Has anyone ever seen this site or used one of their brushes, www.lijunshaving.com
News Flash, They are excatly the same thing. Take a look at the handles and tell me they are not.
Brucey, obviously the Duke is better but can you compare the 2 brushes.....basically what is so much better about the duke than the Lijun...
Has anyone ever seen this site or used one of their brushes, www.lijunshaving.com
They're cheap but they work - direct from China, so they get parts and labor for next to nothing. Not bad, actually - in this price/quality range, Frank Shaving has a leg up on LiJun. Their Finest grade is pretty remarkable for the price.
I would say don't expect a great amount of density in these brushes, or especially well-crafted handles (I believe they're actually cast, not turned, but probably polished after). Longevity remains to be seen, but my Finest from Frank Shaving never shed (not even at first). The Silvertip I had from them did lose a few hairs at first but stopped after a few lathers.
Shipping will also hike the price up - you'll see then that they aren't actually all that much cheaper than a basic Penworks brush, and those will have better handles and a better track record (if nothing else, more folks have used those knots and can attest to quality).
News Flash, They are excatly the same thing. Take a look at the handles and tell me they are not.
Wow, that's nice and helpful. It's a bit disingenuous for a guy who started a thread asking for opinions to make such comments. And a vendor at that. Super!
I've had a sampling of both, and the brushes are NOT the same. The Finest LiJun was scritchy, where the Frank Shaving was very soft. The Silvertip was far less soft and not as well sorted. The handles were actually pretty similar, but there's little to be made of that point. It's hard to find anybody making anything new, and not a copy of some age-old shaving brush handle shape. Just because everybody's copying old handle designs doesn't mean they're the same brushes.
I guess if someone is a vendor they are barred from discussing things or bringing up a subject by your standards. So goes the curse of that tag to our profile.
The reason I pointed this out is because your assessment was wrong as far as I can see. They are the same brush, if not then prove me wrong in the thread which is what we are here to do, discuss these issues.
Did I bash the brand or say they were sub standard and that you should by brand "X". No I did not, nor was I the first to say anything about the Frank brand as you were quick to bring up. You seem protective of the brand, any reason....
The Frank Shaving and Lijun may be made in the same factory, to the same specs, but to me the issue is: are they good brushes?Has anyone ever seen this site or used one of their brushes, www.lijunshaving.com