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Following the massive hype around the Synbad knot, I finally got the chance to try the "original" 28 mm from the APShaveCo, and truth be told I have a major issue with it. While face lathering I find the knot to be annoyingly "prickly".
I wouldn't call the knot scritchy by any means, but I get a tiny but noticeable prickly sensation while using the brush. I had the Yaqi Mew 24 mm brush before and found the same issue with it so I decided to try one from APShaveCo before dismissing the knot altogether.
I did a parallel comparison with my two other favorite knots, the Tuxedo, and Muhle STF and there's no doubt - the Tuxedo has a wonderful "vacuum suction" feel on the face while Muhle offers some really nice scrub, but none have any of that prickliness like the Synbad.
Anyone else got experienced this? I really wanted to like this knot, the density, backbone and tip softness in general are spot on. It would make an excellent knot, if it weren't for that needle feeling hairs...
I wouldn't call the knot scritchy by any means, but I get a tiny but noticeable prickly sensation while using the brush. I had the Yaqi Mew 24 mm brush before and found the same issue with it so I decided to try one from APShaveCo before dismissing the knot altogether.
I did a parallel comparison with my two other favorite knots, the Tuxedo, and Muhle STF and there's no doubt - the Tuxedo has a wonderful "vacuum suction" feel on the face while Muhle offers some really nice scrub, but none have any of that prickliness like the Synbad.
Anyone else got experienced this? I really wanted to like this knot, the density, backbone and tip softness in general are spot on. It would make an excellent knot, if it weren't for that needle feeling hairs...