Yeah but if badgers are banned...The name Synthetic & Blade just doesn't have the same ring...
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This a.m. got a response to my email:
"Thank you for your email,
We are no longer using badger bristle in our production, we have a new range of synthetic bristle which have been designed to have the same luxurious feel as badger.
The bristle shaving brushes are boar bristle."
Every badger brush comes actually from a dead WILD animal.QUOTE]
Do you have proof of this statement? Are you sure they are not bred in captivity, regardless of how they might act? Hunting massive numbers of wild animals seems very inefficient.
What do they do with the Uk badgers? Is the hair harvested? Ideally sold to Simpsons as I love their badgers!Here in the UK we currently cull badgers to control the spread of TB in cattle. Licenses for culling will not be renewed in 2022. We’ve had a lot of protests and threats towards farmers and people culling.
I love the animals as I do cattle and I hope they now turn to vaccination of badgers to stop the spread of disease that’s of course if they are actually to blame for TB in cattle.
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Yeah, it's pretty clear that synthetics are the practical way forward. There are already so few things that synthetics can't do better at a fraction of the price and technological refinement is only going to continue. Stubborn nostalgists will probably always maintain a small market for naturals which is usually the case when familiar items become obsolete, but I'd wager naturals will phase further and further into novelty items as the next generation of wet shavers are incorporated into the hobby.FWIW, I too have gone all synthetic (Trafalgar T3).
I can confidently say that it's simply a better option, compared to both Badger and Boar.
No soaking required, no shedding, no smell, no special drying procedure or care needed, no hassle, no nothing.
Lather is ALWAYS phenomenal with any soap, croap or cream (I've used).
All that for 20 bucks, c'mon!
I'm sold.
I feel the same about my T2.FWIW, I too have gone all synthetic (Trafalgar T3).
I can confidently say that it's simply a better option, compared to both Badger and Boar.
No soaking required, no shedding, no smell, no special drying procedure or care needed, no hassle, no nothing.
Lather is ALWAYS phenomenal with any soap, croap or cream (I've used).
All that for 20 bucks, c'mon!
I'm sold.
I have never understood the notion of a badger shedding more than a synthetic. A synthetic and a badger are both hairs anchored to a handle via an adhesive. Synthetic or natural, this glue will sometimes relinquish a hair. Perhaps no breakage is a better way to describe the differenceFWIW, I too have gone all synthetic (Trafalgar T3).
I can confidently say that it's simply a better option, compared to both Badger and Boar.
No soaking required, no shedding, no smell, no special drying procedure or care needed, no hassle, no nothing.
Lather is ALWAYS phenomenal with any soap, croap or cream (I've used).
All that for 20 bucks, c'mon!
I'm sold.
What do they do with the Uk badgers? Is the hair harvested? Ideally sold to Simpsons as I love their badgers! [emoji106]
Damn. I just bought a BK8 today. I wish I saw your fire sale price before I bought mine.I'm sorry to have to report I have had no offers for my Kent BK8. I might have to lower the price to $951.
I used to give out TB tests for humans. That was always fun, making that little "bleb."Here in the UK we currently cull badgers to control the spread of TB in cattle. Licenses for culling will not be renewed in 2022. We’ve had a lot of protests and threats towards farmers and people culling.
I love the animals as I do cattle and I hope they now turn to vaccination of badgers to stop the spread of disease that’s of course if they are actually to blame for TB in cattle.
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I can't imagine using a floppy brush. Of course, I like to face lather, and like a tiny bit of "scritch." Different strokes I suppose.I had a Kent BK8 but I moved it along a few years ago. It was quite soft, but it was also the very definition of a floppy silvertip.
I have a pretty floppy Vulfix that I like for creams so i don’t mind having a couple of brushes with less backbone in the arsenal. More curious than anything else to try a larger Kent.I can't imagine using a floppy brush. Of course, I like to face lather, and like a tiny bit of "scritch." Different strokes I suppose.