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Post by PJGH on Sept 14, 2015 14:19:13 GMT -6
Arrived with me today. Gosh! It's a nice brush! Visually appealing with a lightweight plastic tortoiseshell handle, good loft and soft tips. Both bowl and face lathering is very much like badger, little sling when face lathering. The black fibre is less dense than, say, a Muhle Silvertip Fibre or Purtech, but that in itself is its character. The fibres are black with some grey in there, changing appearance in the light. It's a classy brush! My only niggle is how light the handle is. It should be heavier. Picking it up, I expect it to be heavier. What I think I'll do is either settle a coin into the base, which is slightly recessed.
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Post by mjclark on Sept 14, 2015 16:04:35 GMT -6
Nice! How does the black fibre compare to the Silvertex? They are both Gen 3.5 fibres I think, whereas the Pur Tech and STF are Gen 4.
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Post by dcc on Sept 14, 2015 19:20:07 GMT -6
Nice! How does the black fibre compare to the Silvertex? They are both Gen 3.5 fibres I think, whereas the Pur Tech and STF are Gen 4. I have same brush with ivory handle,the fibre are Gen 4.
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Post by mjclark on Sept 14, 2015 20:48:58 GMT -6
Nice! How does the black fibre compare to the Silvertex? They are both Gen 3.5 fibres I think, whereas the Pur Tech and STF are Gen 4. I have same brush with ivory handle,the fibre are Gen 4. Oh - so more efficient than the Silvertex? I was (wrongly) assuming this was going to be like the Muhle Black Fibre and hence a step behind Plisson and Pur Tech. It's hard to keep up with developements in synthetics especially since the manufacturers do not give the different fibres clear designations. But this is very encouraging - I guess all these quality synthetic are brushes are going to be superb from now on.
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Post by PJGH on Sept 15, 2015 2:17:09 GMT -6
Version 2.0 black fibre. I get lost with the so-called generations, particularly now Omega and Vie-Long have jumped on in and appear to be using quite old tech for their knots.
My take on it is ...
This black fibre is akin to a sparse Kent knot. There is a sheen to the fibres in the light and a stiffness that is not present in Silvertip Fibre or Purtech. I still consider Silvertip Fibre and Purtech to be beyond this black fibre in terms of technology, but that does not diminish what a great brush this is in terms of looks and performance.
I have a couple of lovely vintage handles which I've re-knotted with quite old tech synthetic, like pre-Kent, but they're just lovely to use. Personally, I'd put Plisson back in that era, too, just more densely packed.
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