Thread: Wash them first?

Originally Posted by Doryferon

If you wash them it will be a difficult to set the loft exactly were you want it cause of the bloom

Washing does indeed start the knots blooming. Truly another reason I like to wash knots before setting.
I can see more exactly what I shall have! JMO!

I dont make my own brushes but as a consumer(and somewhat knowledgeable) I accept that the brush should have a bit of a stink and when I commission someone to make me a brush I want them to concern themselves solely on the quality of their craftsmanship and let me worry about washing the knot. Its animal hair, it should stink and i should make the decision on whether I want to wash it and with what product I want to wash it with. Delivery me a gorgeous brush and I dont care what it smells like(there would be a limit to stink expectations though)

Originally Posted by dexter90723

(there would be a limit to stink expectations though)

Indeed!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Washing does indeed start the knots blooming. Truly another reason I like to wash knots before setting.
I can see more exactly what I shall have! JMO!

When i get them in hand i made them a simple test
You can find it in other thread here.
If your handle is ready "out of the box" no problem even is bloomed but sometimes when you don't have enough tolerances you must measure when they are dry
If you don't have a lathe and you are working with hand tools it's difficult sometimes to make the top of the handle |_| and becomes \_/
Then you already have a problem,if the knot is a little bit bloomed in the base then you have another one and it's much more tough.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Any chance you can do a few that look like they came from Murano? Plus, maybe, any small objects that can be embedded in the handle (a custom job for someone that wants to keep an object from deteriorating.) As a fabric artist and glass lover I see miles and miles of swirled, abstract patterns.

hehehe Richard, I sense that you're going to be digging into the reserved funds and have yet another custom brush

I really don't blame you! Even without pictures the possibilities are very intriguing