Badger brushes cost - is it a markup or real?

I don’t know what to say, I also have this guy arriving…so I’m not a good therapist  

WOW, Fantastic, beats any therapy

I don’t know what to say, I also have this guy arriving…so I’m not a good therapist  

WOW, Fantastic, beats any therapy

Amen!

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I don’t know what to say, I also have this guy arriving…so I’m not a good therapist  

Nice brush,  here is mine in blue acrylic.  Got it a couple years ago. 

Some years ago when I wanted to buy my first badger brush I got some very good advice. I was told to buy a Simpson Colonel X2L in best badger. At about $65 it is a wonderful badger brush. It will give you the experience of what good badger hair is like and not break the bank to boot. The hair is quite soft with good backbone and the handle works great for bowl or face lathering.

I have read that Simpson best badger hair can very from soft to quite scratchy. I have 9 Simpson best badgers and 1 Simpson Manchurian badger, and every best badger has been consistently soft with not one shedding problem with any of them.

Some years ago when I wanted to buy my first badger brush I got some very good advice. I was told to buy a Simpson Colonel X2L in best badger. At about $65 it is a wonderful badger brush. It will give you the experience of what good badger hair is like and not break the bank to boot. The hair is quite soft with good backbone and the handle works great for bowl or face lathering.

I have read that Simpson best badger hair can very from soft to quite scratchy. I have 9 Simpson best badgers and 1 Simpson Manchurian badger, and every best badger has been consistently soft with not one shedding problem with any of them.

Thank you BJP, will certainly consider the Colonel X2L, Simpson is so highly recommended, seems one cannot go wrong with a Simpson

You will be extremely happy with a Simpson brush. Out of every other brush I own the Simpsons are some of the last brushes I would get rid of.

They just added a ton of limited edition Manchurian handles too, although they will tend to drive you up into the range you were probably trying to avoid a Chubby 2 Manchurian is hard to beat, they even have an elusive Chubby 2 in 2-Band right now. Just be careful cause you are probably not going to want to get lower grade knots after using something that nice.

Let us know what you decide on. Always cool to see what someone decides for their first Badger with so many good options out there.

You will be extremely happy with a Simpson brush.  Out of every other brush I own the Simpsons are some of the last brushes I would get rid of.

They just added a ton of limited edition Manchurian handles too, although they will tend to drive you up into the range you were probably trying to avoid a Chubby 2 Manchurian is hard to beat, they even have an elusive Chubby 2 in 2-Band right now.  Just be careful cause you are probably not going to want to get lower grade knots after using something that nice.

Let us know what you decide on.  Always cool to see what someone decides for their first Badger with so many good options out there.

Thanks for this,, ItsAllGravy
Will visit their website this evening

After that - straight to DFR

IMO the $50 brush will lather you same as the $250 dollar brush. Main thing you're purchasing is the time, effort, and materials put into the brush by the artisan and in most cases, justifiably so. You're going to get a variety of answers to your questions same as in asking "what's the best razor" or "what's the best blade". It's all personal opinion and going to come down to just taking your time, trying different knots, and what works best for your budget.

I may have overlooked but didn't notice Chisel & Hound as a option. He also does exceptional work!

A $50 brush will lather just as a $250 brush will lather, but the characteristics won't be the same. If that matters to you is up to your determination. There are differences, but they are small within the same classifications. The differences are larger going between hair types and hair grades. If the hair is too overprocessed, forget about it. It'll be the same. Too easy to take a great brush to garbage with the overprocessing trends of late.

A $50 brush will lather just as a $250 brush will lather, but the characteristics won't be the same. If that matters to you is up to your determination. There are differences, but they are small within the same classifications. The differences are larger going between hair types and hair grades. If the hair is too overprocessed, forget about it. It'll be the same. Too easy to take a great brush to garbage with the overprocessing trends of late.

I agree to an extent if you're basing it off mass produced and hand tied knots but the majority of purchased knots are from the same handful of wholesalers. There are also differences between grades such as a pure badger compared to HMW, etc. But for the most part your pre-made 24mm 2 band toss in knot from artisan "X" will be no better than the pre-made 24mm 2 band toss in knot from Joe retailer when both are set at same loft. The cost difference will be in materials and craftsmanship of the handle itself.