I have an Acca Kappa 23mm handle and an Omega 28mm handle in need of new knots. Going with the recommended glue clearance of 1-2mm that would dictate a 22mm and a 26mm knot.
Even though this will be the first time I have tried to set a knot, I don't want to just get a cheapo knot and have to redo it later.
That makes the glue choice simple, 2-part epoxy, which I have been using for decades.
I'm going with a Shavemac badger, but which badger? A Silvertip, a Silvertip 2-Band, a Silvertip D01, a Silvertip 2-Band D01; do I get a Fan or a Bulb?
I primarily face lather, but most of my brushes I think are bulbs.
The knots that I have been considering are the 26mm Silvertip Bulb and 22mm Silvertip 2-Band Fan with 2mm extra loft.
I have ruled out the D01's as I have a Simpson PJ2 in Super Badger, and I want something not quite as dense, with more loft, more scrub, less backbone, and no scritch.
Any thoughts or tips?
Even though this will be the first time I have tried to set a knot, I don't want to just get a cheapo knot and have to redo it later.
That makes the glue choice simple, 2-part epoxy, which I have been using for decades.
I'm going with a Shavemac badger, but which badger? A Silvertip, a Silvertip 2-Band, a Silvertip D01, a Silvertip 2-Band D01; do I get a Fan or a Bulb?
I primarily face lather, but most of my brushes I think are bulbs.
The knots that I have been considering are the 26mm Silvertip Bulb and 22mm Silvertip 2-Band Fan with 2mm extra loft.
I have ruled out the D01's as I have a Simpson PJ2 in Super Badger, and I want something not quite as dense, with more loft, more scrub, less backbone, and no scritch.
Any thoughts or tips?