How about a photo of your favorite brush at the moment?

auk1124 · Nov 19, 2016

I doubt if many could pick one overall favorite brush, but if not, what is your current favorite?

I'm currently working my way through a puck of DR Harris. I exclusively face lather. I've discovered that boars work particularly well on DR Harris when face lathering, at least for my face and my water.

I have several boars, but this one rules them all when face lathering DR Harris: A dymondwood-handled boar with an Omega knot, from Bob Farvour at Bardstown Custom Shave. Whatever happened to Bob? He made a mean brush. His badgers were good brushes too.

The handle is blue-tinted dymondwood, a resin-impregnated wood product that seems to be used mainly in gunstocks. Bob couldn't remember what Omega model he used as a donor for the knot, but my best guess is something like an Omega 11121, based on the knot's dimensions.

The dymondwood handle is dense, heavy for size, and simple, and it fits my hand perfectly. If I ever buy any more custom brushes, I'd jump on another dymondwood handle in a flash, if anyone else is turning them.

I apologize for the crappy photo. In real life the brush is a beaut.

Mick · Nov 19, 2016

It would have to be my BRW razor/brush set

nemo · Nov 19, 2016

I go through periods of love for smaller badgers.

SpeedyPC · Nov 19, 2016

celestino · Nov 19, 2016

I have too many 'favourite' brushes, but here are a few.

DCRIII · Nov 19, 2016

My current favorite is a homemade faux jade with a 22mm TGN Finest Banded Badger.

shave/brush · Nov 19, 2016

My Muhle STF with a 25 mm knot. Great brush.

bakerbarber · Nov 19, 2016

Shavemac unique two band silvertip bulb.

Almost too soft but so dense and luxurious.

SirChangalot · Nov 20, 2016

For some strange reason the image was flipped.

adamchur · Nov 20, 2016

Out of my rotation of.....
Aluminium Handled Chinese Synthetic Silvertip
Black Handled Dark Badger from England
Vie Long 4101 Professional (60% Boar/40% White Horsehair Mix)
Unbranded Wood Handled Chinese Horsehair

My current favourite is the Chinese Horsehair
I snapped it up at auction from ganvillage_green on eBay for only 3,75 with free delivery from China to Spain, although they are only around 5 at full price.
I'd read a lot of positive remarks about Horsehair and bought it just to see what all the fuss was about
It's turned out to be a bit of a diamond in the rough, when I first got it, it was a bit stinky and the bristles were a bit scratchy, but a good wash with baby shampoo soon defunked it and it softened within a couple of weeks.
It exploded with lather every time I used it, so much so that it just blew me away and convinced me that Horsehair was the way forward
Now, about a year down the line, it's still got plenty of backbone, and it's got the floppy characteristics of Horsehair, but it also feels kitten soft when I lather with it - whether in a mug or face lathering, and it's equally good in a circular or painting motion.
It's my brush of choice to test lather unfamiliar soaps with
If the seller had put it up for auction for any less, he may as well have just given it away - For the price it's unbelievably good value for money
It outperforms my other 3 brushes too !!

Here it is in action.....
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bosseb · Nov 20, 2016

My favorite brush is always the one I use now. For this week it happens to be the Geoff Anderson 2 bander in a shavemac one off handle:

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Shave of the week with shave #58 on a Black Indian 7 o'clock

Venator · Nov 20, 2016

Mühle STF 21mm. Love it.

Steelman · Nov 20, 2016

BSAGuy · Nov 20, 2016

Semogue 620

njpaddy · Nov 20, 2016

While my 3 Thater brushes get the most use overall, my very favorite combination is Harris Almond soap and a T&H 1/2 (Rooney) Silvertip brush. Every time I use them together (like this morning), I wonder why I bother using anything else. I got the brush as T&H was phasing out Rooney-made brushes in early 2013.