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The first shave brush I made 3 years ago is a similar build, but in blood wood and copper, best badger. I think I've refined my skills since then, and have been wanting to make another, this time out of horn and copper, 22mm Finest Badger.
Gave it a spin tonight, pretty happy with it, although the loft is little higher than I like. A 20-21mm would have given me the room I needed to set it lower, oh well...still happy with it.
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That's gonna have some loft for sure, a great cream brush,,,,,,:tu
That is a nice looking brush.
It has vintage, old-west look to my eyes.:tu
I do want to try a long handled brush. That one looks great, once upon a time copper was a great sign of wealth, at least here it was.
Awesome looking brush, Good job !!
Measured around 55mm loft, 52mm might have suited me better. I let it play in the MDC tonight and it did fine just a little floppyQuote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
Didn't give it much thought, but yeah I see what you're saying. I like shiny copper!Quote:
Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings
What did you use to seal the copper?
I agree with Leatherstockings. It looks Old West.
Great job.
Dave
That looks fantastic,great Traditional style,A light coat of tung oil will keep the copper looking good for a long time.
I debated on sealing it, but ended up not doing it. It can be polished off. Plus it'll look like a completely different brush after some time if I leave it go. Might look cool with some corrosion maybe then I'll seal itQuote:
Originally Posted by rolodave
That's a sweet looking brush, I like it a lot!
Be daring, use bronze.
I may have to look into that...Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
You know I was thinking....and thought stamping the copper might be neat too, although I'm not sure what to use for color in the stamping, as in material, I'm thinking black. Anyone know what I could use?
Birchwood Casey Aluminun black will turn almost any non-ferrous metal blackQuote:
Originally Posted by Trimmy72
Very nice brush!
Mind if I copy it!!
Ray
Go for it RayQuote:
Originally Posted by walleyeman
Damned sexy :)
I really like the profile Chris.
Thank you!!
Ray
Very nice brush. I am beginning to not feel so alone. All I have had is long handles and love em. Okay I lied, I do have some shorts but they will all be sold off.
So, is that a copper pipe cap? Or did you actually turn copper on a lathe. If it is a pipe cap, that is a really cool piece of repurposing. And, I like the brush.
Brilliant use of contrasting materials. Love it
Most of mine are long handles too, but sometimes it's nice to get your hands in the lather.Quote:
Originally Posted by 10Pups
Yes, I used a Copper pipe cap. It's glued and screwed... down. I used a pipe cutter to trim it down and then my lathe tool to bevel it at the top.Quote:
Originally Posted by skipnord
My first brush like this I used copper pipe, it's more involved than this process. I had to turn the handle and make a short tenon to fit and then glued it onto the handle blank then finished turning it.
