Your DE shaving videos, especially the ones about brushes, are like a professor's lecture-packed with information and incredibly useful for DE enthusiasts. Your videos are a boon to the passionate DE community. Thanks, Kit!
Wow thank you for the kind complement on my Brush video's Kit I stopped shaving videos several years ago now but I am just getting a new review channel started GoAskKit UA-cam
better then boar cheaper in the long run no break in .my Simpson Trafalgar is the best brush on the market today it's like buying a $200 badger hairbrush, no cleaning the brush, no need for a brush stand, fast drying time, well not fall apart like a badger hair or boar can, cheap to buy, I have owned it for 5 years with no hair loss with no problems wheelchair Larry Merry Christmas
Thanks for your comment but I am die hard on my boar brushes..... but that doesn't mean they are for everybody. I think we all have our favorites and when I was still doing my channel vids I would often say for me or my opinion. My opinion evolved as I learned what I like over time and testing different products just as yours has I am sure. Kit
Great boar knot break-in video Kit! ;) Can you do a follow-up video after five shaves? That would be interesting to see both brushes side by side with the same number of shaves on them. Have a good weekend and take care, my friend! :) #Heart
Been using my favorite two boars now for over three years. They just get better over time and I can say my break in got them going fine and cause zero long term issues. Kit
Thank you, DE Razor Shaving ~! That makes me very happy that you feel this was a good tutorial video... That was my goal. I can tell you that after you get your boar brushes broke in there IMHO is nothing like it ~! I love my boars. Kit
If you want to break down the boar bristles, wouldn't soaking in water and freezing work better than just putting it in the refrigerator? Freezing water expands and would break down the cell walls and soften the bristles wouldn't it?
I can not say I would freeze my Boar brushes.Not sure about freezing the wood Handles. However I post what I have done and what I know for a fact works without damaging my brushes. Bottom line if you want to try freezing then do as you wish but personally I can not recommend doing it ~! Kit
Two questions. First - is this recommend for boar brush that has already been used for about a year or is it already broken in? Second how much borax and how much arm and hammer to use- ratio? Thank you - great video but it would be useful to know
Hey Mel the ratio's on the borax and Arm and Hammer laundry Soap are about One third cup borax in a and 2/3 cup of laundry soap but the ratio's are NOT that critical here. Secondly the video was intended to be applied to a brand new brush right out of the box so you DON"T need to take a year to break them in through normal use. I don't like the smell of boar brushes and my break in gets rid of the smell in 36 hours. Now if you have a boar you have been using for a year the break in I use will NOT damage your brush but the question is how much at that point do you need to use my method? I would say this if the brush does not smell and if it has broken or split hairs and it splays well than you do NOT Need more break in but if not do the break in anyway it surely won't hurt the brush to do the break in ~!
@@deshavetalkwithkit8935 Thank you for your response. Have seen a number of videos re: breaking boar brushes in, but yours is the most thorough, makes the most sense - and effort. I'm looking forward to the process and thank you for breaking down the process further for me. I have a number of shave brushes including pure badger, badger/boar combo, synthetic, but only one pure boar. The old warrior I obtained as a kid in college. I'm retired now and it's my favorite brush albeit a good amount of it is sentimental. Thought I would give the old boy a little break and have the heavy lifting done by a couple of newbies - an Omega Pro 48 and a Zenith Scrubby Chubby. The latter has a pretty stiff spine, but I like it- a lot! Again, thank you for that great video, your time and effort with the additional information!
The minimum I have used is 36 hours and the number I saw online from others on the time frame was 3 days. I don't think it is that critical really but I does seem to help the Boar hair split which is the goal . Kit
I suppose you could substituted what ever cleaning products you have on hand. I just mentioned what I did that worked for me and they are cleaning products I buy anyway. Kit
Your DE shaving videos, especially the ones about brushes, are like a professor's lecture-packed with information and incredibly useful for DE enthusiasts. Your videos are a boon to the passionate DE community. Thanks, Kit!
Wow thank you for the kind complement on my Brush video's Kit I stopped shaving videos several years ago now but I am just getting a new review channel started GoAskKit UA-cam
Wow,Wow does this work! Even the scrubby is soft. This works great! Thank you Kit!
Thank you Kit for the boar brush break in tips ... I am going to give it a try.
