My new (cherry) SOC just arrived and I am DELIGHTED to report that there is no boar funk either wet or dry. Can't wait to use it.
New SOC
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Recently got the same brush, and mine didn't have any funk either. It's been great from the first the lather and keeps getting better. You're going to love it, and I'd highly recommend the SOC boar to anyone who has been on the fence about buying one.
Nick
I found mine beautifully made, and am still breaking it in. My only issue is that I wish it was about 20% smaller, but that is just personal taste. It is the quality you hoped other boars would be.
This is a FANTASTIC brush. one of the best out there IMO.
I got mine in the cherry also, and it is great.
Mine is in ash, but wood choice aside this is one of the very best boars currently made IMHO.
I just received a 1305; no smell whatsoever. Great brushes on the whole.
All this talk about the SOC boar has prompted me to bite the bullet. Like the three boar brushes in my rotation weren't enough. Thanks guys.
I love my SOC boar. It has a permanent spot in my rotation and I am never getting rid of it. Particularly because the wife likes to use it also!
I use mine every other day. Great brush, and it was odor free also!
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That's why I purchased mine! Glad to keep the ball rolling.
Congrats - I also love mine.
I bought a Semogue 2000 - much funk. Lovely contrast with the SOC (if I was doing it again I'd have two SOC's - my brushes do not always dry out overnight depending on the time of year so I like to be able to rotate hence I keep two badger and two boars on the go).
I bought a Semogue 2000 - much funk. Lovely contrast with the SOC (if I was doing it again I'd have two SOC's - my brushes do not always dry out overnight depending on the time of year so I like to be able to rotate hence I keep two badger and two boars on the go).
I am loving mine, it's breaking in nicely. I, too, wished it was a tad smaller.
For bowl lathering in my custom Dirty Bird Bill Bowl, which has a 2" depth, I find the size of the SOC is perfect for me. The loft is just right so that I don't clank the handle against the side of the bowl, as happens with all my other brushes. I'm impressed with the backbone of the brush, too. I had expected more loft to result in less backbone, but that has not turned out to be the case with my SOC.
Nick
Nick
I want one, Where did you guys get yours?
I got mine for a really good price from Shaving.IE - http://www.shaving.ie/products/Semogue-Owners-Club-2-Boar-Cherry.html
It will take about a week longer for delivery than from someplace like Bullgoose or West Coast Shaving, but it's a lot cheaper. So it's a question of your patience vs. your budget.
Nick
It will take about a week longer for delivery than from someplace like Bullgoose or West Coast Shaving, but it's a lot cheaper. So it's a question of your patience vs. your budget.
Nick
Another recent SOC buyer here!
Mine's cherry also.
After my very first boar, an ultra-cheap Herban Cowby (IIRC) and a stab at upgrading with an Omega 49, I broke down and bought one about two weeks ago. Out-of-the-box it beat the Omega hands down. I'm using it every other day until I've got 30+ uses. Tomorrow will be number 9 and you all are right... it just keeps getting better and better.
I have a pretty small stable; Omega Mighty Midget mixed, Vintage Blades Rooney Pure Badger, and an Omega 636 Lucretia Borgia Silvertip. I can forsee the SOC becoming the go-to brush in very short order.
After my very first boar, an ultra-cheap Herban Cowby (IIRC) and a stab at upgrading with an Omega 49, I broke down and bought one about two weeks ago. Out-of-the-box it beat the Omega hands down. I'm using it every other day until I've got 30+ uses. Tomorrow will be number 9 and you all are right... it just keeps getting better and better.
I have a pretty small stable; Omega Mighty Midget mixed, Vintage Blades Rooney Pure Badger, and an Omega 636 Lucretia Borgia Silvertip. I can forsee the SOC becoming the go-to brush in very short order.
I just recieved my ash wood SOC boar from my main man,THE ITALIAN BARBER---Super fast delivery from Canada and no boar funk!!!! I now am waiting on a Muhle synthetic from Connaught
in England.
in England.
SOC Cherry inbound as I type.
