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07-29-2013, 09:35 PM #1Senior Member
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A brush just finished
I made this one without the aid of a lathe. The blank is maple burl, and acrylic resin.
Knot is a 24 mm Silvertip Grade A badger from The Golden Nib. Loft is 54 mm. Comments and tips welcome! Thanks for looking.
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07-29-2013, 10:04 PM #2Senior Member
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Looks great
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07-29-2013, 10:36 PM #3Senior Member
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Another Beautiful Brush,,,,,
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07-30-2013, 02:39 AM #4Bladesmith by Knight
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Excellent Pierre,
how did you do it? It makes my brushes without a lathe seem gruesome by comparison.
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07-30-2013, 02:57 AM #5Senior Member
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Drill press, clamps, some odds and ends, a beer or two... Oh, medical insurance!
PM me, I can let you know what I did.sharptonn likes this.My friends call me Bear.
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without a lathe. hmmm. this looks like a future challenge to myself. nice job
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08-03-2013, 02:22 PM #7Senior Member
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That works great and is the same way I make mine. I have a threaded rod that I tightly screw into the end of my blank. I then chuck the other end into my drill press. Having a variable speed drill press helps.
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Awesome looking brush by the way, how do you cast your resin? Vacum or just let it sit in a mold?irish19 likes this.
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08-03-2013, 02:44 PM #8Senior Member
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Lay the wood (burl trimmings) flat in a tray, brush the surface with resin, paying close attention to the tiny nooks and crannies, then a slow pour from one corner with the tray tilted say at 30 degrees. Pour from the bottom, allowing the resin to flow slowly, minimizing air pockets, as the tray fills, slowly lower it. I don't have a vacuum set up yet, and am not sure if I will get one. I will likely source the blanks for the amount of brushes I will make. Unless things change.
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08-03-2013, 04:12 PM #9Indisposed
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Looks great Pierre. Well done!
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08-03-2013, 04:25 PM #10Poor Fit
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Nice looking brush there Pierre, I like the contrast of the 2 materials. Nicely done sir.
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