Introducing: The Penchetta Super Scrubber

[Spivey]

I had Tony at Penchetta make this custom boar scrubber for me. It is a 24mm boar knot set at 40mm loft.

It arrived in the mail today, so I have only had a few test lathers. It definitely lives up to its name. I've lathered with Williams and Prairie Creations and it has returned very thick, dense lather with TONS of scrubbing action.

I'll post some pictures after it breaks in a bit, but it may not really "bloom" much.

Crazy, huh? (Pictured (left to right): Rooney 1/2, Penchetta Super Scrubber and Semogue 1305)

 

[redbike]

You could probably clean your sink with that brush.

 

[Sullybob]

Wow.


Do you face lather?

 

[Torcams]

Makes my brush look floppy.

 

[Spivey]

Wow.


Do you face lather?

I do. This one's going to take a bit to break in...

 

[Sullybob]

I do. This one's going to take a bit to break in...

Thats what I was thinking...

 

[WhosYerBob]

That looks like something I might like. Price range?

 

[Ignatius]

I wonder if it will bloom at all...

 

[SHarris]

I agree with Ignatius, you really think that is going to bloom much if at all?

It's so tight and set so deeply I'm not so sure.

 

[andrew98]

You could probably clean your sink with that brush.

I was thinking about cleaning grout.

-Andy

 

[Spivey]

I agree with Ignatius, you really think that is going to bloom much if at all?

It's so tight and set so deeply I'm not so sure.

Maybe I should have said "break-in" instead of bloom.

WhosYerBob, the brush was $40.

 

[Ignatius]

How is it? Making lather ok?

 

[mdunn]

wooah. you must love that scrub!

 

[kooshman7]

Start a new craze here. Guy with the lowest loft boar brush.

 

[andrew98]

How is it? Making lather ok?

I'm wondering the same thing. Got any post-break-in photos?

-Andy

 

[DSB]

I'm not sure you'll even need to shave after face lathering with that brush -- it might just exfoliate the hair right off your face.

 

[Spivey]

I'm wondering the same thing. Got any post-break-in photos?

-Andy

I haven't taken any pictures of it lately, no. The hairs have softened, for sure, but the knot really doesn't look any different than it did initially.

It whips up a nice lather, just not much of it. I've been using it mostly on days when I only plan to do a 2-pass (WTG) shave. Tomorrow will be one of those days.

It's a REAL scrubber, but it isn't very scratchy, the tips have softened nicely.

Honestly, the jury's out on it. It was an experiment on my part and Tony made exactly what I asked for. The handle is really nice. If it turns out that my experiment failed, I can always pull this knot out and drop a higher-loft badger knot in there. Even 5-7mm more loft would make a big difference with badger.

I'll try to post some pictures of it sometime this week. Our camera has died and we have another on the way....