I am going to put a boar knot in a brush with a 27mm socket. I'll use the brush mostly for bowl lathering and maybe a little face lathering. I was thinking about a 26mm boar knot with a loft of 54mm? Any thoughts on a different loft or knot size for the 27mm socket?
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I'm really just looking for a starting point. I don't know boar bristle well enough. My previous experience with a Semogue was that it would spread out a bit over time. Would a 2:1 ratio have too much backbone? Should I be looking 2:1 +2mm or +4mm?
I have narrowed the knot down to a 24mm Maggards premium boar knot for the 27mm socket.
I'm sure different knots are different, and different people have different tastes. But if you're looking for a starting point, Oumo Brush recommends a loft of 48 to 50 mm for both their 24 mm and 26 mm boar knots. With the length of the Maggard knots, that loft is probably going to require a very deep hole in your brush handle.
Personally, I like a shorter lofted boar brush and I'd be shooting for the middle of that Oumo loft recommendation at 49 mm.
Personally, I like a shorter lofted boar brush and I'd be shooting for the middle of that Oumo loft recommendation at 49 mm.
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Thank you! That's a good starting point.
Zenith has a 64mm loft on their 27mm boar knot versus 51mm on their 27mm badgers.
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Wow. Zenith is doing 2:1 +10. Maybe I’ll end up at 2:1 +5.
Based on a specimen of „1“ they have a huge glue bump so it works out
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It really depends on the stiffness of the boar bristles. I have seen where a higher lofted boar with plenty of backbone can work very well. If you go too short, you will get a scrub brush effect which doesn't seem optimal.
Three of my favorites are:
Omega Jade premium boar: 27mm x 53mm (approximate)
Zenith B02-A26: 26mm x 57mm (approximate)
Semogue C5 Torga premium boar: 24mm x 50mm (approximate)
Note the Semogue knots are deliberately designed to spread out in a cone shape by the way they are formed. Omega knots are more cylindrical in shape.
Three of my favorites are:
Omega Jade premium boar: 27mm x 53mm (approximate)
Zenith B02-A26: 26mm x 57mm (approximate)
Semogue C5 Torga premium boar: 24mm x 50mm (approximate)
Note the Semogue knots are deliberately designed to spread out in a cone shape by the way they are formed. Omega knots are more cylindrical in shape.
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At the very least go sub 60 mm. 56mm would be a decent first choice if it's a true 27mm knot.
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