Turned vs molded handle, do you care?

[blade08]

See the title. Do you care wether a handle on a brush is turned or comes out of a mold? Obviously the latter will show lines where the molded parts 'meet'.

 

[Dave himself]

I don't really care either way. As long as it's comfortable to hold and nice to look at.

 

[EclipseRedRing]

If the brush costs £10 then I do not care. If the brush costs £300, or if the maker claims it is hand turned, then I certainly do care. Likewise, if a maker claims that a knot is hand tied 'in house', then I expect that house to be the registered address of the maker, not a location on the other side of the planet

 

[Dtownvino]

I do.

I only have hand-turned brushes.

 

[Rudy Vey]

I do.

I only have hand-turned brushes.

me too.....

 

[Lightcs1776]

If it looks good, it looks good. I appreciate the extra skill, in my opinion, that goes into turning a handle, but if both look great and fit the hand, I don’t believe it matters.

 

[nav]

I prefer small and lightweight handles.
Resin/acrylic is fine as long as it's small (e.g. Simpson Commodore, Semogue boars).

Otherwise I would prefer a lightweight plastic handle (e.g. omega boars).