That job looks mighty monotonous!
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Most production line work is like that. Mercifully we have managed to either automate or off shore most of those dreary monotonous jobs. That has reduced our stress levels and allowed us to enjoy our now plentiful leisure time gainfully employed shopping and driving the economy. I don't know about you but I am glad we do not torture that many people like that anymore.
Sorry, could not resist a little tongue in cheek there. :hmmm: :D
Bob
This would be a Vulfix made Simpson XL2 in Best Badger... I broke the handle when trying to remove the knot so I could glue something else in. I've had it for about 10 years and it started to shed, first a few hairs each time and by the time it got to 10+ hairs after each use, I figured it had served me well and I might as well try a Chinese knot in it. I should have used the steam heat method, I tried the "plonk it in a vice and have at it" method with the following result....
Note the "plug" sits on top of a pad of glue about the same thickness but in a darker color. I see no string anywhere in this knot, but again... it's a sub $100 brush, I hardly think they could spend the time doing knotting by hand... The higher end brushes would be a different story.
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Christian
Welcome Rachmaninov. Can't help with the brush, but like the avatar...
Thanks for posting that photo, isn't that interesting. I wonder if they have changed to all hand tied in the intervening 10 years. IIRC some of the senior members on here had said Simpsons had trouble with shedding knots at one time. It sure looks like any aftermarket Chinese import knot I have used. They have all had just the glue plug.
Bob