20mm Silvertip knot from Turchetta-first off, let me say this certainly seems like a nice knot. About 65mm of loft, bristles are quite resilient, tips feel soft ( not as soft as a Shavemac, but definitely little to no scritch).
For $15? Fuggettaboutit!
6061 Aluminum handle-My first attempt at turning anything on a lathe, Took me about 2 1/2 hours start to finish, including shining it up. Someone who actually knew how to use a lathe probably would have been done in about 20 minutes...
Styling: I was looking for a Kent sort of waist at the bottom. I actually was hoping for an overall Kent outline, but I was limited by the 1" stock I had, so there was not enough "meat" to craft the upper bulbous portion. Regardless, the waist fits my fingers quite nicely. Handle height-60mm, bristle loft mounted-55mm
Waiting for the epoxy to cure, then give it a go tomorrow evening....
I happened to buy two of the knots, so I'm also planning a hardwood edition brush as well....I actually hadn't planned on doing a metallic one, but that is what I had in the shop at the moment, and I got impatient......so I made it out of aluminum.
Pretty fun. Custom stuff is nice to have!
