Quote Originally Posted by BladeRunner001 View Post

Excellent Monroe. Is "White Badger" the same as Silvertip?
Robert,

That's difficult to say. Brush makers tend to have their own categories of grading the hair used in the manufacture of their brushes.

I have seen what appear to be the same Vie-Long brush on different vendors' websites advertised as white badger on one and silvertip on the other. One vendor alleges that the Vie-Long white badger is comparable to the European white badger used by Plisson in their brushes, which is pretty high quality.

If there is a difference in the type of badger hair or the quality, I can't tell the difference. I'm so impressed with the one Vie-Long that I own, that I'm seriously thinking of getting another Vie-Long at some point. In fact, there is a sale on some Vie-Long brushes at one vendor right now. Shoot me a pm and I'll provide you with the url.