Yah, the 1st and 4th brush look bigger compared to their counterparts - prob just the camera doing weird things. Here's a diff picture comparing the two.
Very nice badger brushes, folks sure like those brushes.
Thank you.
Manchurian is significantly more dense with much more backbone and less splay. There is some scritch but I usually like it, I think anymore scritch and it would be somewhat unpleasant. Silvertip has pretty much zero scritch. Manchurian also seems to load quicker on hard soaps and blooms less.
One on the left is do1, the right is a silvertip. They are pretty dense, but I would say the Simpson Manchurian is the most dense brush I currently own.
Thank you! I might need to procure myself a CH2 Silvertip... I love my CH1 and CH3 Manchurian, but the CH2's backbone is overkill for my tastes. It took >70 shaves to become pleasant, and now it is fine, but there's still almost no flex in the knot.
That’s interesting. I only have experience with ch2. I wonder what’s different about the 1 and 3 Manchurian that differentiates them to have less backbone. Maybe the ratio of knot diameter to loft?
Exactly. I wouldn't be surprised if the CH3 had the same amount of hair in grams of the CH2. Put that into a 2mm larger hole and 5-6mm longer loft, and you get a much more enjoyable experience in my view.
