What is your favorite BRUSH Hair or Fibre?

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R181

Grumpy old man
stoneandstrop said:
I can see that some would enjoy that.
Fact is, the one I have I actually like the feel of it on the face when bone dry. It very different wet. It just doesn't hold water/lather or heat very well.
Its a huge knot too! Omega 48's are 27 mm knots.
I've wondered about Semogue's premium boars as they are touted as a softer/finer Boar hair. The Omega does not seem to be very well graded.
I've gone over mine on 3 separate occasions to cull rogue hairs. Many were upside down - root up! After that it felt much better on the face especially dry. I just wanted to give Boar a fair shake and Omega 48 was probably the most recommended Boar there is with some calling it floppy. Floppy this thing is not!!!!
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I started shaving 55 odd years ago and it was with a boar brush. I never knew about badger or synthetic brushes till I joined some shaving forums about 20 or so years ago.

Now when I use a boar brush, it is normally a lowly Omega 10065 in preference to my Semogue Owners Club brush. Either will hold enough soap or cream for a 3-pass cold water face lathered shave. Both are well broken in and feel good face lathering. Both require very little pressure on the face while face lathering unless you want irritation.

Like any type of shaving bush, you just have to use them that way the like to be used. The Omega 10065 could easily be my only shave brush faults and all. I don't have but I could.

Bob
 
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stoneandstrop

Veteran
R181 said:
I started shaving 55 odd years ago and it was with a boar brush. I never knew about badger or synthetic brushes till I joined some shaving forums about 20 or so years ago.

Now when I use a boar brush, it is normally a lowly Omega 10065 in preference to my Semogue Owners Club brush. Either will hold enough soap or cream for a 3-pass cold water face lathered shave. Both are well broken in and feel good face lathering. Both require very little pressure on the face while face lathering unless you want irritation.

Like any type of shaving bush, you just have to use them that way the like to be used. The Omega 10065 could easily be my only shave brush faults and all. I don't have but I could.

Bob
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The 65 I believe is the same knot as the 48 but with a shorter loft.
If you are cold water shaving then that would make up for not holding heat.
Do you have to add water at any point between the three passes?
If I don't give it a top up with hot water rinse or any water for that matter the lather goes much drier. I like a very wet lather and because the water dissipates quicker with Boar it is much thicker.
I've always thought that Boar lovers prefer a thicker whipped cream type lather and hence the preference .
 
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R181

Grumpy old man
stoneandstrop said:
The 65 I believe is the same knot as the 48 but with a shorter loft.
If you are cold water shaving then that would make up for not holding heat.
Do you have to add water at any point between the three passes?
If I don't give it a top up with hot water rinse or any water for that matter the lather goes much drier. I like a very wet lather and because the water dissipates quicker with Boar it is much thicker.
I've always thought that Boar lovers prefer a thicker whipped cream type lather and hence the preference .
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Yup, you are right about the cold water.

When you load enough soap or cream then you add water by dipping the tips, shake the excess ad continue to lather till you get what you want. This happens on each pass and you rinse out what is left in the knot when you finish shaving. With a straight razor a thick creamy lather is preferred. I found that type of lather just clogs up a DE especially when using cold water, so a thinner lather with high water content works for me there.

Bob
 
Twelvefret

Twelvefret

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R181 said:
Yup, you are right about the cold water.

When you load enough soap or cream then you add water by dipping the tips, shake the excess ad continue to lather till you get what you want. This happens on each pass and you rinse out what is left in the knot when you finish shaving. With a straight razor a thick creamy lather is preferred. I found that type of lather just clogs up a DE especially when using cold water, so a thinner lather with high water content works for me there.

Bob
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“You lather well, I’ll shave well” Wade and Butcher
 
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stoneandstrop

Veteran
R181 said:
Yup, you are right about the cold water.

When you load enough soap or cream then you add water by dipping the tips, shake the excess ad continue to lather till you get what you want. This happens on each pass and you rinse out what is left in the knot when you finish shaving. With a straight razor a thick creamy lather is preferred. I found that type of lather just clogs up a DE especially when using cold water, so a thinner lather with high water content works for me there.

Bob
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Well, there you go!
The cold water, the thick lather and add water each time lol. The exact opposite of what I am looking for so probably would never work the way I want anyway.
I load once and don't add any water after I hit the soap. It stays plenty wet and plenty warm through three passes - this just eludes me with Boar, but I keep trying:)
 
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R181

Grumpy old man
stoneandstrop said:
Well, there you go!
The cold water, the thick lather and add water each time lol. The exact opposite of what I am looking for so probably would never work the way I want anyway.
I load once and don't add any water after I hit the soap. It stays plenty wet and plenty warm through three passes - this just eludes me with Boar, but I keep trying:)
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I load the brush only once too and just add water by dipping the tips, a quick shake and back to lathering the face. No thick lather on the face for me when using a DE. In any event you could, as you say, keep truing.

Bob
 
Twelvefret

Twelvefret

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I can’t help but think about the discussions they have over on the shower forum about which pouf they prefer and how to load them. :D
 
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