Shavemac classification

Ventastic

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finally ordered my Shavemac - took ages to figure out what I really liked and decided on 25mm fan 2 band Silvertip 50mm loft as suggested previously by others
I didn‘t see the suggestions earlier, but that is the exact spec of my favourite brush. You‘re going to love it.
Which handle did you get?
 

JonnyBGood

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Arrived today and I have to say its a great knot! had a shave and i'm about to order another brush!

Same again but bulb shaped or maybe the Unique knot in fan if its still available
 

thehaverl

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It's coming around to my special birthday in 2 weeks - the one with an 0 at the end.
Time to celebrate with investing in a Shavemac brush.

Thinking about 24/50 or 26/54 in Silvertip, bulb.
Thoughts on this sizing?
 

Rufusdog

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It's coming around to my special birthday in 2 weeks - the one with an 0 at the end.
Time to celebrate with investing in a Shavemac brush.

Thinking about 24/50 or 26/54 in Silvertip, bulb.
Thoughts on this sizing?
I’d go for the 24/50, which is my optimal size for a 3-band silvertip shavemac. I’m in the minority here since I don’t subscribe to the large, stiff and dense knots that are in vogue today. I hope this doesn’t put a spanner in the works, but have you considered the shavemac Finest knot? The Finest is a mix of 3-band silvertip (70%) and pure (30%), but it feels very much to be 100% 3-baNd silvertip. To me it is great value.
 

Rufusdog

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I'm Just planning normal Silvertip.
24 or 26 knot size
Just wondering on the hair length
The length of the loft depends on how much back bone you like. The rule of thumb for starting is the loft should be twice the diameter of the knot, but it’s up to you. For the feel of shavmac’s 3-band that I like 24mmX50mm, would give moderate backbone in a bulb-shape knot, but you could go to 24mmX52mm if you want a more “floppy” knot or 24mmX46mm if you want a stiff knot. The same thinking would apply to a 26mm. The shavemac configurator shows you the range of loft heights for each diameter for the hair selected. You might want to shoot Brent Blos at shavemac an e-mail describing what you like in a knot and see what he suggests.
 

Hogan

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I found the bulb knots a little stiff so I ordered a fan knot a little over twice the size. Waiting for it to arrive 👍🏼
 
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