(07-25-2024, 03:51 PM)Oregon Wrote: I've had a brush in my cabinet for some time, but I didn't use because I didn't like the knot. Much too large and floppy for me. However, I like the handle, so I had the knot replaced with a boar knot: 24 mm with a 50 mm loft. I've now used it for two shaves in a row and find it doesn't lather worth a darn. This is the first time I've had a problem with a brush producing a good lather. My assortment of brushes includes boar, badger and synthetic and all, when I use a quality soap, have produced a good lather from the start.
I've read some posts that suggest a new boar knot needs a break in period. My other two boar brushes didn't, but maybe this one is different. It bums me because I love the look and feel of my new boar brush, but the performance (so far) stinks.
I never owned any natural fiber brush that did not benefit from a break in period. Some more than others. Reticence in releasing lather (i.e. being a lather hog) is a typical frustration with a new boar brush. This always gets better as it is broken in.