Thread: How many hairs in a knot anyway ????

I have a couple of " How To " vids I made and it was fun. I thought I would do a "how to" on making a badger brush from scratch. I mean scratch. I am not known as a brush maker but I always wanted to make a few. I have replaced a few and that is relatively simple. I have long admired the brushes that some of our members spin out so this is sort of a tribute to them :<0)

My plan is to start at the beginning and not harm any animals in the process so, here goes.

First you have to get a badger. Some may just spring for a quality knot but remember ,,,from scratch.

I found just the guy to hep me out and here is his technique.

https://youtu.be/XA8pxzawUGM

Now once my badger arrived ,and the Fed Ex guy quit swearing at me as the blood drips down his arm, I realize I have to get the dang thing out of the cage and start harvesting hair. A bottle of Sleep-Eze mixed up in some cat food did the trick.



Notice I have my tools all laid out ready to go. The little plastic can should be enough for a good size knot I am thinking.

They say the best hairs come from a female and I can see I got lucky with this purchase.

This looks like it's going to go well at first :<0)

As I look closer I start to wonder if I should just shave the thing and try to seperate the fine from the choice later! I mean look at all that fuzz in there

Crap...... See the title ? How many do I need do you think ?

I'd say shave away my friend. I would recommend the pet series electric clippers as well.

Well I was going to take it down to the city park and let it go when I get enough for a knot. If it looks all mangy they might shoot it thinking it has a disease or something. Maybe I could just pluck the good ones out. They do stand out longer.

Lol. Yup the city park is where they have the good life. Pigeons to feast on and garbage cans to root through. That would be the good life for sure.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Lol. Yup the city park is where they have the good life. Pigeons to feast on and garbage cans to root through. That would be the good life for sure.

I couldn't ask for better myself. Anyone here remember Freddie the Free loader (Red Skeltlon





I couldn't ask for better myself. (anyone here remember Red Skelton).