11-07-2021, 10:48 AM
(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.