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Flat top brush

More brush area on the face?

More info below.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/368884-My-New-Rudy-Vey-Flat-Top!

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/332095-Flat-top-knots

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...rushes-and-Restorations?p=2593456#post2593456

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I have a shavemac D01 flat-top in a vintage Erskine handle. Rudy Vey did the work. He suggested that a 20-mm knot would fit the handle, but I wanted the face feel of a 22-mm knot. The flat-top shape does a good job of making up the difference: it feels larger than it is.

 
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It's very likely an excellent face-lathering brush. Have a look at this brush: http://tinyurl.com/lqev9xh

The top isn't precisely flat, they call it chasen, which is this thing: http://tinyurl.com/k4f5o55 It's a whisk to prepare a certain type of tea by creating froth, so you can understand how they came up with the shape. I'm a face-latherer, and this is the best brush I've ever owned.

The flat-topped brush may not work exactly the same way, but I suspect it has similar action.

DGI
 
I have a Rudy Vey Flat-Top with Shavemac 2 band,d01 knot,20mm x 42 mm.With a Flatty less is more,a great face and dome lathering brush.I've never bowl lathered with my flat-top but it would prolly do a good job.mblakele is right it feels much larger than it is,in fact you would prolly not want to go larger than 22mm,Rudy Vey calls the 20mm the sweet spot for a flat-top and I agree.I have a pretty large face and dome and would not want to go larger than the 20mm I have,I've even been thinking about hitting Rudy up for another Flatty at 19mm.
 

TexLaw

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I've seen those flat knots out there, but I've not used one. I have a couple of fans that are getting pretty close, though. I expect you just see more of what distinguishes a fan from a bulb (more splay, less backbone, more loading, etc.)
 
I have one that Rudy Vey made for me, too. It's a Shavemac D01 Flat Top 20mm knot with a 42mm loft. It's a very scrubby (not scritchy) face latherer that has a feel of a much larger brush. It's really great.
 
My belief, not backed by any knowledge of the history of design as pertains to shaving brush, or any brush at the thought of it, is the flat top tends to support the core bristles better than a tapered side allowing a bit more stiffness to be held through out the working end of the brush; that which rubs yer face.


Bulb shape would naturally allow core bristle to more easily spread and possibily create a better splay than that found with a more uniform end.


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