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Muhle synthetic knots bundled for trimming and gluing.
Why does Simpson have to go under "other"?
I think if we actually knew who made what you would have more choices than you need. I have to believe 5 or 6 companies world wide are spitting out the fibers that are used by all of these brands of brushes. Granted each company may have several types of fiber and so on and have a exclusive deal with a brush manufacture to only make it a particular variant of fiber for them.
Have you finally taken the plunge into the world of synthetics? I can see you using a Duke 3 synthetic. It's the same size knot as a Duke 3 in badger, but on the face it feels as though its the same size as your beloved Duke 2 best.+1! They were going to get my vote! Second choice was Shavemac!
Have you finally taken the plunge into the world of synthetics? I can see you using a Duke 3 synthetic. It's the same size knot as a Duke 3 in badger, but on the face it feels as though its the same size as your beloved Duke 2 best.
Several companies that provide raw source materials for knots.
DuPont (USA), BASF (Germany), Dow Chemical (USA), Toray Industries (Japan), Eastman Chemical Company (USA), Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Japan), Celanese Chemicals Inc. (USA), Yixing Longrun Chemical Co., Ltd. (China), Guizhou Crystal Group Superfine Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd. (China)
Simpson and Muhle are the primary sources of finished knots Europe.
US --FM Brush Company (HIS Brush) one facility is in Thailand and the other is in Glendale, New York. Maggards and The Golden Nib
China
Shenyang Ace Shaving
JDK (Shenzhen) Makeup Brush Company
Guangzhou Wangda Co.
Shijiazhuang YaQi
Anping County HengJu Mane & Tail Products Co.
Thank you to Gary Carrington for the information above.
since I really haven't bought any brushes in more than a year (i only use synthetics now). This past week I ordered:
Simpsons T3
Simpsons Chubby 2 Synthetic
Omega Evo Ceramic White
Shavemac Custom Synthetic 26mm (bulb knot)
4 diff Yaqi brushes with Tuxedo Knot (those are the only ones that already got here). 3 are bulb 26mm and one is fan 26mm. This was safe since it was the cheapest and the tuxedo knot is my favorite knot in other brands.
After I receive them (some might take a while, since coming from europe, spain etc) and use them each for a while, i will make a comparisson and pick my favorites.