Thread: Homemade brush

I must say I am inspired. I have a feeling that once I get a real handle on all of this, I will be looking into making my own brush. I have a background in carpentry though, so my choice medium would be wood. Probably a nice exotic.

I wouldn't take it to a lathe, as I am not proficient with one. Besides, I am the kind of guy that bases design off of function. Not that a nice turned brush wouldn't be functional. I would hate to offend the brush master, Matt. Not saying that at all. Just, my brush handle would not be a perfectly rounded shape. I would want a more ergonomic style brush handle. One side being bigger and slightly concave so that my thumb pad could fit into it, while the rest of it would more rounded for my fingers, hmmm. Anywho, I figure that this sort of shape would be more achievable with cutting and sanding and shaping.

I shall have to look into some different woods to see which are strong and hard enough to be durable, but still relatively easy to shape. I may end up getting all the stuff from Blankity-Blanks as they sell the knot and turning blanks.

Gosh this whole thing is taking me over.

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

Offcourse not. I plucked the hairs off my back and made it into a brush!

hmm...maybe i could use the hair on my chin to make a brilo pad...

Nice work Alexander