I currently own a Zenith M5 brush with a 27.5mm 2-band Manchurian knot and a SOC with a 24mm 2-band finest badger knot. I also own an Edwin Jagger 1EJ876 with a floppy 21mm best badger knot. Based on all that I can tell, I like dense 2-band knots with soft tips and lots of backbone. With the understanding that different manufacturers use different names for different grades, I have a preference for high density 2-band Manchurian knots. Who wouldn't? And I prefer bulb shape over fan.
That said, I am hell bent on returning to the DIY days of my youth and want to make a pair of smaller 22mm brushes:
1. 22mm with high density boar
2. 22mm with high density Manchurian
For #1, I am thinking of repurposing the 22mm boar knot from my Badger & Blade 10th Anniversary Shaving Brush whose handle I cracked.
For #2, can anyone say anything positive or negative about this super high density 2-band knot from Maggard - on paper, seems to fit the bill very nicely: Maggard Razors 22mm SHD (Super High Density) 2-Band Badger, Bulb Knot | Maggard Razors Traditional Wet Shaving Products - https://www.maggardrazors.com/product/maggard-razors-22mm-shd-super-high-density-2-band-badger-bulb-knot/.
That said, I am hell bent on returning to the DIY days of my youth and want to make a pair of smaller 22mm brushes:
1. 22mm with high density boar
2. 22mm with high density Manchurian
For #1, I am thinking of repurposing the 22mm boar knot from my Badger & Blade 10th Anniversary Shaving Brush whose handle I cracked.
For #2, can anyone say anything positive or negative about this super high density 2-band knot from Maggard - on paper, seems to fit the bill very nicely: Maggard Razors 22mm SHD (Super High Density) 2-Band Badger, Bulb Knot | Maggard Razors Traditional Wet Shaving Products - https://www.maggardrazors.com/product/maggard-razors-22mm-shd-super-high-density-2-band-badger-bulb-knot/.