This is a first impression but not likely to change with further use.
I always have liked the ergonomic handle design of my wooden handled SOC 2 band badger brush and wanted to try another Semogue boar brush. Ordered the SOC Taj boar brush which has the identical handle but in resin not wood which arrived yesterday afternoon. I gave it a test lather and hung it to dry. It felt like any other new boar brush that need breaking in.
This morning I was surprised at how much nicer it felt after only on test lather. Appears like this will be the easiest and quickest boar brush to break in I have had. I used it to face lather a Wilkinson shave stick, also used for the first time, easily producing a nice slick lather. The handle design was as ergonomic as ever but being resin slightly heavier than the wooden version.
I'd say you can't go far wrong if you wanted to go a bit up scale in the boar brush line with the Semogue SOC Taj. You could save a bit by going with the Semogue SOC wooden handle version of the brush. As far as I now it has the same boar knot just in a wooden handle of the same design.
I think I am going to very happy with this brush.
Bob
I always have liked the ergonomic handle design of my wooden handled SOC 2 band badger brush and wanted to try another Semogue boar brush. Ordered the SOC Taj boar brush which has the identical handle but in resin not wood which arrived yesterday afternoon. I gave it a test lather and hung it to dry. It felt like any other new boar brush that need breaking in.
This morning I was surprised at how much nicer it felt after only on test lather. Appears like this will be the easiest and quickest boar brush to break in I have had. I used it to face lather a Wilkinson shave stick, also used for the first time, easily producing a nice slick lather. The handle design was as ergonomic as ever but being resin slightly heavier than the wooden version.
I'd say you can't go far wrong if you wanted to go a bit up scale in the boar brush line with the Semogue SOC Taj. You could save a bit by going with the Semogue SOC wooden handle version of the brush. As far as I now it has the same boar knot just in a wooden handle of the same design.
I think I am going to very happy with this brush.
Bob