I know little of making the knot, have this Idea about using the winter guard hair/ red or Golden From A Grizzly Bear, it would be the only one around far as I know.
My Buds in Alaska used to tease me about swatting Bears as I was Jumped on by a Black bear, male it was and his gonads got smashed when he knocked me down to chew on me, anyway I like unique things. :D
It might well be a conversation piece however I don't think it would make a good shaving medium.
Making knots from scratch is a skill for sure. I think we had someone around here who did it some time ago.
That would be very unique and possibly a one of a kind........Black Bear Gonnad Hair Shaving Brush!
Well Doughboy, I do have drink stirring sticks make of Grizzly Bear Oosiks (Penile Bone) with a gold or silver spoon on the end and a pair of humping bears on the handle end, they were real popular with my Alaskan Hunting clients. I have some 4" long tundra bear claws for making the brush handles too.
BigspendUR, Have you ever felt the Guard hairs? they have a spine strength of Boar but softer on the last third of the tip and the softness of the finest Badger. I want to use the brush often.
Thanks for the replies Gents, looking into making my own knot, maybe my own method, which is Yet to be developed. :idea:
Pixelfixed did a couple boar knots I believe in the past. I think there's some old threads about it.
Some Hair, Time, Polyester resin, and CA glue which I have already and this project can move right along, plus I can vacuum the air out of the knot to make all hairs Locked in to the knot.
I will post pics of this project when finished.
I wish you luck!
Like most things making a.....is not hard. Making it so it works and lasts is another story.
That's why so many brushes start to shed and have to be trashed. it is a skill.
But we'll be anxious to see your result.
Once you've found the den; it might be best to harvest during their hibernation period, but be careful not to stumble in the dark over their alarm clocks and wake them up.Quote:
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If you're still around; let us know how it went (preferably with pictures).
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Pixelfixed made one and he said never again as it was a pain.
How to:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...nt-1932-a.html
Not sure I want gonad hair on my chin!!!! :wQuote:
Originally Posted by DoughBoy68
Yeah..........I would say brush knot making would be hard if you don't have the right equipment or supplies! Just buy a quality badger knot from China and save yourself the time of skinning some bears nether region!:rofl2:
I've made a few boar knots and they weren't that hard to make. I didn't get enough hair into the first couple, but by the 5th attempt I had it down.
I used a 1" pvc pipe coupler as a hair stacker. Jammed as much hair into it as I possible could. Slide coupler up to get the height you want. Trim the extra. Secured the top with a rubber band. Slide the hair about half way out of the coupler and add another rubber band. Remove hair completely from coupler. Wrap base (about 1/2") with fishing line using whip finish knots. Dip base end (about 1/4") in epoxy. Let epoxy dry and the repeat epoxy dip two more times. Remove the excess fishing line. Set knot in handle.
Like all things it just takes time, patience, and practice.
Cool, Thanks Chris, you sound like me in the Methods department, use what is at hand. :D
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Originally Posted by FAL
I'm sure someone sells a hair stacker just for brushes - it's probably a pvc coupler that costs $50.
I purposefully chose the fishing line for it's strength to diameter ratio, it's waterproof, and I have it readily available.
Rubber bands were chosen to control the end of the knot because it's the same way I control my wife's hair when she asks me to braid it.
Whip finish knot was chosen because it is the best knot I know of to tie off a bundle like hair.
Epoxy was chosen for its strength. I considered using sealing wax, shellac, lacquer, and superglue as well. Epoxy was just easier for me.
So there is a method to my madness.
It really just takes practice to figure out how to get the right amount of hair into the brush.
I think criswilson10, that you should make another, take lots of photos and upload a tutorial. It would certainly be an interesting one to see. :gl:
Speaking pragmatically, I would think the value of a grizzly hide with some guard hairs removed would be reduced by much more than the value of the brush made from those hairs.
I was going to share this with a complete "how to" with knot and handle tutorial but since we are on the subject:
Found this extra nice bristle paint brush that came as part of new machine at work (actually was to be used as a simple box flap holder).It didn't need to be as nice as it was for it's purpose but i guess they send you the best when you pay 1.8 million for a machine. Any way as a class A scrounge with nothing but the next shaving related project on my mind i was immediately attracted to it's nice soft tips and thought "wow, that would make a nice shaving brush". with permission from my supervisor it was mine to keep. As i didn't want to trim the nice split tips i had to figure out a way to shape it without trimming.
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. after much trial and error i found that stuffing it into a 1 inch piece of PVC was the easiest way to go. this allowed me to shape the top by pushing in on the bottom.
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i lashed it with nylon string and a wire tie (which was a mistake as it made a lump in the knot) i should have used just string to shape it. i soaked it with super glue and then removed the string.
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this is the knot after one hand lathering trial(couldn't wait till i had the handle made). it lost a number of hairs but hopefully will taper off with use. it did start to bloom nicely and felt rather soft.
I'm not the greatest brush maker, but I'll try and kill a boar this week and take pictures of making a brush next weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by wayne394
I personally,have never made a knot,but this thread has piqued my interest. I may have to deconstruct one of my badger paint brushes and give it a shot. The second stacker used,appears to be of a slightly smaller diameter and obviously has a profiled bottom insert to produce the desired contour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSmpcZOtthk
that was the first method i tried but couldn't get it to work right, and boy is it hard to grab the handful of hair and tie it without it all moving around. my hats off to the badger knot artists!
