Other Brands of Scrubby Brushes Besides Simpson?
Other Brands of Scrubby Brushes Besides Simpson?
I have Simpson brushes including a Chubby 2, Colonel X2L, and the Wee Scott, and am very happy with these. The Chubby is a recent purchase, and have only used it about 4 times. Wow that thing can make some lather! I was wondering what other makes are similar to Simpson as far as being very densely packed, Scrubby, and great with hard soaps.
Re: Other Brands of Scrubby Brushes Besides Simpson?
Shavemac D01 silvertip or D01 two band.The D01 silvertip its not as scrubby as the D01 two band.Rockford wrote:I have Simpson brushes including a Chubby 2, Colonel X2L, and the Wee Scott, and am very happy with these. The Chubby is a recent purchase, and have only used it about 4 times. Wow that thing can make some lather! I was wondering what other makes are similar to Simpson as far as being very densely packed, Scrubby, and great with hard soaps.
The Vie Long two bands are kind of scrubby too,but not unpleasant at all.
And you always can try a Omega or Semogue boar brush.
Re: Other Brands of Scrubby Brushes Besides Simpson?
Thank you Teiste! There may be a Shavemac in my Future. I already have an Omega boar and enjoy the brush. I really like the backbone and scrubbiness, as it had really help eliminate ingrown hairs on my neck. BTW, I have seen some of your videos and truly appreciate how they have improved my skills and my shave!Teiste wrote:Shavemac D01 silvertip or D01 two band.The D01 silvertip its not as scrubby as the D01 two band.Rockford wrote:I have Simpson brushes including a Chubby 2, Colonel X2L, and the Wee Scott, and am very happy with these. The Chubby is a recent purchase, and have only used it about 4 times. Wow that thing can make some lather! I was wondering what other makes are similar to Simpson as far as being very densely packed, Scrubby, and great with hard soaps.
The Vie Long two bands are kind of scrubby too,but not unpleasant at all.
And you always can try a Omega or Semogue boar brush.
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For an extremely dense knot, consider a Rooney Herutage such as an Emillion or something custom made by Morris & Forndran as well.
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+2 for the Rooney Heritage line. My Stubby 3 must have tens of thousands of hairs packed into that knot. It lathers up a storm, but it's so dense that a good part of the soap is caught up in the brush and has to be squeezed out by hand. Construction is superb. For scrubbiness, I doubt that anything better exists.
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I have read that Rooney is about the stiffest/densest on the market, but have not been willing to spend the bucks to get one.
I'll second the Semogue LE badgers. I have both sizes and they are fantastic. Scritchy and scrubby, but not too much so. A few people have said they are the closest thing to Rooney Finest since...Rooney Finest.OtherMoe wrote:I have Simpsons brushes in Best and Super 2-Band, Thater in both 2-Band and Silver Tip, but the scrubbiest brush I have so far is the Semogue 2011 LE Badger size 1,,,, is great!
About 10 or 12 years ago I bought a
Burma Shave Brush and a puck of
William's Mug Soap.
I happily used these until November
of 2005 when I discovered that
other brushes and soaps actually
existed!! Imagine that!!
Well I haven't been the same since.
I immediately ordered a Vulfix 374
Super Badger and a tub of TOB
Lavander cream. Of course this
was followed by GFT soaps and creams
and.....well I'm sure most of you know
and understand where I'm going.
Well since that day the Burma Shave has
pretty much led a sad and neglected existence.
Well after reading this thread I decided that
I'm going to give it another try. It seems to be
well built and it's definitely scratchy. So I suppose
I now have a brush rotation.
I may even order another brush in the near future.
What will it be??.......
Terry
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Burma Shave Brush and a puck of
William's Mug Soap.
I happily used these until November
of 2005 when I discovered that
other brushes and soaps actually
existed!! Imagine that!!
Well I haven't been the same since.
I immediately ordered a Vulfix 374
Super Badger and a tub of TOB
Lavander cream. Of course this
was followed by GFT soaps and creams
and.....well I'm sure most of you know
and understand where I'm going.
Well since that day the Burma Shave has
pretty much led a sad and neglected existence.
Well after reading this thread I decided that
I'm going to give it another try. It seems to be
well built and it's definitely scratchy. So I suppose
I now have a brush rotation.
I may even order another brush in the near future.
What will it be??.......
Terry
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I certainly wouldn't describe my Plisson as scrubby.
One of Lee's M&F Blondes would be a great choice.
You want scrubby? Have Juan set a Natural Brown (extra) Horse with a lower loft for you. He really packs them for custom orders, and they take maybe a day extra to be delivered
One of Lee's M&F Blondes would be a great choice.
You want scrubby? Have Juan set a Natural Brown (extra) Horse with a lower loft for you. He really packs them for custom orders, and they take maybe a day extra to be delivered
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+1 for the boar. I have a couple of boar Semogues in my rotation that do a fantastic job with a scrubby feel. Another of my brushes is a Rudy Vey in finest that provides a good deal of backbone and scrubby.jww wrote:Boar tend to be much more "scrubby" than badger - anything from Semogue or Omega would provide scrubbiness to the lather application process for sure.
I know this is an old thread, but I would be really interested to know what we think we mean when we describe a brush as "scrubby"
Here's a definition from an urban dictionary:
scrub·by (skrb)
adj. scrub·bi·er, scrub·bi·est
1. Covered with or consisting of scrub or underbrush.
2. Straggly or stunted.
3. Paltry or shabby; wretched.
I don't think any of these is what we have in mind!
Here's a definition from an urban dictionary:
scrub·by (skrb)
adj. scrub·bi·er, scrub·bi·est
1. Covered with or consisting of scrub or underbrush.
2. Straggly or stunted.
3. Paltry or shabby; wretched.
I don't think any of these is what we have in mind!
Fido, Urban Dictionary is a bit different to the OED
From Dictionary.com
scrub1 [skruhb] Show IPA verb, scrubbed, scrub·bing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
2.
to subject to friction; rub.
3.
to remove (dirt, grime, etc.) from something by hard rubbing while washing.
4.
Chemistry . to remove (impurities or undesirable components) from a gas by chemical means, as sulfur dioxide from smokestack gas or carbon dioxide from exhaled air in life-support packs.
5.
to cancel or postpone (a space flight or part of a mission): Ground control scrubbed the spacewalk.
Most of us are likely thinking '2'. For me, cancelled spacewalks.
From Dictionary.com
scrub1 [skruhb] Show IPA verb, scrubbed, scrub·bing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
2.
to subject to friction; rub.
3.
to remove (dirt, grime, etc.) from something by hard rubbing while washing.
4.
Chemistry . to remove (impurities or undesirable components) from a gas by chemical means, as sulfur dioxide from smokestack gas or carbon dioxide from exhaled air in life-support packs.
5.
to cancel or postpone (a space flight or part of a mission): Ground control scrubbed the spacewalk.
Most of us are likely thinking '2'. For me, cancelled spacewalks.
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Fido to me the term scrubby refers to the tensile strength of the hair/bristle, softness or stiffness of the tips and density of the knot.
All these factors come into play but in most posts I've read on the subject I get the impression the poster is referring to the softness or stiffness of the tips.
All these factors come into play but in most posts I've read on the subject I get the impression the poster is referring to the softness or stiffness of the tips.
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Never have quite figured out "scrubby", but agree with the Squire's definition. As to personal experience, I have a Berkeley in best, a Colonel in best, and a Grosvenour LE in two-band. While I think the LE is the softest (without a loss in back-bone), didn't consider the Berkeley nor the Colonel to be scrubby. Should I?