Seeking brush recommendation
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Simpsons Berkeley 46 in best.
Take a look at the offerings from Bob Farvour (in the Hobbyist section). He's got some great brushes, and you can customize your own specs for the knot size and loft. From my experience, the artisan brush makers we have available (Bob, Rudy Vey, etc.) have much better offerings under $100.
Face lather: 2-band Finest 24mm knot at 50mm or 26mm knot at 53mm...face-lathering heaven!
Good Luck
Face lather: 2-band Finest 24mm knot at 50mm or 26mm knot at 53mm...face-lathering heaven!
Good Luck
Something from thegoldennib or whippeddog
Semogue owners club boar - awesome brush once broken in
+1 You should also consider the Semogue boars such as the SOC, 830, 610, 620 etc.
+1 to TGN
http://thegoldennib.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=65_66
Choose a knot.
Choose a handle.
Select "brush assembly"
They build it/send it...I've got a 24mm Finest on it's way in a nice butterscotch handle; all up about 60 bucks.
http://thegoldennib.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=65_66
Choose a knot.
Choose a handle.
Select "brush assembly"
They build it/send it...I've got a 24mm Finest on it's way in a nice butterscotch handle; all up about 60 bucks.
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Thanks for all the replies they have greatly helped 
Alot of these posts are about custom made brushes which look really nice but as i'm so inexperienced when it comes to brushes I just have no idea what size I should get and what kind of a knot(preferably for face lathering).
The Simpsons Berkeley 46 looks great and is in my price range and it's in England(i'm in EU) so Shipping won't be much.
Could anyone help me out with the prefered sizes/knot for face lathering i'd appreciate it as I love some of these handles on whippeddog.
Thanks
To be honest I don't know I am so inexperienced when it comes to brushes.
I couldn't find those sizes for the silvertip knot at whippeddog's site should I just put in the sizes in the comment section before/after purchase?
Alot of these posts are about custom made brushes which look really nice but as i'm so inexperienced when it comes to brushes I just have no idea what size I should get and what kind of a knot(preferably for face lathering).
The Simpsons Berkeley 46 looks great and is in my price range and it's in England(i'm in EU) so Shipping won't be much.
Could anyone help me out with the prefered sizes/knot for face lathering i'd appreciate it as I love some of these handles on whippeddog.
Thanks
Very good recommendations above from more experienced members.
Have a look at
http://newforestbrushes.blogspot.co.uk/
Have a look at
http://newforestbrushes.blogspot.co.uk/
I think that for facelathering 23-26 mm knot/around 50 mm loft IMHO
Spend more, get a Morris and Forndran
It's really impossible to give recommendations if you can't indicate the direction(s) you're looking to go. Like anything else, brush selection is subjective/YMMV so recommendations are not a one-size-fits-all matters. Surely you've found things that you like and things that you dislike about your EJ?
Again, subjective/YMMV. "Smaller knots and shorter lofts for face lathering" is commonly parroted but my favorite brush for face lathering has a 28mm knot and 57mm loft. You have to determine where your preferences lie and shop based on those preferences -- not just what's popular.
More $$ != better and I'm saying that as a person whose favorite brush is an M&F. However, definitely try out the options. Yet again, this is a highly subjective/YMMV matter.
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Whippeddog will set the loft to whatever you want. They charge $5 for the custom setting. When I ordered mine, I simply emailed what I was looking for and they replied back with a price and payment instructions.
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Try a boar brush. Omega 10290 or a Semogue 830 or 620.
Semogue 2000 Boar
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