Boar Brush Poll #4 - Loft Height, Part Deux - The Electric Boogaloo

[HokieGeek]

For this poll, we want to give loft height a "mulligan" because a lot of gents expressed interest in changing their vote to a shorter-lofted brush on a 24mm knot.

The current "solid" specs for the brush are:
- A 24mm knot
- Cream bristles
- Premium hair grade if Semogue manufacturers it. Omega only offers one grade of Hog hair.
- An acrylic handle with a dark blue body and a clear or pearl bottom (depending on manufacturer capability/willingness)
- Priced at $50 or less

The full list of polls:
[THREAD=160832]Poll #1: Manufacturer, Knot size, Knot color[/THREAD]
[THREAD=160834]Poll #2: Handle Style, Handle Color[/THREAD]
[THREAD=160832]Poll #3: Loft Height, Hair Grade, Price[/THREAD]
[THREAD=161303]Poll #4: Loft Height, Part Deux - The Electric Boogaloo[/THREAD]
[THREAD=161305]Poll #5: Manufacturer Tie-Breaker[/THREAD]
[THREAD=161306]Poll #6: Interest[/THREAD]

 

[JPDyson]

I picked 53mm because anywhere between 50 and 55 suits me. I think the end graphic will portray a tendency toward a certain loft if it doesn't portray an outright winner, which is why I voted the way I did.

 

[Klarion]

I'm in for the 50mm.

This should be packed well enough to ensure plenty of backbone, even to the scrubby face-lathering crowd. Using appropriately quality bristle, the tips should be fairly gentle on the face when the brush is broken in.

 

[shm]

i'm in for the 50mm.

This should be packed well enough to ensure plenty of backbone, even to the scrubby face-lathering crowd. Using appropriately quality bristle, the tips should be fairly gentle on the face when the brush is broken in.

+1

 

[LinuxMintyFresh]

with a 24mm knot, i think anything less than a 55mm loft is going to be too stiff.

 

[rodeo]

with a 24mm knot, i think anything less than a 55mm loft is going to be too stiff.

Not necessarily, with a "premium" bristle this should work out fine once broken in. The tips should be softer but yet have decent back bone too. If it were an entry level hog brush, sure I might agree with you but premium boar should be great.

 

[DE Shaver]

I like a big loft for my brushes.

 

[JPDyson]

55mm vs 50mm, dead even right now.

"Well that's even more than less than unhelpful"

 

[LinuxMintyFresh]

Not necessarily, with a "premium" bristle this should work out fine once broken in. The tips should be softer but yet have decent back bone too. If it were an entry level hog brush, sure I might agree with you but premium boar should be great.

Yeah, but getting enough "backbone" shouldn't be a real issue with a boar brush. It's too much backbone that I'm worried about. We don't want to end up with an "Exfoliator"

 

[HokieGeek]

55mm vs 50mm, dead even right now.

"Well that's even more than less than unhelpful"

Seriously...

Maybe we should do two brushes. Same handle, just different lofts!

 

[JPDyson]

Seriously...

Maybe we should do two brushes. Same handle, just different lofts!

VLBB (variable loft BOAR brush).

Quick, double the price.

 

[HokieGeek]

VLBB (variable loft BOAR brush).

Quick, double the price.

BRILLIANT! Mods, close the poll! We have our solution!



(not really, please don't close it!)

 

[rodeo]

Seriously...

Maybe we should do two brushes. Same handle, just different lofts!

Seriously, maybe we SHOULD!!

Remember, it's the custom handle that will likely require more of a minimum order so if we split the brush into two different lofts, say 100 of each the 55 and 50 loft, that would make both camps happy and likely satisfy a minimum handle order too. I think you'd find a fair number of members who might even buy both lofts. I know I would consider it. Thats something to think about should the loft issue remain as tightly divided as it is right now.

 

[Perished]

Seriously, maybe we SHOULD!!

Remember, it's the custom handle that will likely require more of a minimum order so if we split the brush into two different lofts, say 100 of each the 55 and 50 loft, that would make both camps happy and likely satisfy a minimum handle order too. I think you'd find a fair number of members who might even buy both lofts. I know I would consider it. Thats something to think about should the loft issue remain as tightly divided as it is right now.

Boars being so cheap, I'd buy both versions.

 

[JPDyson]

different shades of blue for each loft?

 

[brian1g]

Yeah, but getting enough "backbone" shouldn't be a real issue with a boar brush. It's too much backbone that I'm worried about. We don't want to end up with an "Exfoliator"

I'm interested in a new boar and I also agree with linux. I would like to see what the brush manufacturer thinks is the shortest loft we should go with for their particular bristles.

I voted 55mm but would love the shortest loft the maker of the brush would recommend without making "The Exfoliator II"

 

[rodeo]

different shades of blue for each loft?

That would likely mean two different handles and that's not probably going to be feasible. Most likely we're going to be faced with a minimum order quantity and we'll be lucky if we can at least split the knot into two different lofts. I don't know if that is even possible but would be more likely then the possibility of two different colored handles in my opinion. Time will tell though.

 

[knlgskr]

For me the handle is the least important part of the brush as long as it isn't wood; I would prefer to put the money into the knot where it should do the most good.

 

[VT_Hokie]

50mm....I want a face monster

 

[ShavedZombie]

I just think that with any bristle (barring maybe the ultra semogue bristles and a LONG) breakin time, that 50 would be too stiff, too scrubby. I figured I'd vote 55, even though I'd honestly prefer 53... I'd rather have 55 than 50, and since 53 clearly doesn't stand a chance, I went for my more preferable of the two.

Truth be told though, I'll buy it either way