Someone on Reddit received the new 26mm SHD and put it in a 29mm handle. They said it was a snug fit... Looks like people will need to size down on their knot of choice for this batch.
18 mm. My first use of this brush was very bad. I used my recent habit of measuring a quarter teaspoon of soap, Stirling Gentleman sample, into a bowl and then lathering. This Maggard badger swalled up that soap and wouldn't let it go. Barely enough lather for a to pass shave. I was sad that I had glued it into a nice ebonite handle. But this morning a loaded the brush directly in a dish of Tabac and got wonderful lather. I guess I got a lot more soap on the brush by loading it from the dish. But it tells me that my synths use a lot less soap. With a synth I've never run out of soap with my measuring method.Beautiful! What depth did you set it in?
Thanks! The dense badger knot is known to hog lather. A trade off for the luxurious feeling density gives. Glad it’s working for you. How was the backbone?18 mm. My first use of this brush was very bad. I used my recent habit of measuring a quarter teaspoon of soap, Stirling Gentleman sample, into a bowl and then lathering. This Maggard badger swalled up that soap and wouldn't let it go. Barely enough lather for a to pass shave. I was sad that I had glued it into a nice ebonite handle. But this morning a loaded the brush directly in a dish of Tabac and got wonderful lather. I guess I got a lot more soap on the brush by loading it from the dish. But it tells me that my synths use a lot less soap. With a synth I've never run out of soap with my measuring method.
I still think that's odd. Why don't they call it a 28mm knot?Received my “26mm” knot today and it will not fit into my 27.5mm handle. I used calipers to measure the glue bump diameter and it is 28.5mm......I guess I now need a 30mm handle.
I still think that's odd. Why don't they call it a 28mm knot?
Seems like a poor build quality. The one I got out of the first batch wasn’t anywhere near that bad.
This is my first fan knot. I think I'm really going to like it. I had trouble getting lather my first use, but it was either a lack of being broken in or perhaps a poor choice of soap, but I'm now getting huge lather. Pic is of brush and bowl after a two pass shave. I'm a bowl latherer so I'm not the best judge of backbone in a brush. When I get the brush to my face I'm more of a painter than a scrubber. But it is certainly not as floppy as my synths.FYI, they just released the SHD bulb knots. I don't see the glue bump disclaimer
Tempted about getting the DIY kit, just worried about possible lack of backbone.
Mine is great. Super soft and with backbone. Not sure how it doesn't have any. Its 22mm and not floppy at all, and it releases lather wellView attachment 981103 View attachment 981104
Mine is great. Super soft and with backbone. Not sure how it doesn't have any. Its 22mm and not floppy at all, and it releases lather wellView attachment 981103 View attachment 981104
Mine is great. Super soft and with backbone. Not sure how it doesn't have any. Its 22mm and not floppy at all, and it releases lather wellView attachment 981103 View attachment 981104
Damn that's nice! Is it a dogwood handle?View attachment 982469
I just put a 26mm shd bulb into this handle. I think it’s going to be a winner!
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I just put a 26mm shd bulb into this handle. I think it’s going to be a winner!
Damn that's nice! Is it a dogwood handle?