Been making some brushes...

**RoyalCake** · 08-20-2014, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by vferdman

Well, I now have a lathe, but I am very much a beginner with it and the resin is really finicky and, as was mentioned above, chips easily. I will experiment with slower speeds (or faster, if anyone has recommendations, I am all ears) and various tool placements. I tried a skew and a spindle gouge so far and the gouge seems to be kinder to the material.

I'd probably start with wood first to get a feel for the tools. I haven't had the lathe back online for a few weeks now, but the resin was still trouble last time I was messing with it. "Riding the bevel" does help...

**HARRYWALLY** · 08-20-2014, 11:06 PM

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Ride the bevel. this a technique that all wood turners need to know and is something my grandfather never taught to me. I was constantly catching my edge, and the tool would backup on me. I did a little research and learned the technique. It's day and night once you've had some practice doing it.

Riding the Bevel - NewWoodworker.com LLC

Also, here's a video. Notice how clean of a cut it produces.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Naz15qfiTNo

**Haroldg48** · 08-20-2014, 11:06 PM

amazing work vferdman! Other than making it a little easier for you, I'm not sure how you will be able to do any better with your new lathe. I look forward to seeing your future pieces!

**vferdman** · 08-22-2014, 04:22 PM

Well, I've been practicing on the lathe. I have been riding the bevel, but still, the skew is a challenge on the resin. I should have done more wood practice, but I really need to replenish my store inventory as I have been selling out (a good problem to have). So I have created this handle. I chipped it a lot and therefore took a lot of girth off the original blank to fix all the chipouts, but in the end it came out pretty good. This is "Black Pearl" poly resin and is gorgeous. It is not up to its full shine in the picture yet as I still have to drill the knot hole and take care of the bottom. I have ordered a mandrel that will hold the blank on one side instead of between centers and when it comes I will try to get a small production run. This one I will still finish my old way. On the drill press. I wet sanded this to 400 now, but will get it to shine like glass in the end, I hope. It's beautiful material, but I think I will stick with wood on the lathe until I get better at it.

Oh, and besides making it easier for me (so far it's not) the lathe will allow me to create shapes I can never achieve on the drill press/file setup. Just look at the above handle. Those tight cove lines are just not possible with my old setup because my files are round and it's really hard to get anything but round to work well in vertical plane with no tool rest.

**Midoio** · 10-28-2014, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by vferdman

Sorry, ran out of picture limit on the previous post.

Here are the other restores:

And here are my shop-made ones.

This is the first one made with a table saw and a sander. The finish is two ton epoxy painted on thick. It's like glass. I like this finish.

Here are some drill press turned pieces:

I like the last 2 best, but all of them are nice.

**pixelfixed** · 10-28-2014, 11:05 PM

All great stuff guys,thx for showing them.
I like to blend the Acrylesters with natural materials.
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**vferdman** · 10-29-2014, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

All great stuff guys,thx for showing them.
I like to blend the Acrylesters with natural materials.
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That is awesome. I have not been brave enough to try it, but will at some point.

**vferdman** · 11-10-2014, 07:36 PM

I have created three brushes in Dymondwood material.

First one is in Heritage Walnut Dymndwood and TGN two band Finest.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 96mm
Handle: 46mm
Loft: 50mm
Knot: 26mm bulb shape

**vferdman** · 11-10-2014, 07:36 PM

Second one is in French Green Dymndowood and TGN two band finest fan shaped knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 109mm
Handle: 61mm
Loft: 48mm
Knot: 27mm Fan shape

**Trimmy72** · 03-29-2014, 04:05 AM

Nice job! The brush restores look great!

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