Hi all.
Been a badger guy for years thinking there would be nothing softer.
Recently I thought I would take on a 'project' of breaking in a boar and seeing what it was like.
So I purchased a 1305 and a sacrificial puck of MWF thinking this experiment would help me to get better at lathering the fat as well.
I read that 30 latherings is whats required so I soaked the 1305 in cold water for 24 hours, lathered with MWF, and then dried for 24 hrs. This process I repeated twice more and then set about lathering and drying for a total of 30 times making sure the brush was fully dry each day.
Toward the end of this process I scanned the brush for any thick and scratchy bristles that werent going to split and cut them down at the base.
The result is........... Wow! A really soft luxurious feeling boar brush!!
Makes dense lather quickly and I'm surpised at the lack of scritch.
So this has been a great experiment and well worth the time and effort.
One negative for me is that the knot feels 'thin' compared my dense badgers and the brush only produces enough lather for two passes.
My current favourite brush is a 22 X 52 WB high mountain which is moderately dense and easily produces three passes worth of lather.
So please recommend a denser boar that can produce three passes of lather that matches the softness of the 1305.
Thanks- Michael.
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Been a badger guy for years thinking there would be nothing softer.
Recently I thought I would take on a 'project' of breaking in a boar and seeing what it was like.
So I purchased a 1305 and a sacrificial puck of MWF thinking this experiment would help me to get better at lathering the fat as well.
I read that 30 latherings is whats required so I soaked the 1305 in cold water for 24 hours, lathered with MWF, and then dried for 24 hrs. This process I repeated twice more and then set about lathering and drying for a total of 30 times making sure the brush was fully dry each day.
Toward the end of this process I scanned the brush for any thick and scratchy bristles that werent going to split and cut them down at the base.
The result is........... Wow! A really soft luxurious feeling boar brush!!
Makes dense lather quickly and I'm surpised at the lack of scritch.
So this has been a great experiment and well worth the time and effort.
One negative for me is that the knot feels 'thin' compared my dense badgers and the brush only produces enough lather for two passes.
My current favourite brush is a 22 X 52 WB high mountain which is moderately dense and easily produces three passes worth of lather.
So please recommend a denser boar that can produce three passes of lather that matches the softness of the 1305.
Thanks- Michael.
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