Simpsons 57 best badger!
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Under the radar brushes
- Thread starter SterFry
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1. Shavemac Fnest. A mixture of silvertip and pure badger makes for a fine knot that is both soft and with more backbone than 100% silvertip.
2. Stirling's Fan shaped Finest. Not the high density 2-band finest knot, this brush is almost a true flat top. Soft tips, plenty of backbone in either a classic M7 handle or a Stirling Eagle clone.
3. Yaqi 2-band. Good Yeoman 2-band brushes, does what a brush should do.
2. Stirling's Fan shaped Finest. Not the high density 2-band finest knot, this brush is almost a true flat top. Soft tips, plenty of backbone in either a classic M7 handle or a Stirling Eagle clone.
3. Yaqi 2-band. Good Yeoman 2-band brushes, does what a brush should do.
Simpsons fifty series are great brushes that get little attention compared to their other options!
You know, after this thread, I may just have to pick up a 57...despite already having a Berkeley Centenary Edition on the way!
The 50's series are the handles that the Duke's should have.You know, after this thread, I may just have to pick up a 57...despite already having a Berkeley Centenary Edition on the way!
Those sold out quick! Did you get the sapphire?You know, after this thread, I may just have to pick up a 57...despite already having a Berkeley Centenary Edition on the way!
Yup! I'd originally wanted the emerald, but it sold out while I was still hemming and hawing about whether I needed another brush. Looked up proper pictures of Simpson brushes in sapphire (since for some reason Simpson's posts terrible pictures) and found that it was also gorgeous, so I ordered that. I've already got the Jubilee in the wood pattern, and the ruby for some reason just didn't speak to me like the others did.
Also, gee whiz, I didn't realize how steep shipping from the UK is these days. Really changes things when ~$30 is the cheaper option for shipping.
Agreed, a fine shave at an affordable price. Sadly seems to be no longer available.
Maggard 2-band badgers
Stirling Finest
West Coast Shaving Silvertip
Vulfix 374/375/376 badgers
Simpson Trafalgar Series Synthetic
Stirling Finest
West Coast Shaving Silvertip
Vulfix 374/375/376 badgers
Simpson Trafalgar Series Synthetic
Yes indeed ! An awesome "under the radar" brush ..... A real winner, and an incredibly affordable price !
I forgot about Maggard's 2-bands. Shame on me, they are great knots. (I'm talking about the non-dense knots).
I used one this morning, a 24 mm fan mounted in a ds cosmetics handle.
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- #54
Very probably my all time favorite brush.
Lefonque
Even more clueless than you
Billy Goat Brushworks make a fine brush. Currently I have two G6 Badger brushes with Resin and Malle root handle. I am awaiting a boar brush to be made. I couldn’t speak more highly of these brushes. I have used some big name brushes in the past and I have a number of Yaqi brushes which I find serviceable but Billy Goat Brushworks has blown me away.
I think Larry at Whipped Dog does a wonderful job and offers a great brush for the money, but just a great brush period. I think the value only increases with the amount of help/guidance/cust serv he is willing to provide someone who has questions etc.
Owen Bawn
"Ask me about a fluffernutter"
Back before the Chinese flooded the market with cheap badgers Whipped Dog got a lot of well deserved attention as a quality alternative to the big name badger vendors. You don't see him mentioned as much since Yaqui and Oumo came around.
JWCowboy
Probably not Al Bundy
I saw where he gave you a nice shout out on his blog recently
Ironically WD's knots, and probably handles, are all Chinese made.
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- #60
Agreed... especially considering he'll customize your knot depth for you, too. He's a great guy to work with in general and his brushes are quality products