What others said, the design is great and it looks very professional. Thank you for an inspiration!
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What others said, the design is great and it looks very professional. Thank you for an inspiration!
Man, I love the grain of the wood and the natural aspect of the brush in general. Excellent work and great pictures too.
Al raz.
That's beautiful work top to bottom. I guess my "I don't have a lathe" excuse for not making a brush just got punctured!
That is an awesome looking brush! Looks like it was inspired from David Marks. Phenomenal!
That thing is beautiful!!! Nice job! Let me know if you produce anymore of those!
That is incredible! How do you attach the bristles to the handle and prevent the bristles from falling out?
Very cool brush :rock:
Did you use unmodified Tung oil ? How does the finish react to hot water ??
Good for you. Mine had trouble with staining but in hindsight I probably didn't let the oil harden long enough before use. :gaah:
Yeah I shoulda known better. It takes a while to fully harden properly. :o
Yes, that is definately one beautiful brush! Good choice on the tung oil finish. Formby's Low Gloss tung oil is the finish I turn to for just about everything. If you sand in between coats with 600 sandpaper, it gives a very nice "soap bar" kinda feel... you can't really feel any texture, but it's not too slick, either. I've got a few revolver grips I did that way that feel VERY good. I may have to make my own brush one of these days.
I also happen to like my Forstner bits. Not only do they do a clean, flat-bottomed hole, but they overlap holes very well. They're excellent for drilling mortises. I slap a post or board against the fence on my drill press, do a series of overlapping holes, and clean up with a chisel afterwards. You've got an excellent example there of what can be done with a good woodshop and some creativity!
I'll add my applause. Very nice work, and a creative design that still looks organic and well-proportioned. I'll have to look into getting a few Forstner bits.
I also like tung oil very much as a finish.
Rich
I also like this brush handle, kudos for thinking out of the box. I really like how there are quite a few 'hobbyists' cranking out the some ole stuff on their pen lathes and trying to sell them. Here you are with a very different look, that actually is quite marketable, and you seem quite low key about it.
I would also like to see pics of the brush 'in hand' to see the various holding positions. The only suggestions I would make, if your looking to make variants, is to make indentations on the sides of the 'head of the handle' or in other words, where the 2 woods meet on the thick part of the handle.
I'll get some in hand pics.. I am also working on another unique design with indentations like you are talking about (plus another cool feature..more on that when it's done).
Thanks for your words, I think everybody has their niche and their sense of what looks good. It's all just fun and experimentation in the shop!:tu
Wow! I know I'm a bit late, but WOW! That is a beautiful brush! WOW!!!
Wow that's amazing work. I never gave much thought to making my own brush, but I believe you might have opened my eyes!
I'm not much of a woodworker but my dad knows his way around the workshop. Reading how you made the brush will help. Might get him in on it and get a set made for the both of us. Perhaps they'll turn out to be family heirlooms. :hmmm:
Again, wonderful work! Can't wait to see the custom stand.
Totally original!! Very nice!