Thread: upgraded from boar to badger brush

Wow!!! the difference is amazing. Seems like the bristles might be finer so theres more & the bristles are softer. My boar beginner brush just finally was on its last legs (after 4 yrs ) and I knew/read on SRP where badger brushes were considered better. Makes the shaving experience more efficient because the bristles lift up the whiskers better and more luxurious/enjoyable.

saw this on flickr today as well:

Bain News Service,, publisher.
At Broad Channel - shaving
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

At Broad Channel - shaving (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr

remember, badger brushes are great for creams and soft soaps but when it comes to cake soaps like MWF, Williams, Crabtree...there is nothing better than a monster boar brush to load up those thick soaps. look into a cheap semouge boar brush, I got one brand new for less than 40 bucks shipped to my door. It is always used with my hard soaps. badger brushes are left for my creams congrats on your new brush. Im sure you will love it

A quality brush is ideal for any soap or cream you can find. I have no problems getting great lather from any of my brushes be it a super floppy silvertip or one with real backbone no matter if I use a hard soap or a soft cream.

That's my experience anyway.

Yea, similar experience to TBS in that all my brushes work with all the soaps and creams that I have tried. Some better than others and with my old Vulfix super badger, which was a little floppy, choking the knot while loading the soap puck seemed to help. My 2 band and Manchurian badger brushes need no assistance of that sort as they have enough backbone not to need it. Size, loft and density of the knot also make a big difference when you talk badge brushes. My Semouge 1350 boar works well with all types too.

Bob

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

A quality brush is ideal for any soap or cream you can find. I have no problems getting great lather from any of my brushes be it a super floppy silvertip or one with real backbone no matter if I use a hard soap or a soft cream.

That's my experience anyway.

I've made a point of gently pressing down on the new badger brush instead of practically mashing the old badger brush.

Originally Posted by sleekandsmooth

remember, badger brushes are great for creams and soft soaps but when it comes to cake soaps like MWF, Williams, Crabtree...there is nothing better than a monster boar brush to load up those thick soaps. look into a cheap semouge boar brush, I got one brand new for less than 40 bucks shipped to my door. It is always used with my hard soaps. badger brushes are left for my creams congrats on your new brush. Im sure you will love it

good point. The boar brush would probably dig-in further into a thicker beard but I'm generally clean shaven for the most part.

Having used both, I prefer Boar. My small Semogue 620 is amazing. After break in the tips spilt and become nearly as soft as badger, and the backbone is unreal. I would say that my boar is not inferior to badger. I'm constantly amazed by how much soap it picks up with so little effort and by how well it scrubs without ever being harsh. It's quite the piece of Portuguese craftsmanship.