Damn fine tutorial this, I have the best badger brush, and I didn't really like it at first becuase I couldn't get it to lather properly, and now I'm getting mediocre lather at best. But after looking at your pictures, I understand why. First off, I didn't let it soak for more than maybe half a minute, and I only spinned it long enough on the soap to generate a look like your first pic. Now I'm gonna try duplicating you last pic, and see where it takes me...