Travel synthetic fibre

For me I don't like the floppy feeling. I like a pure badger or a full thick bush. I face lather, synth maybe have badger beat for bowls.
Well then try an STF2 - backbone of a pure and softness of a silver tip.

No comment other than to say Kazakhstan is looking perfect for you
This deserves an emoticon - but in respect t Drubs I won't. Classic!!!!
 
How do you know if it's a STF2?
If it's a Muhle - the box/handle will betray it. Otherwise I understand that the current Edwin Jagger, the Aesop, etc., are equipped with STF2 - tells include:
1. says "SilverTip Fibre ®" or the suchlike,
2. shorter loft that the STFv.1,
3. different coloured knot (v.1 has a thicker darker pseudo-badger stripe), and
4. springier backbone.
 
^^^Man in the 'know'...
 
I got the locitane pillison is that stf2
I believe it's a Generation 3 and different to the Generation 4 STFv2. Here's the article generally referred to about synthetics.
 
Does anyone know what 'generation' the simpsons classic synth would be? They are new I think so it must be 3 or 4?
 
Does anyone know what 'generation' the simpsons classic synth would be? They are new I think so it must be 3 or 4?
I'm guessing you're on the money there, yet @Mark Watterson would be able to clarify with absolute certainty.
 
Do I walk into the jungle calling out Mark Watterson, hear bongo drums, and he finds me I don't find him?
 
Do I walk into the jungle calling out Mark Watterson, hear bongo drums, and he finds me I don't find him?
Or you could send him a private message/start a private conversation with him :)
 
From the shave nook, written in September 2013 re: simpsons chubby synthetic.

Up until now, there have been three manufacturers that have been able to utilize Generation 4 Synthetic Fibers. The first was H.I.S. whose brush was in existence before 2010 according to the manufacturer, but became popular in early 2012. The next manufacturer to come on board was Mühle in the winter of 2012. The last of the three was Frank Shaving with their Pur-Tech line in the summer of 2013. So that made three companies that were perched upon the Generation 4 mountaintop, but now all that has changed. Simpsons has decided to release a brush using Generation 4 Synthetic Fibers and here is a detailed view of that brush with a review in the second thread to follow.


From this I guess all simpsons synths must be gen4

Expect nothing less for that money
 
I've talked this one through with Chris at the Shaverhut and I'm pretty confident that is an STF2 * - the fact it costs the same as the Muhle might be a tell too. This looks a lot like my Aesop and to be honest I prefer the EJ handle to the Muhle one.

* - zero guarantees.

BTW: there are a few synthetic aficionados who prefer the Gen 3 to the 4 fibres. Some have been known to fight over certain Muhle STF1s that make it onto a BST.
 
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I've talked this one through with Chris at the Shaverhut and I'm pretty confident that is an STF2 * - the fact it costs the same as the Muhle might be a tell too. This looks a lot like my Aesop and to be honest I prefer the EJ handle to the Muhle one.

* - zero guarantees.
That makes me happy :)
Thank you.
 
I just emailed them too, time to play synthetic brush response bingo. They'll probably ramp up production with all this interest
 
Hope you get a more informative reply drubs

"In regards the hair generation - there is no such industry classification. I
can tell you that the hair has been developed over a long period of time and
is a wonderful product. Sadly, we are not at liberty to divulge the
manufacturing process or origin."
 
Simpsons probably thought you were referring to their badger hair. They don't tell anyone anything about that...
 
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