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@Leverspro - you got me thinking a bit about the misturas. I don't normally soak tips before lathering. Tried it with the Mayd-well today; it greatly reduced the pokiness I was feeling. I will be reaching for my misturas more often!
 
Why is everyone saying "mixture" in Portuguese?

Is it because (Portuguese) Semogue make very good badger/boar mixtures?
 
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I have used it once. I also have the same knot in a barber style handle I turned over a year ago and have used several times. I regularly use an Omega 11047 'mixed midget' as a travel brush, so I have that as a mistura comparison knot.

Bottom line - All three mistura knots do a great job generating and releasing lather. The Shave Forge knot is very similar in feel to the Omega. I am not a big fan of mistura, though. It feels a little pokey to me, surprising since I am a scrubby boar guy who uses badgers just for an occasional change of pace. These are not top end mistura knots, and may use lower grades of badger hair than I have in my badger brushes.

The knot in the MAYD-WELL has shed more than the first Shave Forge mistura I set, but I think that the shedding is due to having to wrestle the glue bump into the metal ferrule.
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Very cool stuff. Thanks for relating your thoughts.
 
Finally have my new brush. It's a custom Rudy Vey (hourglass shape with a tulip top) with a Turn N Shave Shoat (boar) knot. Did the three-day cold/room-temp water treatment for boar hair. Glued it in. Can't wait to try it.

Colors are way off and washed out in the photo, unfortunately. I call this my Jewel handle--wanted a ruby/emerald combo and Rudy Vey nailed it. Shoat/Boar knot feels great on the hand and broken in (softer when dry than my Zenith boar I've had since Feb 2020).

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Here's my much earlier post if it helps:

 
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