Randy Schaffer
07-10-2009, 4:38 PM
Shaving Brush…Attempt #2
My last attempt at a brush handle resulted in a grand catch and some rapidly made kindling....
So this time around I used Bocote wood and the 23mm UK-tied Super Badger hair knot from Tony at Golden Nib. This knot is very tall (72mm) and needs a deep-set for stiffness. I drilled the wood to result in a 46mm loft.
Also this time around I built myself a platform so I was up at closer to a proper height with the lathe.
I did not take any photos at the start…but got my camera out as I moved to the sanding stages.
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/637/brush2sand3707.jpg
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2299/brush2sandcu3710.jpg
Oiled it up with flaxseed oil and burnished/polished it in with a paper towel.
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2949/brush2oiled3712.jpg
Finished the cutoff, then sanded the bottom, and tried out the knot.
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/2056/brush2done3725.jpg
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/9574/brush2done23719.jpg
I soaked the outside of this in flaxseed oil overnight, then epoxied the knot in the next day with slow-set System Three epoxy. I have not used it yet (allowing the flaxseed oil to cure for a week or so, but it should work out quite well. I like the handle feel and the springyness of the short loft badger.
My last attempt at a brush handle resulted in a grand catch and some rapidly made kindling....
So this time around I used Bocote wood and the 23mm UK-tied Super Badger hair knot from Tony at Golden Nib. This knot is very tall (72mm) and needs a deep-set for stiffness. I drilled the wood to result in a 46mm loft.
Also this time around I built myself a platform so I was up at closer to a proper height with the lathe.
I did not take any photos at the start…but got my camera out as I moved to the sanding stages.
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/637/brush2sand3707.jpg
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2299/brush2sandcu3710.jpg
Oiled it up with flaxseed oil and burnished/polished it in with a paper towel.
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2949/brush2oiled3712.jpg
Finished the cutoff, then sanded the bottom, and tried out the knot.
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/2056/brush2done3725.jpg
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/9574/brush2done23719.jpg
I soaked the outside of this in flaxseed oil overnight, then epoxied the knot in the next day with slow-set System Three epoxy. I have not used it yet (allowing the flaxseed oil to cure for a week or so, but it should work out quite well. I like the handle feel and the springyness of the short loft badger.