In my experience, those that will shed will do so no matter what, and those that won't, won't. It's a knot problem, not a care problem (save for extreme abuse, and here concerning persistent shedding and not normal loss early on).
Brush Still Wet The Next Day?
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In my experience, those that will shed will do so no matter what, and those that won't, won't. It's a knot problem, not a care problem (save for extreme abuse, and here concerning persistent shedding and not normal loss early on).
I am in the camp of those that squeeze and then shake my brush after use and then hang it on the rack with the bristles down to promote the drying from the knot down. I also agree with those that suggest that you try to acquire another brush to allow you to rotate and fully dry your brushes. There are some of my brushes that are slightly damp the next day and that is why I like to rotate them.
Enjoy your shaves,
Doug
Enjoy your shaves,
Doug
With my badgers, a shake-squeeze-towel strop-fan the tips routine always gave me a perfectly dry brush by the next morning.
So... did you find who used the brush?
yeah, me too
I subscribe to the school of 10 good shakes over the tub. You'd be suprised at how much water still comes out at shake 9 and 10. I then hang my brush upside down on my space-age fully adjustable brush hanger.
Ernest
Ernest
Works for me! :^)
I subscribe to the school of 10 good shakes over the tub. You'd be suprised at how much water still comes out at shake 9 and 10. I then hang my brush upside down on my space-age fully adjustable brush hanger.
Ernest
this reminds me of the pens at the bank...Tough to believe, but YMMV prevails - still, I'm hard-pressed to buy that you can't detect a teensy bit of moisture in the base of that knot. I'm sure the tips are dry (as mine are).
I was thinking a 7 day rotation would be the way to go. You know, for the sake of the brushes, of course.
-Andy
That's 11 brushes, John. The one on the bottom left has a shedding problem, though.
-Andy
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Yes, this would promote drying from the knot down if excess water has not already been removed via shaking or squeezing. If the later has be done though this would not make much of a difference because, as stated before, capillary action > gravity. That means water will move up the hairs and into the knot (even when hanging by the handle) until all water has been evaporated. Ok, Physics class dismissed.
I'm in the Josh camp.
Unless you live in Arizona (not Georgia), the center is apt to be a bit damp 24 hr later unless you have a less-dense brush.
Hanging won't help if you shake because capillary forces vastly exceed gravity...
but I do it anyway because it keeps the brush out of the splash zone.
My routine:
1. Swirl in fresh water while rinsing out lather bowl.
2. Squeeze lather out while immersed.
3. Shake a few times into sink - if see lather emerge on tips (most often), then...
4. Rinse in bowl again and squeeze.
5. Shake dry. At finish, hold hand in front sometimes...if feel droplets, continue. Not hard but keep at it.
6. Hand strop (as Chris described) to open up hairs. Hang or sit on base to dry.
But really, you'll have fun having a second, or third, or 11th brush to rotate.
= Bill
Unless you live in Arizona (not Georgia), the center is apt to be a bit damp 24 hr later unless you have a less-dense brush.
Hanging won't help if you shake because capillary forces vastly exceed gravity...
but I do it anyway because it keeps the brush out of the splash zone.
My routine:
1. Swirl in fresh water while rinsing out lather bowl.
2. Squeeze lather out while immersed.
3. Shake a few times into sink - if see lather emerge on tips (most often), then...
4. Rinse in bowl again and squeeze.
5. Shake dry. At finish, hold hand in front sometimes...if feel droplets, continue. Not hard but keep at it.
6. Hand strop (as Chris described) to open up hairs. Hang or sit on base to dry.
But really, you'll have fun having a second, or third, or 11th brush to rotate.
= Bill
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Living in California versus North Carolina also seems to help with the humidity issue 
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