Here's a question, is there such a thing as "right" and "wrong" in terms of loft? I recently did my first restoration of an old Ever Ready brush using a Golden Nib 22mm standard badger knot. I set the loft pretty high, I think. I based my design (perhaps wrongly?) after the original and some others I've seen. I set it so that the knot cup sits just below the surface of the handle (the very top edge of the knot cup is about even with the surface of the handle on top. The hair extends out about as far as my VDH boar. Did I do that wrong, or is loft a matter of pure preference? That was (as I mentioned) my first restoration. This only struck me after the fact, as I remembered some people saying they were setting their knots low in the handle.
Loft Question-- Restoration
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I'd say it's a matter of preference - how firm vs. floppy you want the brush to be. Taller is more floppy, shorter is firmer.
jim
Its just a matter of personnal preference. The last brush I did I set the loft at 52mm. I think it was about 1/2 inch set on the inside. A good friend of mine insist on setting them like you did.
Some of it depends on how much "stiffness" you want the hair to have. The shorter the loft, the easier it is to use with soaps.
Some of it depends on how much "stiffness" you want the hair to have. The shorter the loft, the easier it is to use with soaps.
Loft is definitely a preference thing. I tend to set my knots very low...40-44mm loft as that is my preference.
I think loft plays a huge role in brush performance...it is my primary concern in restorations--even ahead of hair grade.
I think loft plays a huge role in brush performance...it is my primary concern in restorations--even ahead of hair grade.
I prefer a short loft, generally somewhere in the 45-50mm range.
