Well written review, thank you for the information. And congratulations on getting your new brushes!
Nice. That is one Long boar. How do you like the higher loft?Some good reviews.
I've not tried their synths or badgers, but a flat top boar which is a superb brush
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Nice. That is one Long boar. How do you like the higher loft?
Thanks. I am Tim Shaves on YT. Thought I'd try recording one video and that kept going.@Timeclo
Nice review!
Are you Tim Shaves on YT?
The synthetic sounds horrid. Kinda like the early synthetics from Yaqi/ds cosmetics where the glue bumps were so high, the knot was too stiff.
I just stick with Yaqi now for synthetics and they have addressed this problem.
Thanks. I am Tim Shaves on YT. Thought I'd try recording one video and that kept going.
The synthetic was stiff and scritchy for my skin. Although, they do have thinner bristle synthetics. I have one on the way so I'll be trying that out.
Yaqi definitely is the king for synthetics. No doubt.
Haha, I do enjoy the YT shavers talking and rambling but I tend to just get through the shave. It still takes bloody 20+ minutes though.Cool! Your reviews are good. Not too much talking/rambling.
I'll look forward to your new synthetic review.
Haha, I do enjoy the YT shavers talking and rambling but I tend to just get through the shave. It still takes bloody 20+ minutes though.
It'll probably be close to DEC when I get the knot. It's the motherlode knot so you might have heard of it. I hear it's pretty floppy with little backbone so I'm planning to set it a bit deeper.
Oh man. The Yaqi frenzy. I'm sure Yaqi's mink will perform better than motherlode. Hope you and your wife enjoy all the Yaqi goodness!Oh yes, I have the Yaqi version of the motherlode on the way. They call it the "mink" knot. Not sure why but it looks exactly the same as the motherlode.
I picked up both handle variants as I'll give the purple one to my wife.
I also picked up both their panda brushes cos...who doesn't like pandas?!
Thanks for the kind words. What loft do you prefer for your SHD knot brushes? I set mine at 55mm because that was the lowest I could go for the handle. I have another brush that I can set either at 50mm or 51mm. I'm still contemplating because 50mm seems like too small knot compared to the large handle that I have. Also, I agree on the loading heavier part. Still learning and going through my big collection of soapsI am very much enjoying reading your reviews on theses knots. I have some of the shd knots myself and for me 55mm on a 26mm knot fan would be too high. I would definitely suggest you load the brush longer, if you are like me you have plenty of soap. I had loading the tips knot the first few times but then I started loading more because like you said the tips are so soft that you do have to use a little more pressure. I would really like to get one of the shd Manchurian bulb knots.
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I saw some people set their knot at 48 on DFS. Max Sprecher (makes the nicest straight razors in the world) said that 48 was ideal for backbone and others agreed.Thanks for the kind words. What loft do you prefer for your SHD knot brushes? I set mine at 55mm because that was the lowest I could go for the handle. I have another brush that I can set either at 50mm or 51mm. I'm still contemplating because 50mm seems like too small knot compared to the large handle that I have. Also, I agree on the loading heavier part. Still learning and going through my big collection of soaps
Hmmm. I've heard anywhere from 48 - 52mm was decent. My Fan Manchuria is set at 50mm and it's awesome. I thought it'd be too rough because of the shorter loft but I was wrong. Soft and good backbone.I saw some people set their knot at 48 on DFS. Max Sprecher (makes the nicest straight razors in the world) said that 48 was ideal for backbone and others agreed.
I have 2 fan manchuria's set at 48 on the way, so I'll let you guys know how I like it.