As brush nerds who tend to walk around with a caliper in a hip holster know, the published manufacturer knot diameters and lofts are often widely different than the said brush. Thäter knots are almost always materially larger and I've found their lofts shorter. Now this may be due to them reporting the diameter at the base of the knot vs. at the top of the handle, but that's just speculation on my part. That's not a complaint or criticism, just an observation. Anyone who has spent hours drooling over Simpson brushes on the Superior Shave site, where Jarrod painstakingly photographs & measures every brush, knows the variability of their sizes. Other examples abound. So, if you're reviewing a brush or possibly listing it on BST, do you use the "official" specs or the actual?
Brush Spec vs Actual Size
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I always try to take actual measurements for BST. Its only fair.
+1, though I don't have calipers, use a ruler and get as close as I can.
I do both.
I have calipers to measure the actual but will list the marketing specs as well.
I have calipers to measure the actual but will list the marketing specs as well.
No calipers, so use the "official" specs.
I am more concerned with loft on a brush so I use a mm ruler to approximate my loft. I like Simpson brushes, but their posted lofts can be way off. 4mm in loft is a big deal for me. My measurements are probably within 1mm or so. I don't have calipers so the diameter I list by the listed spec. 1-2 mm on a diameter is not a big deal for me.
I measure it. It's faster than googling the "official" specs.
I have a tin with ruler, pencils, pens, scissors, sharpee's (fine and regular), Labeling pens, and a caliper in arms reach of me right now.
You don't need a caliper njpaddy. Just a ruler and string.
wrap string around base of the knot. Measure the string (circumference). We'll assign it variable x.
d*pi = x
so x/3.14 = diameter.
In other words, measure the string and divide by 3.14. There's your measured diameter of the knot.
I have a tin with ruler, pencils, pens, scissors, sharpee's (fine and regular), Labeling pens, and a caliper in arms reach of me right now.
You don't need a caliper njpaddy. Just a ruler and string.
wrap string around base of the knot. Measure the string (circumference). We'll assign it variable x.
d*pi = x
so x/3.14 = diameter.
In other words, measure the string and divide by 3.14. There's your measured diameter of the knot.
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