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Simpson CH2 two-band silvertip (probably Chinese made knot)

Hi Rudy, are you saying that Simpson is no longer making the knot on these but procure finished Chinese knots?

Paladin 2XL 28mm “Eye of the Tiger”

Saponificio Varesino 2.0 26mm Manchurian Badger Brush

Yaqi Synthetic

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Rudy Vey

Simpson CH2 two-band silvertip (probably Chinese made knot)

Hi Rudy, are you saying that Simpson is no longer making the knot on these but procure finished Chinese knots?

There was a guy on another forum whose knot fell out of the same brush as mine. The knot was not the typical handtied knot I have seen for several Chubbies I did restore with a new handle.These typical hand tied knots have ties with string, normally two, and are about set 20-25 mm deep into the handles. The one that fell out was a typical Chinese made knot with the short resin glue plug at the bottom. The shape is also more of a bulb than the Simpson hybrid shape.

Simpson CH2 two-band silvertip (probably Chinese made knot)

Hi Rudy, are you saying that Simpson is no longer making the knot on these but procure finished Chinese knots?

There was a guy on another forum whose knot fell out of the same brush as mine. The knot was not the typical handtied knot I have seen for several Chubbies I did restore with a new handle.These typical hand tied knots have ties with string, normally two, and are about set 20-25 mm deep into the handles. The one that fell out was a typical Chinese made knot with the short resin glue plug at the bottom. The shape is also more of a bulb than the Simpson hybrid shape.

I have a lot of Simpson 2 Band brushes most of them 10+ years old, amongst them various Chubbies. I have noticed that newer versions, post pandemic, have become much thinner in density, which I viewed as a cost saving attempt. Sad enough. However, Simpson has traditionally advertised as a core quality their own sorting and hand tying of knots. It would be shocking, if they had abandoned that, especially for their higher priced brushes. I hope you are wrong.

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