Bristle Wear?

[K.T.]

I saw a member recommend in another thread to set the loft a few mm higher than where you like it on a restore to account for bristle wear over time.

Is this something you gents have observed in your daily brushes, and do you think this is necessary?

I hope to finish my first two restores this coming month and any advice is much appreciated! Thanks.

 

[Greybeard]

I saw a member recommend in another thread to set the loft a few mm higher than where you like it on a restore to account for bristle wear over time.

Is this something you gents have observed in your daily brushes, and do you think this is necessary?

I hope to finish my first two restores this coming month and any advice is much appreciated! Thanks.

It takes a long, long time to wear down hair unless you are severely abusing your brush.
If the hairs do break off eventually then the brush will be uncomfortable/prickly and should be replaced.
My brother wore out his one and only brush after 10 years of daily use. It was a cheap boar brush that had fewer and more brittle hairs than a badger. I've yet to wear out one of mine.
Set the loft where you want it, rinse the brush after shaving, let it dry before using it again and you'll have many years trouble free.

 

[Leche]

Mine was set to where I wanted it, 48mm in silvertip badger. I've noticed no change.

 

[Schwert]

That seems like not very good advice. Set it where you like it...use it until it does not perform like you want then restore it again is a much better idea.

 

[BladeRunner001]

That's a first . As stated above, only if you really abuse your brush. But then again, if that was the case, I would buy a new one.

What do you really mean by "restoring" a brush? like a DIY kind of project...giving it a hair cut, so to speak kind of thingy or what? If so, I would not recommend this...as I understand it (and Brushmeisters can correct me here), the tips (at least on the silvertips and Super) are the soft parts and the rest provide backbone to the bristles. If you're going to give this a trim, you will stand to lose the soft tips. Unlike your hair, the bristles won't grow back.

The only time I would think about a restore is when the knot comes off the handle and it needs to be glued back into place. But, my knowledge of brush restores are limited and I would also be curious to see what others think.

Cheers,
Robert

 

[andrew98]

I saw a member recommend in another thread to set the loft a few mm higher than where you like it on a restore to account for bristle wear over time.

Is this something you gents have observed in your daily brushes, and do you think this is necessary?

I hope to finish my first two restores this coming month and any advice is much appreciated! Thanks.

To clarify, this may be about a recent post where someone had an old Simpsons that had worn tips. They wanted to replace the knot such that it replicated the original. Someone recommended that they set the knot with a loft about 3 to 5mm higher than the loft of the worn brush to make up for the missing tips.

Set the loft where you want it. I recommend 50mm if you're looking for a good all around loft length.

-Andy