My first home-made brush

[Laurens]

This is my first attempt at making a brush and I'm very happy with the result! I received the knot from China yesterday and already had a handle turned and ready. The hole in the handle is rather sloppy, which shows in the lopsided knot, but then again, my drill is broken and I'm waiting for a replacement part. As a result, the loft is set (too) high, which I will fix when I get a drill press next week.

The wood is walnut (I think) and the knot is a 24/68 silver tip badger from Aliexpress. It is a huge step up from my pure badger Mühle that cost me 1.5 times as much. My, do I love buying Chinese goods! It lost maybe 8 hairs, but the diameter is really closer to 21 mm than 24, so that was a bit of a disappointment. Still, can't beat the price and the superbly soft feeling.

Now, enough rambling, get me some pics!





Is mineral oil enough to protect the wood?