What TGN knot to get next?

[Teflon_Synapses]

Hey guys,

I have a brush handdle coming in that a member is making for me and I'm tryin to decide what knot to put in it. Its going to be a 26mm and used primarily to face lather.

I already have a TNG 24mm grade A silver tip and a Duke 2 in best. What knot should I get from here? Another silver tip? Maybe a super?

Thanks

 

[seizure]

I love their finest knots.

Soft tips, good backbone, just a hint of scritch. Not to mention they look great.

 

[taco8slo]

Yep, their finest knots are their best IMO.

 

[bald1]

I recently got a Rudy Vey custom with a 24mm TGN Finest with Xtra Hair............ I'm impressed!

 

[Anthony_MQ]

Finest for me as well. Also, make sure not to set the loft too high.

 

[QuarkVI]

Only two restores I have are a WD silver tip and the TGN finest, fan extra - completely different animals and I still can't decide which I prefer and why so I would suggest giving the finest fan a go. Be aware that it takes a couple of months for the tips to totally settle down, at first mine was quite prickly but that has all but disappeared with no change in the backbone or other characteristics.

 

[Scott0079]

Get a finest fan. One of the best knots on earth.

 

[ShaveYourSoul]

I liked the bulb better than the fan. But as per usual, ymmv

 

[banditman]

I'm going to put in another vote for the Finest. I used one with extra hair in a restore about a year and a half ago and it has been my daily brush ever since.

 

[Blondie]

Only two restores I have are a WD silver tip and the TGN finest, fan extra - completely different animals and I still can't decide which I prefer and why so I would suggest giving the finest fan a go. Be aware that it takes a couple of months for the tips to totally settle down, at first mine was quite prickly but that has all but disappeared with no change in the backbone or other characteristics.

You may have got an odd bird there. Mine have been great from the first lather on, and I have about a dozen or so. My vote goes to the Finest Bulb. A 26MM fan is going to feel BIG man. Face feel will be closer to a 28 or 30MM knot in a fan. My 24MM fan is about as big as I want to go. Here is a recent restore I did with a 26MM bulb to give you an idea:





Here is a 24MM Fan:

 

[insomniac]

+1 for Finest.

 

[Triad]

Tgn finest face lathers great for me

 

[CyberJCM]

In my experience, the large TGN Finest knots are extreme lather hogs. I have a 28mm, and while gorgeous, it doesn't lather worth a durn because it never releases any!

 

[Mike'sWorld]

My last restore was with a 26mm finest set at about 50-52mm of loft. I love the knot. Super soft tips, no splay at all, it's the perfect face lather brush.