I have a 620 that is nice and broken in. I love it! However I like something with some scritch every now and then. Is there a boar that keeps some scritch after it is broken in?
Boar with scritch
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I had the same concern as you regarding my 620, I was looking for something with more back bone and scrubbiness (new word). The two brushes I looked at where the Omega 40033 and 81056, I ordered the 40033 and have been using the brush this past week and I love it. For $7 you can't beat it.
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Try the 1438 model if you like Semogues. My 1800 also retained some scritch after being broken in.
i use the semogue 610 when i want to scratch my beard before i shave it off. i also have several omega brushes that i couldn't get to soften up and i just prefer the looks of the semogue handles with their knots
I thought boar was naturally more "scritch-y" than badger, am I misinformed? I'm new to this.
If you are looking for true scritch I would pursue black badger brushes. Boar is quite soft (wet and lathered of course). Then again if you really want boar then maybe a shorter loft brush? Not sure which one is best as I am down to only one now(cheapo Ebay Omega). Works great though!
Boar tends to be less scritchy as it breaks in. The reason is that the ends split- you can see it if you look carefully- hence you wind up with a brush with backbone and little scritch. Some boars, like the Semogue 1138 do retain some scritchiness, but as J.K.T. says, black badger will retain this quality better...
Horse hair also retains quite a bit or scritch if that is what you are looking for. Good luck.
I purchased an German vintage boar brush from an antique store that was NOS. It was called 'Rex'. The owner of the shop said the brush was over 70 years old. The bristles while old, were still very usable. The bristle tips clearly cut, because I think they cut them back then. I don't know if it's because the knot is so old, but this boar brush the perfect mix of softness and scrubbiness.
+1 My Omega 40033 has become my go to brush.
Forget boar and get a pure badger brush.
Stiff as a wire brush and never changes
Stiff as a wire brush and never changes
Omega 10077. A boar loaded with Viagra.
+1, my Vie Long horsehair brush is a little over two years old, and it retains its scritchiness. IMHO, horsehair brushes are way underrated.
Be careful what type of horse you get.
I have a Vie Long 13061 that is softer than any other brush I own.
Great cream/bowl brush but I think floppy got it's reputation from this brush
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Forget boar and get a pure badger brush.
Stiff as a wire brush and never changes
Though pure badgers keep their scritch, or rather prickliness, they don't compare with boars imo; the pure badgers have a mean streak in their feel where even new boars are much more friendly. Pures will loose some of its prickliness too with some use, the tips will be rounded a bit, but I really can't see them as a substitute for boar. They lack backbone as well. You will need a very short lofted and dense pure to come close and I don't want to go there, ever.
If you want to keep your boar scritchy you might want to go for clipped boars though it might be hard to find out which ones are; usually it is not considered as a plus so sellers won't often advertise as such. My HJM (by Mühle) boar is clipped, as is my NOS Victoria (also German) but I am not sure if the present HJM's are still clipped.
If anything failes; get yourself a too long lofted boar for your taste and take out a pair of scissors.....
A high quality pure brush from a maker like Simpsons is going to be lot different than a $10 pure you will find on the pharmacy shelf
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I have a simpsons Pure and I have tried one horse hair brush. The both are very prickly to me, I just want some scritch like some of the Finest I have tried but in a boar. Maybe it is not possible
Don't get me wrong but I did try various pures including a rebranded Simpson (Coates Fitzwilliam) a Vulfix and some; apart from not really liking them very much (though they improve a little with use) the sensation on my skin is not even remotely close to the sensation of a new boar. And of course, a high quality brush of any kind is likely to be better than their cheap drugstore counterpart but I don't get exactly where that responds to in my post.
One problem is that boars are no badgers so there will always be a difference in feel and how they perform. After migrating from boar to badger and back only the smallest badgers in best (Simpson) and super (Vulfix, probably the exact same type of hairs) and the like are still satisfactory for me but they are not identical to any type of boar.
On the other hand, though all boars are just listed as boar (there is some degree with Semogue boars) there are huge differences here as well so just look further!
I love the 40033 and the knot does keep its shape a lot better, together with its stiffness, than most other boars in my den. I agree you shouldn't give up on a scritchy and firm boar till you tried this one. Absolutely recommended!
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