I've been in my happy place for at least a year now. My happy place is in the boar brush rabbit hole! I'm getting ready to start harvesting knots & putting them into custom handles. The Shoat knot from TurnNShave really has my attention. I love working with Milton at TnS, he's the type of business owner I like dealing with. He's more interested in guiding the customer to what he actually needs, not what will make TnS the most money. I've purchased numerous synthetic knots, & a couple of badger knots from TnS thru the years. Well, now I'm wanting to give him some of my money for his shoat knots.
But first I have some questions.
My questions are concerning the 26mm fan shoat knot. I may get untreated & 1/2 treated knots.
1) How dense is the knot? Compared to the Connaught Omega Premium Jade brush, how dense is the TnS shoat knot? How dense is it compared to the Semogue Owners Club?
2) What loft are people setting the 26mm fan shoat knot? What are your results of setting it at those lofts (Floppy, too stiff, good backbone)? I prefer a 55mm or lower loft in my brushes, except when using an unbleached boar.
3) Are the bristles similar in thickness to Omega Pro Pro, or SOC, or Zenith? In other words, how fine are the bristles?
I'm thinking of getting a couple of the shoat knots & a couple of Zenith unbleached boars & set them all in custom handles to compare. I may also set a Pro Pro in there, as well. The Zenith & ProPro I will want to set an extra 5mm & 10mm deeper than they're set in the stock handle.
Any information & advice is welcome. Thank you, gentlemen!
But first I have some questions.
My questions are concerning the 26mm fan shoat knot. I may get untreated & 1/2 treated knots.
1) How dense is the knot? Compared to the Connaught Omega Premium Jade brush, how dense is the TnS shoat knot? How dense is it compared to the Semogue Owners Club?
2) What loft are people setting the 26mm fan shoat knot? What are your results of setting it at those lofts (Floppy, too stiff, good backbone)? I prefer a 55mm or lower loft in my brushes, except when using an unbleached boar.
3) Are the bristles similar in thickness to Omega Pro Pro, or SOC, or Zenith? In other words, how fine are the bristles?
I'm thinking of getting a couple of the shoat knots & a couple of Zenith unbleached boars & set them all in custom handles to compare. I may also set a Pro Pro in there, as well. The Zenith & ProPro I will want to set an extra 5mm & 10mm deeper than they're set in the stock handle.
Any information & advice is welcome. Thank you, gentlemen!