Ever-Ready 925 first brush restore

Green and Black handle with a Pure Badger knot from the Golden Nib.

As purchased from the antique store with old knot:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...s/IMAG0188.jpg

The top and bottom were coming apart already so I took them completely apart, cleaned out the old epoxy/hair, and reglued them:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...r-Ready925.jpg

Shot inside a hollow ever-ready:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...y925inside.jpg

Then after a hand polish with Flitz and rag:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...handpolish.jpg

I used an old wine cork and epoxied it down to the base of the green portion:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...n/WineCork.jpg

then using a dremel and various bits I ground it down to get the correct loft height. *note - a bonus to using a cork is the nice wine smell that you get when you start heating up/cutting down the cork. It was Cabernet if I remember correctly*
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6.../Corkgrind.jpg

then glued the knot in and FIN!

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...Finished1a.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...Finished1b.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...nished1c-1.jpg

Wow! Great job! I've never seen that done before.

Very nice job, especially for your first brush restore.

I attempted my first brush restore recently, it wasn't nearly as hard or complicated as I thought it was going to be. I acquired an Every-Ready 100 handle and super badger knot from LarryAndros and with a few helpful hits from Larry himself mission accomplished.

WOW!! Great work to the both of you:tu:tu

Michael

That's beautiful. Congratz. Great work!!!

Out of curiosity, why did you glue the whole cork in and then Dremel it out instead of cutting the cork to size before gluing it in?

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Originally Posted by JetHed

That's beautiful. Congratz. Great work!!!

Out of curiosity, why did you glue the whole cork in and then Dremel it out instead of cutting the cork to size before gluing it in?

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Pretty simple, when pushing the cork into the handle it fit all the way inside and would have been very hard to get out again (note the level before cutting).

I could have done the process the way you described it if I were to leave the black/green portions unglued until I was ready to put the entire brush together.

And thanks for the compliments!

What's the purpose of the cork?

Quick and easy shelf

Nice work and thanks for posting. I just acquired a few old brushes I wanted to restore, now I know how.

Those look great. I love the green handle. Reminds me of Irish Spring Soap.

Charlie

think you did a great job
Both off you

Aloha!

I know this is an old thread, but I had to chime in and say what a wonderful restoration. Such a beautiful and functional brush. It would be a crying shame to have let this fine example of shaving heritage wind up in a land fill.

Thanks for posting this, OP et al.

Mahalo!

-ZipZop

Well done. I love the color combo of the brush. ;)

I came across this thread after geeking out on eBay for a half hour doing nothing but checking out Ever-Ready brush handles. It's official, this company is my favorite just from a design perspective. They run the gambit from minimal to art deco to bizarre and all thoughtfully done. I was clueless until recently how cool these brushes are.

Nice work!! :chapeau

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Originally Posted by HopChugger

I came across this thread after geeking out on eBay for a half hour doing nothing but checking out Ever-Ready brush handles. It's official, this company is my favorite just from a design perspective. They run the gambit from minimal to art deco to bizarre and all thoughtfully done. I was clueless until recently how cool these brushes are.

Nice work!! :chapeau

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They certainly do have a lot of styles:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...s/IMG_6338.jpg