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That is exactly what I did with the synthetic knot I thought was too floppy for me. Once I determined the right loft for me I sent the brush off to HarryWally to have it reset in a custom handle....

Me neither. As hard as making the brush handle is getting the right knot into it is more difficult. It takes very good communication between a customer who has a good idea of the type of knot and...

That is easy, you try off the shelf brushes till you find a knot type/grade that you like at a particular loft setting relative to the knot size. Once you know roughly what knot you like by that...

I was with you right up to the last line.

Bob

Getting the loft right is only part of the problem. The other part is having the right type/grade of badger knot to give the right feel when lathering as in very soft tips and no scritch/scratch or...

The solution to those who are very fussy about just the right backbone the Shavemac "Moss Brush" might have been the answer. Reminds me of having a "try gun stock" to get the proper fit for a shotgun...

Yup, for sure that is another way to do it. OTH I have had to go through a number of brushes from different makers to find the type of badger knot I preferred. That let me know the approximate loft...

You would hope that by the time someone orders a custom brush that they have used enough brushes to know exactly what they want in a knot and a handle. Also that they have communicated that to the...