Just a little boar brush pr0n, for those who are into that sort of thing. 
Got these two at the big outdoor market here in Skopje from the one stall that sells them. I believe they're Turkish. Since there isn't a whole lot of info on the internet about them, here are a couple of pics and some specs:
Smaller brush (no. 117/24): 120mm height, 60mm loft, 22mm knot
Larger brush (no. 2002): 145mm height, 70mm loft, 26mm knot
Wooden handles, nicely weighted. Hand-packed, so no trimmed tips.
Both smelled pretty funky at first, but I found it noteworthy that after soaking them in near-boiling water, shampooing the heck out of them, and using both a couple of times, a grand total of exactly one bristle has fallen out between the two. This seemed to lend credence to what the kiosk salesman said - that these were good for "at least 10 years". Great performance from both so far, though the larger brush tends to make much more lather than I need for 2-3 passes.
Also: I gently used a hairdryer on these during the shampooing/cleaning process, and the tips are splitting beautifully. They're both soft as can be, now, and I'm seriously questioning whether or not I'll be keeping my two Vulfix superbadgers.
Got these two at the big outdoor market here in Skopje from the one stall that sells them. I believe they're Turkish. Since there isn't a whole lot of info on the internet about them, here are a couple of pics and some specs:
Smaller brush (no. 117/24): 120mm height, 60mm loft, 22mm knot
Larger brush (no. 2002): 145mm height, 70mm loft, 26mm knot
Wooden handles, nicely weighted. Hand-packed, so no trimmed tips.
Both smelled pretty funky at first, but I found it noteworthy that after soaking them in near-boiling water, shampooing the heck out of them, and using both a couple of times, a grand total of exactly one bristle has fallen out between the two. This seemed to lend credence to what the kiosk salesman said - that these were good for "at least 10 years". Great performance from both so far, though the larger brush tends to make much more lather than I need for 2-3 passes.
Also: I gently used a hairdryer on these during the shampooing/cleaning process, and the tips are splitting beautifully. They're both soft as can be, now, and I'm seriously questioning whether or not I'll be keeping my two Vulfix superbadgers.
