I hear #RawHoggin-Djudge u/EldrormR is making the rounds with the DQ hammer today to weed out the contestants who fail to include their Raw Hog in the SOTD picture. To err on the safe side, my picture is almost only brush this time. I hope I didn't miss a rule stating that the software needs to be included, too 😆
It's a bit surprising, but I think I'm already in the phase where the break in process slows down. The tips are mostly split, the shedding has stopped, and the brush seems to be settling. Now if the little piggy could just stop the last of the boar funk, I'd be a very happy camper.
#GEMsOfWisdom: I've decided to let my MMOC(MM) air dry from now on to get a patina going. I also have the engraved Djudges razor, and keeping one brass MMOC(MM) polished to a shine and the other one patinaed seems sensible. Also note the Rubberset 400 in that last picture. It's the same type of handle as I use during Austere Hogust, and the same knot size (it's a bleached 26mm Zenith knot vs the un-bleached one I'm using now), but at a higher 62 mm loft. the difference in bloom in baffling. Despite being at opposite ends of the scale (floppy and huge vs firm and narrow), both brushes are very comfortable.
This SOTD is part of the challenge
sotd.djudgement_invitations: [<DjudgementInvitation 306>, <DjudgementInvitation 2667>]