Thread: Help w/ TGN Silvertip

It's really too bad we couldn't get a VS knot for you. They're much better than the current offerings at TGN. Dang Chinese New Year!

Anyways, sounds to me like a lathering issue. You need to do some experimenting with that silvertip knot to see what works best. They are extremely soft and tend to hog a ton of lather. I have a 26mm grade A that I still use and love. Although it's one of TGN's earlier offerings when the knots were still at a better quality.

I agree with what Bob has said, try loading with a dryer brush and then adding water gradually until you have the consistency you like.

So I have been farting around with the brush and definitely found out that the brush just simply eats more lather than my other brushes. Loaded with a dryer brush wetting only the tips as Tcride had suggested and it helped dramatically. Also loaded a bit more soap on the brush than I normally do making a thick paste like in the video there. Added water like I usually do with the drip method. Agree with you Andrew this brush just seems to hog lather. Thanks again for all the help, also Andrew I am already thinking I want to order a couple brush handles from you soon. Want to definitely give my dad one soon.

Plus one on VS knots, it's been almost two years since TGN had decent knots, when Bill was making all of my brushes everything was fine till the last two,, and he was having to cull quite a few to get one good one.

Now fast forward to recently, and Andrew repairs a vintage brush for me with a VS knot and let me tell you it's one of my favorite brushes, and after that I ordered a couple more for some f my travel handles too. It ain't my Shavemac knot but it's very good at a great price.

Tc