Search:

Jimmy

Both the Simpson Manchurian and the SOC (Semogue Owners Club) 2 band badger do have a little bit of scrubbiness with soft tips, at least for me.

Bob

Brooksie

Maybe Rooneys name for Manchurian is Super? That is the problem with badger hair, everyone seems to use different names to describe a similar grade. Could well be the same grade.

Jimmy...

Well, I am another one that thinks the Manchurian/High Mountain White silvertip badger hair is different from straight Silvertip. The black bands are wider and the hair is stiffer likely from being...

Pixelfixed might be on to something about loft for a 30mm Manchurian knot. Seems Simpsons agrees with that Chubby 3 Manchurian Badger . Looks like you might be able to use the Chubby 3 as a...

I guess the length of the handle would depend on whether you predominantly bowl or face lather. For bowl lathering I do appreciate a slightly longer handle than for face lathering. Then again with a...

Looking good so far. I can't imagine what a 30mm knot with an 80 mm loft would be like to use. That seems big enough to lather the hind end of a horse! Don't get lost in all that fur. Are you going...