Size wise both knots look very comparable, main difference being the setting in the handle (loft, bloom).
Best boar brushes under $30
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I just saw on the Gentle Shave website this brush description, which perfectly matches the actual dimensions of my brush (and looks just like it):
Big Scrubby Zenith Pro Aluminum Handle XL Boar Shave Brush. 28x54mm knot. B14
So I guess it's a B14 and not a B8.
Thanks, zoidberg. I just double-checked on the tvbshaving site where I bought the B07 brush, and it is indeed bleached. There is another brush with the same handle and dimensions that is unbleached. I probably would have preferred that one. I still use the bleached brush but like you I find it floppy, and the large B14 (as I now know it to be) is unbleached and in combination with itsshorter loft is not floppy at all. It is the best boar brush I have owned.
You have stumbled upon one of shaving's best value boar brushes! Best of everything ... not huge like those giant Omegas, un-dyed hairs, great backbone, and super price.
I have a razorock boar with cherry handle I bought from IB. I absolutely love the soc in cherry handle so Im hoping for similar performance. In the future I also hope to get the soc ivory handle. Their performance when breaking in has actually shocked me as I was used to the giant omega 48
Here is a photo of a red Omega Pro 10048 with over 3,000 shaves on it compared to a new Omega 10048. These are excellent brushes.
Does this mean the lofts will shorten with time and they will continuously split ...?
One good thing about boar brushes is that you can cut the hair if they split too much. Barbers do that in my country.
Not really.
The shorten over a very long period and the bristles stay split n
Hi, It looks like our brush strategy is similar. A RazoRock Monster has been my go to for the past few years as I love how it quickly generates lots of great lather from all but the hardest of soaps. Great feel while face lathering too. Brush has held up over two years of continuous use losing only one hair.
Two months ago I acquired a RazoRock Blondie (rebranded Zenith 80N) for $9 U.S. that is similar in size to the Omega 10049 and have found it to do an excellent job building thick later from my triple milled Williams Mug soap (picture attached with remaining lather after two passes). The bristles are treated so as to be somewhat pre-broken in with no funk. I thoroughly wet the brush and add a few drops of water to my soap a couple minutes before using it. Lather initially in my apothecary mug and then finish via face lathering. Key is to add just the right amount of water, typically adding a few drops 2-3 times when mug lathering, to get slick and long lasting lather.
The Blondie also works well with my somewhat softer Van Der Williams blends though I prefer the Monster on those. For my Proraso red croap only the Monster will do.
Took about 5 shaves for the brush to splay out nicely. It now my go-to whenever I use Williams. RazoRock offers the same knot on an Olive or Cherry wood handle for under $30 for those that prefer a more upscale option.
At $9 for the Blondie and $13 for the Monster it's a cost effective way for shavers to have the ideal brush for most types of soaps and creams.
Bottom line you are right that we should give the boar brush a chance. It's the ideal compliment to a softer synthetic.
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Wait a minute... I just realised what the title of this thread is.
There are boar brushes for *more* than 30 dollars?
How high do they go?
There are boar brushes for *more* than 30 dollars?
How high do they go?
70 or 90 usd.
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