TGN recommendations

[red zeppelin]

So I just got a new handle from a member here and am looking to put a TGN knot in it. Its around a 22m. As background, I usually use soaps or shave sticks that have been grated into a mug. Occasionally I use a cream, but I think I need something with a touch of scritch to it since I use harder soaps more often.

Which TGN knot, that you have used as above, would you recommend?

 

[sgtd]

You'll want the Finest knot. It makes for a great brush.

 

[tomcj2]

I agree. I recently put a 22mm 2 band finest into an EverReady handle that measures about 22.8mm. I have not yet permanently attached it, but I expect that I will settle on a 48mm loft. It is probably my favourite brush for hard soaps.

EDIT:

I just set the knot at 48mm

 

[eyesofgrey]

2 band Finest will be absolutely amazing in that handle.

 

[Mad Man]

Will echo others - TGN 2 band Finest. It's perfect.

 

[random-hero]

I would agree with everyone above. You can not go wrong with the tgn finest knot.

 

[deruitem]

Finest for sure if you want a touch of scritch. I use a finest and a Grade A. They both work great for soaps and creams but the Grade A is very soft

 

[shaverjoe]

Agree with everyone. 2 band Finest. In the brushes I have made with this knot, a loft between 47mm and 50mm seems to be optimal for this knot.

 

[celestino]

2-band Finest, also!

 

[red zeppelin]

Agree with everyone. 2 band Finest. In the brushes I have made with this knot, a loft between 47mm and 50mm seems to be optimal for this knot.

So, because I am new at this, when you say a 47 - 50 loft is that the height of the bristles above the top of the brush? So the loft is dependent on how deep you set the brush?

 

[tomcj2]

Correct. Many handles are made with a 15mm pocket, and many knots are 65 or 67mm. If you want a loft of 47mm you would have to drill the handle deeper. If the pocket is too deep you can shim it up with coins.

 

[ironfist]

I have only bought one TGN knot and im waiting for it to arrive and its the finest Heard good things about them

 

[FL shaver]

Finest is great. I have also reknotted with a short lofted best from TGN and found it to be just as soft at the tips with plenty of backbone. The best may have a touch of scritch to it that the finest doesn't. I like the 2 banded look of the finest better.

 

[edgerunner]

I also have made myself a brush with a TGN Finest bulb 22 mm nominal knot, 23 mm measured, and 50 mm loft. It's a beautiful brush.

 

[Mad Man]

FYI this is the Finest 24mm knot from TGN set @ 48mm.

 

[red zeppelin]

So does setting the loft lower make the brush stiffer? Seems it would condense the hair a bit and make a denser, stiffer brush.

 

[lowjax]

Excellent information here. I'm looking to restore a few brushes for the first time and was wondering the same thing.

 

[Mad Man]

So does setting the loft lower make the brush stiffer? Seems it would condense the hair a bit and make a denser, stiffer brush.

Stiffer with PERCEIVED density as the only real way you can increase density is to add more hair/bristle but you get the gist.

 

[edgerunner]

Actually IMHO, playing with the diameter of the hole in the handle makes a bigger difference for the perception of stiffness and density than changing the loft 1-2 mm. A 22 mm TGN knot has about a 21 mm cup. So, changing the handle orifice between 23 and 24 mm will fine tune the overall properties of the knot more than changing the loft between 48 and 50 mm for example.