What is your favourite attainable badger brush for soap lathering. I have a Simpson Tulip which seems too dense to readily release the lather. Ideas?
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What is your favourite attainable badger brush for soaps?
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Actually, I just gave away my favorite badger brush to a buddy of mine Sunday. I have a HMW and a couple Manchurians that I'd guess might take over but who knows, got a boar that I'm real fond of. Most of my brushes are homemade.
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I have a great boar brush that works fine. I just want something a bit fancier capable of holding more lather. Preface by saying I’m not much of a synthetic fan.
I have two Yaqi 2 band badger brushes that I like quite a lot and prefer to my Duke 3 best badger. One is a small, scrubby 22mm brush called Ever-Helpful that cost just over $20. The other is a large 26mm brush called Moka Express that costs around $35.
Paladin makes a really nice brush. Alternatively, and for less money, you can pick up a Maggards SHD (Super High Density) badger plus a reasonably priced handle there or elsewhere. I have a couple of those (26mm bulb and fan) knots and really like them. Also, take a look at Elite Razor and Trotter Handcrafts. Finally, for a no-frills option, Whipped Dog.
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In addition to the Yaqi 2 band brushes I mentioned above, I also have two brushes I assembled using Maggard badger knots. One is the SHD you recommended and the other is a regular 2 band badger. I actually prefer the 2 band as the flow through is better.
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I very much enjoy using my Simpson Berkeley in best.
I have a number of badger brushes, but two of them are my favorites.
One is the Savile Row 24 mm silvertip. I wish I had gotten a 26 mm, but it was out of stock when I got mine. They are sold in the states through QEDUSA.
I also have a 26 mm VP Leonhardy silvertip brush made by a artisan cooperative in Germany. They are sold in the states by The Superior Shave.
One is the Savile Row 24 mm silvertip. I wish I had gotten a 26 mm, but it was out of stock when I got mine. They are sold in the states through QEDUSA.
I also have a 26 mm VP Leonhardy silvertip brush made by a artisan cooperative in Germany. They are sold in the states by The Superior Shave.
I have a Stirling finest badger which I think works quite well and punches well above its price. I almost always face lather, and I find it releases lather well (though not as well as a good synthetic, and it took a month before it started giving up the goods, goods being the lather). Because of the price and quality there’s probably a good chance it uses the same knot as a Yaqi 2 band. In any case, at $35, I think it’s worth a try.
The Paladins are the best for me. Attainable for sure. But expensive.
Only knots I use regularly are shavemac and simpson. I'm not sure about my favorite. It might be my Duke in Best. Maybe one day I'll buy one of those super expensive custom brushes from DG, Varlet, Wald etc. I have a hard time justifying dropping that sort of quid on a brush.
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Even more clueless than you
Any Badger from Billy Goat Brushworks as anyone who knows me will tell you. Check out his Etsy store.
Semogue SOC in finest.
Yaqi two-band. Wait for the 11/11 yearly sale if you want a real bargain.
Yaqi two-band. Wait for the 11/11 yearly sale if you want a real bargain.
My favorites to Face Lather (thus far) are my T&H Rooney 3/2 and Kent BLK4
If using my palm bowl, Simpson Commodore X2 in Best can't be beat (YMMV)
If using my palm bowl, Simpson Commodore X2 in Best can't be beat (YMMV)
Wish I could help!
However, I enjoy lathering hard soaps with my Tulip 2 and 3 in super. So, our tastes may not overlap.
However, I enjoy lathering hard soaps with my Tulip 2 and 3 in super. So, our tastes may not overlap.
Semogue 2015 HD - 22 mm of high density 2-band finest. No idea why I don't see more guys using it.
I’ve come to the realization that any brush will do. My favorite is anything that’s managed to stay in my den.
I face lather exclusively, so that my color your interpretation of my opinions. The best badger, imho, is a Simpsons Wee Scot. I had a Duke 2 before I went Wee, but I never looked back once I did.
Tempting, but I ended up getting the Semogue SOC Finest instead. It cost less than the 2015 HD on sale. It also matches up with my SOC Mistura.
Great brush (the SOC) and proves that you don't have to be rich to enjoy using a high-quality 2-band badger brush.
