Boar brush

Discussion in 'The Brush' started by The County Mounty, Dec 15, 2014.

  1. Anyone know how to keep anymore bristles from falling out of my brush?
     
  2. Gordy

    Gordy Well-Known Member

    What brush is it. Omega, Semogue, other?
     
  3. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Can't be done. Toss the brush for a new one, or see if you can get a replacement from where you bought it, or remove the knot and replace it with a new one.
     
  4. InspiringK

    InspiringK Well-Known Member

    If the shedding isn't too bad - 1 or 2 hairs per shave - it might not affect the brush at all. I've had some great performing brushes that had some shedding while they were new. But, for the most part:
     
  5. Justin Linker

    Justin Linker Wetshaving belieber

    Not a lot you can honestly do. I bought a Tweezerman years ago and the first shave the sink was full of shedded hair. Exchanged for a new one and it worked like a charm. It's possible you got a faulty one that isn't bound together tight enough.
     
  6. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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    Some hair loss is almost to be expected at the very beginning. After a week, if you are still getting hair loss, I would consider an exchange, re-knot, or a pif. It should settle down though. You may want to do some palm lathers between shaves to encourage deserters to give up.
     
  7. mikewood

    mikewood Well-Known Member

    I read somewhere there are about 20,000 hairs in a brush. That seems like a lot but it's probable a minuscule number of them are not glued right and will slip out the first week or so. It's easy to pick them out and if one knots up your brush you can use a awl to comb and tease it out. I doubt our grandmasters so easily have up in a brush over a few stray hairs. If it throws hair for several weeks you might have a problem.
     
  8. macaronus

    macaronus Sir Nice-a-Lot

    Don't use is anymore... :p

    But seriously: not much you can do, as stated above. :(
     
  9. Thanks, everyone. I'm no pro by any means, so I appreciate the advice. It's relatively new, but I was thrown off by the hairs falling out. The first brush either didn't lose hairs, or I didn't notice. I'll keep using it and see if it calms down. If not, I may ask for a replacement.

    By the way, I said boar brush. It's badger, but not silvertip. Sorry about the mistake, I was kinda tired when I posted it!
     
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  10. celestino

    celestino Friendly Neighborhood Wetshaver

    Good luck trying to remedy the situation!
     
  11. Doryferon

    Doryferon Well-Known Member

    Which brush?
    Make some work with your wife's plastic knob,this will remove the bristles that are ready to fall.
    Even very expensive brushes can loose some bristles from their knot but those brands they have a good return policy
    If your brush is a cheap one then a re-knoting work is the best thing that you can do
    If it's a very cheap one then just recycle it.
     
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  12. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    "plastic knob"? :think002:
     
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  13. cmorris357

    cmorris357 catching flies.........

    In spite of American television, not all wives have plastic knobs. Lol.
     
  14. InspiringK

    InspiringK Well-Known Member

    :rofl:
    This is turning out to be a very informative thread.
     
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  15. Doryferon

    Doryferon Well-Known Member

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  16. mikewood

    mikewood Well-Known Member

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  17. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    There is molting and then there is shedding.
     
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  18. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    No worries. You english is better than many who claim it as their native language!
     
  19. GDCarrington

    GDCarrington Burma Shave

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