(11-06-2021, 12:20 PM)Old Sarge Wrote:

(11-06-2021, 11:54 AM)TobyC Wrote: The boar is original, and in my opinion they are the best brushes ever made if you like scrub and scritch. If you like soft and painty they ain't fer you!

They shave like a '12, I can't tell any difference. '12 style? how far can you go before it's not? Look at the top of a Featherweight or a Heavy Flat Top and what do you see? I see '12 style. The blade shaves, the razor is just a handle.

Thanks for the feedback, TobyC!

I'm going to start working on my face lathering now that I've gotten a better feel for the amount of water my different soaps require. I know many folks like the badger brushes for this, but for some reason I want to find a boar brush that will work. I was thinking of the Semogue 1305, but after GAW9576's comments about boar brushes in general being floppy, I'm giving it some more thought and I'm open to any recommendations for a boar brush that's good for face lathering.

While the top of the FW and HFT surely take their lineage from the '12 style razors, I've yet to get totally comfortable with the squared off solid bar both of these razors have. That's kind of why I asked you about the Treet solid bar and wondering if it felt any different.

(11-06-2021, 03:38 PM)TobyC Wrote:

(11-06-2021, 12:20 PM)Old Sarge Wrote: Thanks for the feedback, TobyC!

I'm going to start working on my face lathering now that I've gotten a better feel for the amount of water my different soaps require. I know many folks like the badger brushes for this, but for some reason I want to find a boar brush that will work. I was thinking of the Semogue 1305, but after GAW9576's comments about boar brushes in general being floppy, I'm giving it some more thought and I'm open to any recommendations for a boar brush that's good for face lathering.

While the top of the FW and HFT surely take their lineage from the '12 style razors, I've yet to get totally comfortable with the squared off solid bar both of these razors have. That's kind of why I asked you about the Treet solid bar and wondering if it felt any different.

The cap and blade go on your face, the guard is there just as a safety feature.

Read this; https://www.atgshaving.com/threads/boar-brushes.19357/

(11-06-2021, 07:21 PM)Twelvefret Wrote: Does our good friend Sarge really need to be schooled? I think not.

   

(11-06-2021, 01:17 AM)Old Sarge Wrote:

(11-06-2021, 12:55 AM)GAW9576 Wrote: Great shave tonight even though it was a bit rushed. I keep trying to like boar brushes but for some reason the lather always falls apart very quickly compared to my badger brushes. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. The brush feels fine when lathering although I think my badgers have more backbone. The boars I have all seem floppy to me.

I don't soap anything--brushes or soaps---just dip brush, let it drip out, and go to the soap which is dry and make lather in bowl or scuttle.

Ooh La La...very cool shot of your ER 1914! For a second, I thought it was either gold plated or highly polished brass.

I get what you're saying about boar brushes. My Semogue SOC boar doesn't have much backbone, so I find myself mostly painting. However, the Omega Pro 49 boar is nothing but backbone and I've really got to work to get some splay. I'm going to pick up a Semogue 1305 on my Connaught Shaving order, maybe this weekend. I see Fuzzy using it all the time and I think it is his favorite brush. I kind of want boar brushes to be my go to for some odd reason.

So, I soak my natural fiber brushes in water for a bit prior to lathering, do you do the same? I was reading that some folks say with the boar brushes if you want to improve backbone, either don't soak at all or only soak about half-way up the knot. I haven't tried this yet, but it sounds interesting.

(11-06-2021, 01:17 AM)Old Sarge Wrote:

(11-06-2021, 12:55 AM)GAW9576 Wrote: Great shave tonight even though it was a bit rushed. I keep trying to like boar brushes but for some reason the lather always falls apart very quickly compared to my badger brushes. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. The brush feels fine when lathering although I think my badgers have more backbone. The boars I have all seem floppy to me.

I don't soap anything--brushes or soaps---just dip brush, let it drip out, and go to the soap which is dry and make lather in bowl or scuttle.

Ooh La La...very cool shot of your ER 1914! For a second, I thought it was either gold plated or highly polished brass.

I get what you're saying about boar brushes. My Semogue SOC boar doesn't have much backbone, so I find myself mostly painting. However, the Omega Pro 49 boar is nothing but backbone and I've really got to work to get some splay. I'm going to pick up a Semogue 1305 on my Connaught Shaving order, maybe this weekend. I see Fuzzy using it all the time and I think it is his favorite brush. I kind of want boar brushes to be my go to for some odd reason.

So, I soak my natural fiber brushes in water for a bit prior to lathering, do you do the same? I was reading that some folks say with the boar brushes if you want to improve backbone, either don't soak at all or only soak about half-way up the knot. I haven't tried this yet, but it sounds interesting.