That is a nice combination of different techniques for breaking in a boar brush. Very informative as usual. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Hi Fi get some good shaves in ~! Kit
better then boar cheaper in the long run no break in .my Simpson Trafalgar is the best brush on the market today it's like buying a $200 badger hairbrush, no cleaning the brush, no need for a brush stand, fast drying time, well not fall apart like a badger hair or boar can, cheap to buy, I have owned it for 5 years with no hair loss with no problems wheelchair Larry Merry Christmas
Thanks for your comment but I am die hard on my boar brushes..... but that doesn't mean they are for everybody. I think we all have our favorites and when I was still doing my channel vids I would often say for me or my opinion. My opinion evolved as I learned what I like over time and testing different products just as yours has I am sure. Kit
boars are a pain and the hairs fall out save your money Merry Christms ho ho larry@@deshavetalkwithkit8935
Great boar knot break-in video Kit! ;) Can you do a follow-up video after five shaves? That would be interesting to see both brushes side by side with the same number of shaves on them. Have a good weekend and take care, my friend! :) #Heart
Adventures in Wet Shaving , Yes I will do that .... I am curious as you are to see if they come out looking pretty much the same ~! Kit
Cool Kit! ;) #Heart
Been using my favorite two boars now for over three years. They just get better over time and I can say my break in got them going fine and cause zero long term issues. Kit
Very good tutorial video. 👍🏼 Great instructions. I've never used a boar brush before, but if i ever get one, i'll use this video to break it in. 😎👍🏼💈
Thank you, DE Razor Shaving ~! That makes me very happy that you feel this was a good tutorial video... That was my goal. I can tell you that after you get your boar brushes broke in there IMHO is nothing like it ~! I love my boars. Kit
What's crazy to me about a boar brush is that you want to make the bristles split ends.
@@DE_Razor_Shaving Yes when the ends split it is soooo much better of a brush... if you ever try it you will be a believer ~! Kit
@@DE_Razor_Shaving Yes when the ends split the boars are soooo much better and if you ever try it you will be a believer~! Kit
Great tips Kit, I didn’t know about any of this, I’m happy I do now. 😌👍
Great, Dave Card ~! If you have any boars you need to try this 36 hour method ~! Kit
I think you’re right Kit, I have one in particular that I love but it’s taking a long time to break in. 😌👍
If you want to break down the boar bristles, wouldn't soaking in water and freezing work better than just putting it in the refrigerator? Freezing water expands and would break down the cell walls and soften the bristles wouldn't it?
I can not say I would freeze my Boar brushes.Not sure about freezing the wood Handles. However I post what I have done and what I know for a fact works without damaging my brushes. Bottom line if you want to try freezing then do as you wish but personally I can not recommend doing it ~! Kit
Two questions. First - is this recommend for boar brush that has already been used for about a year or is it already broken in? Second how much borax and how much arm and hammer to use- ratio? Thank you - great video but it would be useful to know
Hey Mel the ratio's on the borax and Arm and Hammer laundry Soap are about One third cup borax in a and 2/3 cup of laundry soap but the ratio's are NOT that critical here. Secondly the video was intended to be applied to a brand new brush right out of the box so you DON"T need to take a year to break them in through normal use. I don't like the smell of boar brushes and my break in gets rid of the smell in 36 hours. Now if you have a boar you have been using for a year the break in I use will NOT damage your brush but the question is how much at that point do you need to use my method? I would say this if the brush does not smell and if it has broken or split hairs and it splays well than you do NOT Need more break in but if not do the break in anyway it surely won't hurt the brush to do the break in ~!
@@deshavetalkwithkit8935
Thank you for your response. Have seen a number of videos re: breaking boar brushes in, but yours is the most thorough, makes the most sense - and effort. I'm looking forward to the process and thank you for breaking down the process further for me. I have a number of shave brushes including pure badger, badger/boar combo, synthetic, but only one pure boar. The old warrior I obtained as a kid in college. I'm retired now and it's my favorite brush albeit a good amount of it is sentimental. Thought I would give the old boy a little break and have the heavy lifting done by a couple of newbies - an Omega Pro 48 and a Zenith Scrubby Chubby. The latter has a pretty stiff spine, but I like it- a lot! Again, thank you for that great video, your time and effort with the additional information!
Can this be used for badger as well?
Yes but you do not need to rub badger brush hairs on a towel like you do for boar brushes. The reason is badger hairs don't split ~! Kit
36 hours or 3 days? You kept mentioning both. Which one is it?
The minimum I have used is 36 hours and the number I saw online from others on the time frame was 3 days. I don't think it is that critical really but I does seem to help the Boar hair split which is the goal . Kit
Little expensive.
I suppose you could substituted what ever cleaning products you have on hand. I just mentioned what I did that worked for me and they are cleaning products I buy anyway. Kit