These days I am a ‘badger boy.’ Once upon a time I enjoyed boars and much preferred the unbleached options.
Appearance of Boar
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I have the Omega Pro boar 10049, 26mm knot. Excellent brush. I also have the 11137 with 24mm knot and wood handle. I prefer wood handles since they are less slippery. However, my 11137, which is almost a year old (and perhaps 100 lathers) has the plastic ring at the base splitting apart in afew places. I will likely have to replace it in a few months or so. The current thinking is to replace it with the Omega 11126 to compliment the bigger Pro Brush.the 11126 has a nice Ovangkol wooden handle and a metal ring instead of plastic (at least the picture makes it look like metal). My only nit with that brush is the hair is dyed to look like a badger which seems both silly anda bit ugly
Omega Model 11126 Ovangkol Wooden Handle Boar Shaving Brush, 24mm
This Omega banded boar features a beautiful exotic Ovangkol wooden handle. Handle Diameter: 20mmHandle Length: 60mmLoft: 54mmKnot: 24mm Give that new brush a proper home, check out our selection of brush and razor stands here.
I have a variety of boars, my preferred brush type. Lately I’ve really begun to enjoy Zenith, quality brushes with a wide variety of sizes, styles and knots.
That's a shame about that plastic trim. I've had my 11137 for several years and that hasn't happened to it. I wonder if you could just repair it, maybe glue a rubber o-ring onto the brush to replace the plastic? I'm not a fan of the dye stripe on some boar brushes, either. Just, why?
I do not think it is repairable. It has three cracks, this shot shows two of them. I use my DE blade to occasionally slice off stray hairs. The crack on the left is currently the worst. Again, this brush is less than a year old and alternates with my other brush, and I shave 3-4x week. So about 100 or so uses
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I do not think it is repairable. It has three cracks, this shot shows two of them. I use my DE blade to occasionally slice off stray hairs. The crack on the left is currently the worst. Again, this brush is less than a year old and alternates with my other brush, and I shave 3-4x week. So about 100 or so uses
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I've removed and transplanted a few Omega boar knots. The knot is usually glued into a plastic cup that clips into the handle. Often, the knot can be removed just by carefully, but forcefully, pulling and twisting the knot from the handle by hand. That might allow you to trim off the cracked plastic part, which is probably just decorative.
When I got my 11137 from Pasteur Pharmacy, I think the cost was around $13-14. I only soak the bristles about half-way up in a mug of warm water. I don't soak the wood handle, though. Maybe that helps, but I've not had any cracking in the years I've had the brush. I use it often.
Do yourself a favor and get yourself the following and your boar spectrum will be well covered.
Semogue Owners Club
Jade Omega from Connaught
Unbleached Zenith
If you're not wanting to spend a lot, I've got some old boars you can have, if you want.
Semogue Owners Club
Jade Omega from Connaught
Unbleached Zenith
If you're not wanting to spend a lot, I've got some old boars you can have, if you want.
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That's very kind of you, but I'm happy with my Semogue 2000. One boar and one badger--and I don't mind keeping the herd thin. If only I had the same attitude with firearms.
Thanks for the tips. I just did one try to grab the knot and twist and pull but it remained as is. I doubt that brush was designed to have the knot replaced so I do not want to force it. The brush itself works fine but I almost always get a loose hair with each use.
My larger Omega 10049 looks like it has the same plastic ring. That brush has roughly the same number of uses and the ring still looks fine. I always soak my brushes between 1/2 - 2/3 in water, never too close to the handle to avoid water getting into the knot and/or to keep the hairs from absorbing water and expanding which might compromise the knot integrity.
Here's a brief video demo. The presenter scares me a little with the way he uses his knife, but you can see what an Omega boar knot looks like when removed from the handle. Most of their boar knots are similar in construction.
I'm about to start piecing together a 16" mid length gas system 8:1. Either 5.56 or 223 Wylde. Something similar to a gunner barrel. Aero lower and BCM upper. Something like that
Nice tutorial. Kind of surprised that his goal was to get access to the knot. I would have thought people would be doing this (removing an old knot) to place a newer or nicer one in a vintage handle. Maggards sells brush knots and glue, and also sells handles by themselves. A lot less work if one is good with tools and enjoys this type of work. I do admit his end result with his hand-turned knot was very nice.
Omega boar knots are some of the best, and people are very familiar with them. The 49 can often be found under $10. Set the knot with a bit less loft and it gains more backbone.
what razor is the TAR?
