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Here's 2 black badgers I just got done. The lighter colored handle is spalted lilac and the second is crotch walnut. Both have amazing grain figuring which really pops with the gloss polyurethane finish I sprayed on. The badger knots are Lee Valley 20mm set at a 53mm loft. These are nice little brushes.
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Nice work. That's an especially nice piece of walnut, and I've never seen lilac turned before. Did you harvest it yourself? I really like black badger. My two favorite brushes are a black badger, set at 46mm, and a silver tip, also at 46. Opposite ends of the softness spectrum. Go figure.
Not a fan of black badger,but the handles look great:)
Pops cut a lilac tree down many years ago and hung onto some of the nicer sized pieces. He's used most of it up but I got a hold of some before it was all gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by skipnord
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Very nice work indeed.:tu
Boy do i love black badger hair (gave my only one away to get a friend started). Those handles are both wonderful, i have to get back to my lathe at some point
Very nice work! The crotch walnut grain looks superb! Enjoy!
I love the spalted lilac... generally I like dark wood but you are right, those spalted woods just pop!
Two very nice pieces of wood, and just as nice looking brushes, it's hard to say which I like the most.:hmmm: But for my style of face lathering I would require a loft of 45mm with that 20mm knot.
Jamie
Nice Work! So what kind of backbone does this brush have? I had heard the black was stiffer, so I tried a TGN one and it was really floppy.
what did you set the loft at?Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Not too high. I even stacked o-rings up to try to stiffen it. As it got the least bit damp, it was a floppy mess. The hairs seemed to absorb water, not retain it?
Black badger being on the lower end of the spectrum do's absorb water as the hairs are solid.
True silvertip from the neck area of the animal is Hollow so it retains heat.
these Lee Valley knots are pretty floppy. I based the loft depth off of a Col. Conks black badger that was my first brush. I believe its just a re branded Vulfix brush. Its an excellent brush for stirring up lather on hard triple milled soaps. I find this brush, even though its floppy, to accumulate soap nicely off of a soap puck.
I'm still fairly new to this brush making game. Maybe my next order from TGN I'll get the biggest BB knot I can, and set it nice and low. :) I've yet to try that, and it might make for a really nice brush.
Looking forward to seeing how you do. I like the looks of them. However, I will be sticking to the 2 bands (finest), and the grade A's . Their boar knots are great! If you get one of the black badgers, just drop that puppy in some strong Oxyclean/water before installation.
Stinky if you don't! :p
TGNs finest two bands are some of the best knots money can buy,bar none.IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Amen! Well said! My best all around brushes! Great people to deal with, too!Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
I have 2 sitting here waiting for handles. A 28mm and a 30mm. One might go as a birthday gift to a friend, the other might stay in my shave Den :). Now to find some special wood!!!
