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Post by wchnu on Apr 13, 2017 2:38:45 GMT -6
Mail call today brought this much anticipated beauty to the hutch. I have been wanting a synthetic brush and when I saw this one I had to have it. I just realized I do not even know what knot this is but I am sure Jim will pop in and let me know. This one feels great in my hand. I did not use it tonight due to it being a signature shave night for Williams Wednesday. I will get it going here soon and report back on how it goes. I am very much looking forward to this one!! Here is the Jayaruh 137.
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Post by pj3r on Apr 13, 2017 4:11:31 GMT -6
Nice one!
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Post by jayaruh on Apr 13, 2017 6:12:47 GMT -6
Mail call today brought this much anticipated beauty to the hutch. I have been wanting a synthetic brush and when I saw this one I had to have it. I just realized I do not even know what knot this is but I am sure Jim will pop in and let me know. This one feels great in my hand. I did not use it tonight due to it being a signature shave night for Williams Wednesday. I will get it going here soon and report back on how it goes. I am very much looking forward to this one!! Here is the Jayaruh 137. Glad you got it. It is an Ace synthetic. I got my Gem Lather Catcher yesterday, too. What a beauty!
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ShadowsDad
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Post by ShadowsDad on Apr 13, 2017 7:12:39 GMT -6
Nice brush! The fact that it was handmade by a friend makes it super special.
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Post by poppi on Apr 13, 2017 8:14:32 GMT -6
His brushes are great. I have #85 and works great, looks super cool and I like it. It resides in a place of honor in my shaving gear cabinet
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Post by Petrvs on Apr 13, 2017 9:48:46 GMT -6
Beautiful brush indeed!
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Post by wchnu on Apr 13, 2017 10:09:13 GMT -6
It will get a first use tonight. Can not wait. Out feeding worms to the fish right now though.
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Post by wchnu on Apr 13, 2017 10:10:01 GMT -6
Nice brush! The fact that it was handmade by a friend makes it super special. Ain"t that the truth!!
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Post by wchnu on Apr 14, 2017 4:57:47 GMT -6
So first run today with the Williams. It was also my first time to use a synthetic brush. I got a pretty good lather out of it. I will have to use it a few more times to sort it all out though. It seems to be a bit different from any of the other brushes I have. I love the feel of the handle. Nice weight to it. Over all a good start with my new one.
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ShadowsDad
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Post by ShadowsDad on Apr 14, 2017 6:57:31 GMT -6
Yup. Synthetics are definitely different. And there's no standard either since there are so many ways to make the fibers. It would be nice if there was a way to "grade" the fibers so that one would know what was being sold. If one has an open mind they can be good brushes. Closed mind, where only a certain hair will do, not so much.
Years ago I wouldn't have touched a synthetic, but the days of really terrible synthetic brushes are over. I write that knowing that someone somewhere is probably making a lousy synthetic. What I meant was in general and by the major players. I have maybe 8 synthetics and all are very different in feel. The most surprising was a Plisson. When it arrived all I could do was to laugh at it and I considered not even trying it because it was so different from my other synthetics. But after the first lather I realized just how good it was; different but good.
I think all of my synthetics share one trait though. They pick up water and the second the brush touches something it dumps it. I learned early on to not pick up water with the brush if it didn't have lather in the fibers. To load my brush with proto lather I put water in the soap tub (not with the brush) and I never soak the brush. Soaking does nothing for the synthetic fibers anyway.
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Post by wchnu on Apr 14, 2017 7:26:51 GMT -6
Yup. Synthetics are definitely different. And there's no standard either since there are so many ways to make the fibers. It would be nice if there was a way to "grade" the fibers so that one would know what was being sold. If one has an open mind they can be good brushes. Closed mind, where only a certain hair will do, not so much. Years ago I wouldn't have touched a synthetic, but the days of really terrible synthetic brushes are over. I write that knowing that someone somewhere is probably making a lousy synthetic. What I meant was in general and by the major players. I have maybe 8 synthetics and all are very different in feel. The most surprising was a Plisson. When it arrived all I could do was to laugh at it and I considered not even trying it because it was so different from my other synthetics. But after the first lather I realized just how good it was; different but good. I think all of my synthetics share one trait though. They pick up water and the second the brush touches something it dumps it. I learned early on to not pick up water with the brush if it didn't have lather in the fibers. To load my brush with proto lather I put water in the soap tub (not with the brush) and I never soak the brush. Soaking does nothing for the synthetic fibers anyway. Thanks Brian that explains the water problem with the Williams. I will keep that in mind.I am going to use this brush for a week or so to get a feel for it. I think it is going to be a great brush.
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Post by Petrvs on Apr 14, 2017 8:10:42 GMT -6
Synths need sort of a learning curve, but once you learn how to get the best out of it, they'll always have a place among your favourites. Being an all time boar user I was also skeptic at first, but now I've got a Razorock Bruce and a Zenith TS506 that I absolutely love, and a Vie Long Sintetico Extra Suave that is also very good. As Brian said, all the synths are different due to the variety of fibres, and these three are no exception: the Vie Long is softer, the Razorock is perfectly balanced, and the Zenith is the one with the strongest backbone.....but not so uncontrollable and whipping as some Omegas which I find terrible...they should stick to their excellent boars imho.
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Post by poppi on Apr 14, 2017 9:41:43 GMT -6
I rarely use a natural brush any longer. I have several synthetics from different vendors and I like them all. Some more than others but that's the same with natural brushes too.
One thing I have noticed it that the synthetics produce more lather with less product. And does it easier too.
I think I'm hooked on them
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Post by fram773 on Apr 14, 2017 10:48:30 GMT -6
One thing I have noticed it that the synthetics produce more lather with less product. And does it easier too. They sure do. Another thing is that there is absolutely no need to soak-they are ready at a moments notice, require no care, and dont shed. Truly no hassle git ir done brushes.
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Post by wchnu on Apr 14, 2017 20:46:21 GMT -6
One thing I have noticed it that the synthetics produce more lather with less product. And does it easier too. They sure do. Another thing is that there is absolutely no need to soak-they are ready at a moments notice, require no care, and dont shed. Truly no hassle git ir done brushes. Thanks guys. I will get it sorted out. To beautiful a brush not to.
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