This knot is the best of the budget knots, IMO. With a 50mm loft, this knots whips soap into lather faster than a Synbad, Cashmere, SilkSmoke or any of the other budget knots, other than the Faux Boar. If you don’t have much money, get a Tuxedo bulb knot in a scratch & dent handle. It may look perfect, but it’ll perform perfectly and that’s all that really matters.