Why should i love a boar brush?

[takisg]

Just send them to me, I love boars! Seriously what brush do you have, and how many lathers have have you made?

Semogue 610 Black and Semogue 1470, which supposed to be great face latherer's.Both are made of White Best 90% tops, which means very good quality bristle, with soft tops and good backbone. Medium size, Knot: 22 mm, Loft: 50 mm. I have them, take or give for about six months, and i use them regularly. I also palm lather with them every second day in order (wet and dry cycle ) to break them in faster. Yes, they do have a good back bone (some of my badgers have better) and very soft tips ( I have one pure badger which is harsher ) The problem is no matter what i do, i cant get a descent second pass and i have to reload them. On the other hand with my badgers i don't know what to do with the lather left in the knot after my daily shave. So what is wrong?

 

[Eeyore]

Nothing is wrong ... you prefer badger brushes. Don't worry

 

[Batman]

A broken in boar will be soft. Your patience will be rewarded.

+1

 

[Dave Deluxe]

The above list sounds more like an operator issue than a problem with the brush type?

 

[Eeyore]

The above list sounds more like an operator issue than a problem with the brush type?

But still, if badgers do work for the OP, there isn't a problem, is there? Nothing wrong when you don't like boars.

 

[cryhavoc]

Semogue 610 Black and Semogue 1470, which supposed to be great face latherer's.Both are made of White Best 90% tops, which means very good quality bristle, with soft tops and good backbone. Medium size, Knot: 22 mm, Loft: 50 mm. I have them, take or give for about six months, and i use them regularly. I also palm lather with them every second day in order (wet and dry cycle ) to break them in faster. Yes, they do have a good back bone (some of my badgers have better) and very soft tips ( I have one pure badger which is harsher ) The problem is no matter what i do, i cant get a descent second pass and i have to reload them. On the other hand with my badgers i don't know what to do with the lather left in the knot after my daily shave. So what is wrong?

If you have had them and used them for six months and you still don't like them nothing is wrong, you just aren't a Boar guy. Enjoy your Badgers, use what makes you happy!

 

[DrColossus11]

Because it takes for ever to break in? ( 15-20 times to the next Millennium )

True boars do have a break in period, but have found that if you use the brush it breaks in much faster

Because it always will be harsher than badger?

I've had many badger and boar brushes and the only boars that have been "harsher than badger" were of the clipped variety

Because it takes the same time / amount of swirls to load from hard soaps as my floppier badger brush ?

Not sure what you are asking here. My suggestion would be that you not pay attention to time/swirls it takes to load your brush and just make sure its properly loaded.

Because it doesn't have a good lather flow?

Sounds like not enough product. What brush are you using?

Because i struggle to get a second pass, and i have to reload her?

See above ^

Because it is by a fraction, less inexpensive to a descent badger brush?

That depends on your definitions of "fraction", "less inexpensive", and "decent badger". You can pick up a decent boar for around $10-15. This is less inexpensive(?) than most badgers and I would say even more less inexpensive than a decent badger.

No one is going to twist you arm to get you to like boar brushes. It's quite obvious to me from your initial post that your mind has already been made up. Use what you enjoy using, life's to short to worry about shaving brushes.

 

[Eeyore]

If you want something else, why don't you try a synthetic?

 

[mrb7]

But still, if badgers do work for the OP, there isn't a problem, is there? Nothing wrong when you don't like boars.

+1

I happen to like boar brushes. I also like chopped liver, which is pretty polarizing. There's nothing at all immoral or illegal about personal preferences.

 

[Wayne1963]

Because it takes for ever to break in? ( 15-20 times to the next Millennium )
Because it always will be harsher than badger?
Because it takes the same time / amount of swirls to load from hard soaps as my floppier badger brush ?
Because it doesn't have a good lather flow?
Because i struggle to get a second pass, and i have to reload her?
Because it is by a fraction, less inexpensive to a descent badger brush?
Gentleman, please help me to love my boar brushes

The way to break in a boar brush is in the palm of your hand....over the course of a couple of days, lather a dozen or so times in your palm. This will help remove the smell, and produce a bloom. If you don't produce enough lather for a second pass, try using a bowl. I use Mitchells Wool Fat grated into a 1 cup Pyrex bowl and whip a couple of golf ball size chunks of lather into a separate bowl. I then reload my brush, go to the bowl, and produce enough lather to shave a cow. Poor thing, ain't nothing stranger looking than a hairless cow!