Ignoring the cost, what is your favorite knot diameter? Which of the following choices works best for your tastes?
Favorite Knot Size
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I have quite a few 24mm and three or four 22mm. I tend to stick with brushes that are on the smaller side.
Depends on the loft. My Plisson 22mm size 14 is perfection for me but since it has a whopping 59mm loft it’s at least as big as my other 28mm brushes - probably more like a 30mm brush.
I selected 26mm but my favorite brushes, though listed as 26mm, exit the crowns @ 28mm: my 3 SV Manchurians.
Zenith Boar B35 - 31x57mm is my locked/four/brush. My backup brush Zenith Boar B27 - 28x57mm
Fully broken-in the B35 softness is between my two band and silvertip badgers. Softness with an availability of an effective scrub if desired or needed. A difficult combination for other brush types. I’m a face & head shaver. Lather requirements are managed with luxurious efficiency.
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That's one big boar.
24 is as high as I go. Like a 22.
24-26. Probably in between is the sweet spot for me. I'm not into the huge knots- use up way too much soap and take too long to work into a lather. I think that if i shaved once or twice or week i'd probably enjoy a 26-28 more.
Badger I like 22mm. Boar I like 26mm
garyg
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I've had them from 14 mm up to 30 .. the ones I've retained to this point average a knot size of 24.2 mm. I also think the bigger ones tend to waste lather.
It’s like rolling a big soft pillow over your skin. I think it’s the sixth boar I’ve used. Of course big brushes do use a little more lather. Shaving face & head, a larger skin area is handled more efficiently with a larger brush. Matching size to the job. Would you paint a garage door with a trim paint brush?
20 to 22 prefer bulb.
I go back and forth between liking a 24 and 26 the most. 25! lol
Depends on loft length too, and handle.
Overall Simpsons Chubbies and Dukes work for me, any size, with synthetic bristles.
Overall Simpsons Chubbies and Dukes work for me, any size, with synthetic bristles.
22-24 works great for me, but I also enjoy the 26-27mm knots I have.
Badger 22, Synthetic 24, Boar 26.
I use Synthetic the most so I selected 24 for the poll. Believe it or not, I'm not a fan of Badger brushes. Badger feels good on the face, but I want the soap on my face and not in the brush. Badger brushes fight me for the soap, so I like smaller knots. I love boar brushes and I like them on the large size.
I use Synthetic the most so I selected 24 for the poll. Believe it or not, I'm not a fan of Badger brushes. Badger feels good on the face, but I want the soap on my face and not in the brush. Badger brushes fight me for the soap, so I like smaller knots. I love boar brushes and I like them on the large size.
24 is as high as I go regarding synth/badgers. Boars I like em thicc.
28 or 26 are my best
Ron R
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Badger brushes, I enjoy badger brushes, 22-24 mm works well.
Synthetic brushes, 22-24 & 26mm are my favorites.
Boar brushes, 22-24mm works well for myself.
These knots are set by factory standard loft heights when bought seem to work mostly.
If a person likes a soft luxury synthetic knot the 26mm works for myself.
Synthetic brushes, 22-24 & 26mm are my favorites.
Boar brushes, 22-24mm works well for myself.
These knots are set by factory standard loft heights when bought seem to work mostly.
If a person likes a soft luxury synthetic knot the 26mm works for myself.
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