This was my first brush restore and I'm pretty pleased with the results. The knot just kinda fell out the day I bought the handle in May for 2 bucks. Settled on a black pure badger TGN knot. After the bloom and its first lather: I tend to name inanimate objects. I named this one Black Betty. :happy108
Nicely done. Nice lather too. I don't use my black badger much, but I don't want to get rid of it yet either.
I'm really liking it; not too soft and just the right amount of scratch to it. The next restore I'm doing is going to be a boar, but I might go with higher grades of badger should I find a deserving handle.