TGN Super Silvertip floppy at 50mm

[ShaveYourSoul]

So I'm looking to try a new knot in an available handle. I was thinking about trying the TGN Super and setting it at 50mm for a luxurious feel. Will it be floppy at this height? I only face lather so I need SOME backbone. I have a Finest and a WD Silvertip knot and they are both fantastic. Is the super a good knot or is money better spent elsewhere?

 

[mftoms59]

I had a TGN 20mm knot in Super and made the mistake of setting it @50mm, floppy would be an improvement, it was more like a wet noodle. I wouldn't set a Super higher than 43 or 44mm, I think you'd have decent Backbone but this Grade is better served if you use Creams.

 

[ShaveYourSoul]

Ahhhh, I use mostly soft soaps. Maybe I should go with another Finest. I've also thought about black badger but I'm not sure I'd like the scritchiness of it

 

[Slash McCoy]

The Black is cheap enough that if you don't like it, you aren't out much coin. Can you use a boar? If a boar works okay for you, then a Black Badger won't be too scritchy. Set it higher than you would a finer grade of badger.

I think it would be cool to have an adjustable loft brush handle. Then you could adjust adjust adjust until you find just the right loft for a given knot.

 

[whiteweed]

I set a grade A (STA) from TGN at 50 and it was not floppy, on the edge, but not floppy. However, it was more of a bowl lathering brush. I was not happy with the set. I would say if it is a tight fit then 45 to 46 would be the ticket. I have the STA set at 45 in another brush and it is near perfect.

 

[Dipesh]

I had 26/48 in this knot and I found while it had a slight backbone, it just wasn't enough for me.

The brush now has a TGN finest knot, it ticks all my boxes

 

[oscar11]

Yes, I think it would be on the floppy side.

 

[deruitem]

What diameter is the knot?

 

[ShaveYourSoul]

22mm

What diameter is the knot?

 

[Loric]

My 22mm super silvertip is set at 42mm and I like it there, it feels like a more luxurious Eagle 3. I face lather soaps, and it does a good job even if its on the small side for my tastes.

 

[oscar11]

I feel a 22mm knot would be floppy for sure @ a 50mm loft in a super.

 

[hig789]

Just get whatever knot you want and make it a tight fit in the handle and use a dab of silicone to hold it in and try out different lofts till you get the one you want. Then set it with epoxy.