Gargravarr
Our resident snake charmer
- Joined
- Jun 13, 2020
- Location
- lutruwita
The DSCosmetic G7 is currently the most numerically advanced synthetic knot on the market. Who knows what happened to G6? 
Hopefully that particular pissing match will stop now, it's looking silly. When I was running my fingers over the dry knot, I was prepared to be disappointed, given that I have been so happy with the AP G5 series, particularly the G5C, but read on...
This G7 is a 30mm size, replacing the Boss I had in a CaYuen handle. It is super-ultra-dense, so even allowing for perspective in the pic below, it's still a lot smaller than the 28mm G5A (on the right). I've followed my usual practice of setting it as high as possible in the handle, and I'm glad I did.
The G7 is still a bit out of round after being squished in its padded bag, but I expect it to get over that eventually. The tips of the dry brush aren't as soft as those of the G5A, and it has LOTS of backbone. If I dunk it in the sink, the added weight indicates that it holds a huge amount of water. The spring of the dry fibres isn't as obvious when the brush is wet, and it easily splays as much as I want it to, given how much backbone it has. It loads up a heap of soap, and easily produces heaps of lather, with no hogging. It lends itself equally to a scrubbing and a painting style of lathering. If you like to mash your brush, you'll most likely find it too stiff for comfort. I expect smaller versions might be less so.
Overall, I was very pleasantly surprised. I'm not going to make any more comparisons to the G5 knots, as it's a totally different beast and definitely a keeper.
Hopefully that particular pissing match will stop now, it's looking silly. When I was running my fingers over the dry knot, I was prepared to be disappointed, given that I have been so happy with the AP G5 series, particularly the G5C, but read on...This G7 is a 30mm size, replacing the Boss I had in a CaYuen handle. It is super-ultra-dense, so even allowing for perspective in the pic below, it's still a lot smaller than the 28mm G5A (on the right). I've followed my usual practice of setting it as high as possible in the handle, and I'm glad I did.
The G7 is still a bit out of round after being squished in its padded bag, but I expect it to get over that eventually. The tips of the dry brush aren't as soft as those of the G5A, and it has LOTS of backbone. If I dunk it in the sink, the added weight indicates that it holds a huge amount of water. The spring of the dry fibres isn't as obvious when the brush is wet, and it easily splays as much as I want it to, given how much backbone it has. It loads up a heap of soap, and easily produces heaps of lather, with no hogging. It lends itself equally to a scrubbing and a painting style of lathering. If you like to mash your brush, you'll most likely find it too stiff for comfort. I expect smaller versions might be less so.
Overall, I was very pleasantly surprised. I'm not going to make any more comparisons to the G5 knots, as it's a totally different beast and definitely a keeper.
