What a great theme for a company. I see a massive sale opportunity. Buy 3 brushes get a copy of The Federalist Papers free!
Declaration Brushworks
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Given the fact that he released blue brushes, I wouldn't be surprised if he already had plans to release a red brush. He posted this almost half a year ago.
I have one of Scott's older handles from his "Nebula" line and recently pulled the knot out because it had a synthetic and I've really been into the badgers lately, now I think it's only proper to have him put one of his own knots in it.
You should! Especially since Scott doesn't make custom handles no more
Has anyone compared these to similar style and sized shavemac 2band knots? The declaration knots like like fan knots?
Any thoughts on the Batch-3 knots?
I have a brush from each batch. B3 is definitely more scrubby but it softens up a bit after a few uses. I didn't like my first 2-3 shaves with the B3 but after the break in, it's a fantastic brush.
Rhody
I'm a Lumberjack.
I have a Jefferson. Not sure of the batch. Its still a lather hog. I'm still working toward 12 - 14 uses for what they say is the break in period. Anyone else have that issue?
Had that issue with all my Declaration brushes but it gets better once broken in.
Rhody
I'm a Lumberjack.
Thanks
I use it fairly infrequently
So it will probably take me more time to break it in
I have a Batch 1 Franklin and "Jefferson" and a Batch 2 Washington and I compared the Washington and Jefferson
I'll copy/paste a write up I did on Reddit here:
At first glance, you can immediately differentiate the two hairs:
Next, I soaked the brushes for like 10 seconds and shook them 3-4 times to knock out some water (so that it's not dribbling down the edges)
- Batch 2 (Washington) as some hooking, though it's not a main "asset"
- Batch 1 (Jefferson) has extreme hooking - to the point where there are individual hairs that catch onto each other
- Dry, the Batch 1 hair is way less soft than Batch 2 - should be kinda obvious and doesn't really matter whatsoever lol
Now for the part that actually matters - how they feel during the shave:
- Batch 2 starts to clump up when wet and the tips feel very soft
- Batch 1 continues to be clumped and there is some noticeable "gelling" going on with these tips, to the point where you can tell there's more water being held at those tips
At the end of the day, I'm in the minority and prefer Batch 1 over Batch 2, but it's just by a hair touch and I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Batch 2 brush if given the opportunity (and funds). Though Batch 2 is scrubbier, the amount is marginal to the point where I enjoy it (and I hate any scritch and too much scrub). It also maintains the softness of the Batch 1 hair, though it does lack those gel tips. I will add the caveat that Batch 2 took a few shaves to break in and soften up - at the moment I believe that it's still softening up, making the different even more slight.
- Batch 2 is very soft, with some scrub, and some decent backbone
- Batch 1 in comparison, is very soft, with maybe a touch more backbone, and slightly less scrub.
At the end of the day, Scott ties quality knots and samples his hairs before buying them in bulk.
If you liked Batch 1 (or missed out on it), rest assured that Batch 2 is very comparable - there's good reason why 5/6 testers liked it more.
If you have a Batch 1 brush and are salty about the Batch 2 release - remember that badger brushes are a natural product and are subject to natural variation. They're comparable enough that you shouldn't feel like you're missing out, FWIW, Scott and I like Batch 1 better anyway (albeit marginally). Don't forget that Scott's not the only one who does this, since the other brushmakers aren't using cloned, genetically-identical badgers to harvest their hairs from - he's just one of the few that are transparent about when he switches to the new batch.
Batch 2 Washington and Batch 1 "Jefferson" - dry (front and above)
Batch 2 Washington Front - Wet
Batch 1 "Jefferson Front - Wet
Batch 2 Washington Above - Wet
Batch 1 "Jefferson" Top - Wet
I can’t get over how gorgeous the b1 jefferson is. Does anyone know when he switched from b1 to b2. I know for the SSB jefferson it was number 8 but not sure if all Washington SSBs and franklin ssbs are b2 and all unicorn ivory are b1.
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The official transition was probably at least with the second batch of SSB brushes, so sometime early February 2017.
Declarations batch 5 is supposed to have been shipped. Looking forward to hearing how the new knots are.
On B7 now
Crazy how far Declaration has come since the early years.
Crazy how far Declaration has come since the early years.
If anyone is dying for a Dec brush with a custom Scott handle, here's your chance! Get 'em while they're... hot?
Custom Declaration Brush, B3-B7
Custom Declaration Brush, B3-B7
For $1000 I’ll pass.
Rhody
I'm a Lumberjack.
Hmmm not sold out yet
lets see if this is pricing that finally jumped the shark
lets see if this is pricing that finally jumped the shark
There's an old saying in the economics world that is usually applied to crude oil (and by extension petroleum fuels like gasoline and diesel): "The cure for high prices is high prices. The cure for low prices is low prices."
Color me cured. Totally absurd.
