Semogue 2010 Custom Boar Owners

[Obiwan]

Curious everyone's thoughts now that your break-in period is over. This was a well hyped brush on this board for some time and it appears to have fallen off in communication of late.

[Scott0079]

Only boar I own, only boar I desire to own, only boar I need to own, period.

[JPDyson]

It's a brilliant brush, like a smaller, scrubbier '09 LE. Great backbone, nice soft tips, lathers like a hungry beast and fits my hand and face nicely.
I love it.

[Obiwan]

Glad to hear. I love mine also. In fact it made me sell some of my other boars that no longer saw sink time. It just seemed like the ~100 or so of us that have them have been enjoying them in relative silence.

[jsj_297]

Anybody looking to part ways with one, let me know please. Im a 100% boar convert and looking for some cool brushes!

[tkto13]

Any pictures? I'm a huge Semogue fan.

[dpm802]

Glad to hear. I love mine also. In fact it made me sell some of my other boars that no longer saw sink time. It just seemed like the ~100 or so of us that have them have been enjoying them in relative silence.

Also, the RV LE'11 has been stealing the limelight.

[DE_Dude]

And does anybody want to compare/contrast it with other boar brushes like, say, the Semogue 620 or Omega 49? (in other words, those are my 2 boars and I'm really curious to how the 2010 compares!!!)

[mblakele]

There is not much similarity to the Omega 49. The loft is much shorter and the bristles are much different. I don't have a 620, but based on the geometry it is closer. The 620 is said to be much stiffer before breaking, though.

[dpm802]

I own a Custom 2010 and a 1305, and I have to tell you, I prefer the knot on the 1305. It feels much softer when face-lathering, and it seems to bite into soaps better and produces a better, richer lather in less time and with less effort.

The Custom handle feels better in my hand, though, and I like the extra weight of the acrylic handle.

I'll probably get a few more boar brushes in the next year or so. An SOC will be one of them, and possibly an Omega Bambino. I'm looking at some of the other Semogues that have acrylic handles and a knot similar to the 1305, but so far, I haven't even gotten as far as to put one in a shopping cart, let alone pull the trigger.

I just got an RV LE '11 (#15/75) and that's been drawing my attention away from the two Semogues ... but I'm definitely part of the Boar Brigade now. Although I had ignored them for the first 3 years of my wet-shaving odyssey, I'm kicking myself now for having wasted so much time before I found out what really, really good lathering can be like.

[Loric]

I still dont think I'm a boar guy, but I'd feel naked with out one around, and this is IMO the best boar brush I have ever tried.... so its the only one I have around I like the short loft and its the most dense boar I'v used, plus I love the handle and colors win/win

[Obiwan]

Any pictures? I'm a huge Semogue fan.

These are the best ones I have being at work. I'm sure others can post better ones.

[SmoovD]

I think the 2010LE is a great brush but I prefer the SOC. I am still keeping the LE but it doesn't command top boar spot in my den. And like everyone else with the RV LE I am using the heck out of it at the moment.

[JPDyson]

Just a note of clarification, this is not the 2010 Semogue LE; it was a custom group buy organized by B&B members.
There is a 2010 LE which was a silvertip badger brush.

[Islander]

And does anybody want to compare/contrast it with other boar brushes like, say, the Semogue 620 or Omega 49? (in other words, those are my 2 boars and I'm really curious to how the 2010 compares!!!)

I don´t have the 620 but have the 1438(very similar or the same knot,afaik) and for me it´s as scrubby as the 1438 but bigger and softer at the tips. Exactly what I thought could be improved on the 1438...Now I can get enough for 3,4 passes without stretching.
That said, it´s now my nº1 brush, despite the dense knot but I overcame that with extra loading any soap! :D
I too find strange it´s not talked about around here...

[filedog]

I still dont think I'm a boar guy, but I'd feel naked with out one around, and this is IMO the best boar brush I have ever tried.... so its the only one I have around I like the short loft and its the most dense boar I'v used, plus I love the handle and colors win/win

That sums it up nicely. It's dense, but not overly so, great, resilient backbone. Firm, wide top, still scrubbier than a badger. This brush is at the upper end of my size limit, I found the SOC too big. Love the colors, the clear faceted handle. Interestingly, I have this in a 3 brush rotation, used regularly since I got it, and I still have tips that haven't split, maybe 20%.

[Darjeeling Express]

Soft Tips, scrubbiness enhanced.

[DE_Dude]

Is that the O ring I keep hearing about? Where do you get those?

[mblakele]

I found some in plumbing. You may want something a few mm smaller than the knot size: in http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...is-here!/page2 Darjeeling Express mentioned using an 18-mm ring with the Colonel, which is specified to have a 22-mm knot. See also http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...atents-pending) and http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...t-Target/page8

Caveats: with the brushes I have tried to o-ring, the change in density is not uniform. I tend to see a denser band of hair around the circumference, while the center of the brush remains about the same as before. This procedure also tends to make the knot seem more bulb-shaped, and can even add a point to a bulb.

[shanman]

I also use the nice silicone rings available in many different colors from the Target pharmacy- they use these to color code different prescriptions for multiple family members.