Here it is between my two largest brushes, a Proraso Pro and a Kent BK8. It's a little sucker!
Just how small is Simpsons' Wee Scot?
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Lovely, I might have to bring back my Bambino back into rotation.
It punches above its weight, though. I quite like using mine when away on trips.
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If I went anywhere these days, I might reconsider my electric shaver when I travel rule (they should make the Wee Scot with a synthetic option although it seems try dry reasonably fast).
Under 18-19mm for a Synth won’t make you happy I’m not even sure if there are smaller Synth knots around. This is the smallest Synth I have for traveling, a 19mm Mühle STF.
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So this brush makes you unhappy?
No it's on the edge.
Wet it looks quite sparse and thin but it always performs, you just don't have a super plush face feeling with it.
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I've just ordered a 21mm Muhle synthetic with a curly Masur birch handle but it's for use here, not traveling. I tend to like slightly smaller brushes though I've got my share of larger brushes too.
Lovely handle! I have a Rudy Vey with the 25mm STF knot mainly for home use but it also travels well.I've just ordered a 21mm Muhle synthetic with a curly Masur birch handle but it's for use here, not traveling. I tend to like slightly smaller brushes though I've got my share of larger brushes too.
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Nice setup but I gave up on wetshaving for travel and always carried a rechargeable Norelco. But I admire the guy who stay with it whether at home or on the road. All our recent travel the past 20 years was in an RV and mostly off the grid. It was easier without having to use our onboard water with a wife and couple kids along. The shave suffered but the family endured!
The Wee Scot is small. I knew it was small when I bought it, but it was smaller than I realized. As others have indicated, it does a nice job of lathering. I found that after a while it dropped out of my rotation. I do use it for travel: It dries quickly and fits in a small pill bottle (with holes). FWIW, it has replaced my Trafalgar T2 for travel.
It's a wee little lad, but many enjoy it a great deal. Hope you enjoy yours!
Used my Wee Scot this AM: a very small but feisty brush!!
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I used it again today. I love it! At some point, I need to pull my Travel Tech out of its case and pair them together with one of my sample shaving creams!
Maggard’s has an 18mm, I think he named it the Timberwolf
The Wee Scot is 13-14mm which would be a real effort for a Synth.
14mm. It’s a good knot for its size, but I can only do one, maybe 2 shaves with it before I’m annoyed with it. It’s not easy or comfortable in hand, and it’s easy to over soap it using a stick.
I’m not a fan of any synths personally, but I agree in a 14, it probably wouldn’t be pleasant to use
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It's interesting to read the comments over the years of the love or dislike of the Wee Scot. It won't be my daily, of course, but I'm enjoying the hell out of it. With so many brushes and one more incoming (a fancy looking Muhle synth), I might use the Wee Scot more often than I imagined. But I've had most of my brushes for many years so having new toys is fun. Two and a half months ago, I was not a synth fan either; I like my badger and boar but I do get it now. I think of them as instant use, impossibly great latherers, and quick drying. The Muhle will be my third and last one.
Much more than a novelty
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The Wee Scot was produced initially to test the craftsmanship & dexterity of the knot bundlers. All of their skills would be needed to produce a perfectly formed but ever so small badger knot. Today the Wee Scot is still made by those painstaking methods but do not be kidded by the miniature nature of this little diamond, this brush will still deliver a wonderful lather & satisfying shave.
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