SOTD - November 2021

[Old Sarge]

Great shave tonight even though it was a bit rushed. I keep trying to like boar brushes but for some reason the lather always falls apart very quickly compared to my badger brushes. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. The brush feels fine when lathering although I think my badgers have more backbone. The boars I have all seem floppy to me.

Ooh La La...very cool shot of your ER 1914! For a second, I thought it was either gold plated or highly polished brass.

I get what you're saying about boar brushes. My Semogue SOC boar doesn't have much backbone, so I find myself mostly painting. However, the Omega Pro 49 boar is nothing but backbone and I've really got to work to get some splay. I'm going to pick up a Semogue 1305 on my Connaught Shaving order, maybe this weekend. I see Fuzzy using it all the time and I think it is his favorite brush. I kind of want boar brushes to be my go to for some odd reason.

So, I soak my natural fiber brushes in water for a bit prior to lathering, do you do the same? I was reading that some folks say with the boar brushes if you want to improve backbone, either don't soak at all or only soak about half-way up the knot. I haven't tried this yet, but it sounds interesting.