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Here's a cropped and enlarged shot.

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Quite the difference.

Seems to be no end to Chinese knot sources. ;)

High Mountain White Badger Hair Knot Manufacturers, Suppliers and Exporters on Alibaba.com

That's my question now too. I'm hoping someone will do a tip shot of a real known high end for visual comparison. Those are out of my reach. ;)

For some contrast here's a TGN HMW with the tips seem to be curled a bit. They have relaxed just a little after several uses. My first thought was they touched something hot to get the affect. ...

After you look I'll tell which is which if needed. One is TGN HMW and the other is WSP HMW which cost almost double the TGN.

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Just did a quick look with loupe at my TGN & WSP HMWs of same size, same usage, same age and it is easy to see the difference. WSP had way more tapered tips and is denser vs. quite a few looser cut...

I still can't purchase from them here in Washington State even though I have an account. Har!!

The price difference is cents on the dollar to ten dollars but just what quality are they. Does...

I tried a couple of HMWs from the other source. I thought they were of higher quality, more dense, whiter tips, a lot whiter and maybe softer by a hair but not worth the increased cost in my...