyhow - FWIW).

I think the big benefit to this brush would be to use it for traveling. It would be like packing a number of brushes instead of just one, but only having to give up space for one brush. But for home use...I like the different handles, badger grades, etc...

RT

Tony,
As it is payback time I feel I owe you an answer. Howver I am afraid my brushes are below your budget

I am very happy with my Omega boar brush that has served me for more than 20 years. Being boar it is stiff enough to do soaps. The longer you soak it before use the softer the hairs. I never used a badger brush and do not feel the urge to do so.

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

DMS,

The Shavemac 501 is on my wish list. I like the faux ebony handle as I want some vriety there too. Your post kind of clinches the choice for me based on your use with soaps comment.

I also really want a smaller, style 1 Roony. The floppy comment about Vulfix may make me think about that choice.

I see Classic has a real ebony handle Dovo brush but if going for real wood this is more Matt's realm.

I do also have the C&E travel brush, the little white handle one which is a bit larger than the black version. Cool little brush but quite soft with those pesky, prickly tips.

Thanks,
Tony

Tony,

I need to revise my comments about the Shavemac vs. Vulfix after using it some more. The Shavemac makes a ton of lather but it's not always as rich a lather with every soap as I'm used to with the Vulfix. I've found the difference is that the Shavemac has more bristles and holds more water, and when I shake a little more out in order to get a thicker lather it's about comparable to the Vulfix in generating lather, not head and shoulders better. I would rate the two about equal in making lather with soap at this point.

Where I would rate the Shavemac as clearly better than the Vulfix is in working the lather into the whiskers since it's not as floppy. The Vulfix blooms out much more readily and isn't stiff enough to really work lather into smaller areas like the chin. Applying lather to the face with the Vulfix is more like painting it on but the quality of my shave seems more dependent on the quality of the lather than which brush I put it on my face with.

If you work up lather on the face the Shavemac will probably do a better job, if you lather in a bowl there's not so much difference.

It sounds like we have the same C&E/Jagger travel brush with the light colored handle but I have yet to use mine.

Dave