I made this brush using a 24mm 'Black Badger' knot from The Golden Nib, a piece of pine, my second hand lathe that I finally got around to setting up last weekend, some black stain, a little bit of two part epoxy to glue the knot in, and sealed the wood with a beeswax and boiled linseed oil mixture I used on a restoration of an old .303 Lee enfield rifle some time back.
A first for me in a) using a lathe, and b) making a brush. It may not be the best brush out there, but I have the joy of having crafted it, which will translate to even more joy in using it. I might even have a go at making some more down the track. Thanks for looking.
Mick