Thread: Been making some brushes...

I have created a brush made with a custom resin blank I got from another artisan. It is absolutely gorgeous. I used TGN two band finest again to make a brush with the following dimensions:

Total height: 91mm
Handle height: 42mm
Loft height: 49mm
Knot: 24mm

I have finished restoring another Ever-Ready brush. This one is 300PBT and is of the classic hourglass shape. This one was originally a Pure Badger brush as it states on the bottom. As usual in these brushes, I added weight to the hollow handle and filled it. I also took off the sharp edges at the top and bottom and polished the plastic to a super-shiny state. The handle feels solid and smooth, like a resin handle. I love the way these ERs come out. This is the first red and black I've done and I really like it.

Dimensions:

Total height: 100mm
Handle height: 51mm
Loft height: 49mm
Knot: 25mm

I made a very large brush with Manchurian badger (TGN F2). I used the butterscotch pearl resin and the shape of the handle was inspired by Simpson Tulip. I hope you like it.

The dimensions:

Total height: 103mm
Handle height: 52mm
Loft height: 51mm
Knot: 31mm

Very nice brush. How do like the F2s compared to the regular finest knots? I've only put one brush together using a 24mm F2.

I have created two more brushes for my inventory.
First one is made with a resin blank I poured myself. It came out very nicely. I used PearlEx pigments and mixed two of them. Violet Brass and Spring Green. This has produced a very beautiful lavender flower/gold look. I used a large TGN two band finest knot for this one. The brush came out big and beautiful

Dimensions:

Total height: 112mm
Handle height: 60mm
Loft height: 52mm
Knot: 31mm

Second brush is made with butterscotch pearl stock I bought at TGN with TGN two band finest knot. This one has a handle shape I have not tried before. I like it. It shows off the handle material well.

Dimensions:

Total height: 95mm
Handle height: 47mm
Loft height: 48mm
Knot: 25mm











I hope you enjoy these!

Happy Independence!

I have finished restoring an Ever-Ready 100 Boar brush. I used a non-Omega TGN boar knot. I really like these knots. They are very different than Omega, but they work really well and are good from the box. I can only imagine they'll improve with break-in. As I typically do for these hollow handles, I added ballast weight and filled the handle. I polished the plastic, but did not go crazy with seam removal as the handle was in pretty good shape and I wanted to leave it more original this time.

Total height: 100mm
Handle height: 52mm
Loft hegith: 48mm
Knot: 22mm

I've made two more brushes.

One was an original handle made with Dymondwood material by commission for a travel brush. I used an 18mm TGN two band knot to make a 21mm brush. The brush is beautiful. Dymondwood is amazing material for shaving brush handles. It is extremely dimensionally stable, waterproof and takes polyurethane well. It's also beautiful.

Here are all the dimensions:

Total height: 95mm
Handle height: 49mm
Loft height: 46mm
Knot: 21mm bulb shape

This one is a vintage Peerless handle that originally had a nylon knot. I replaced it with a TGN two band finest knot. As I always do in cases of hollow handles, I added weight and filled the cavity of the handle before installing the new knot. This brush really shined up. The plastic is in good shape and with weight added the brush feels amazing in hand.

Dimensions:

Total height: 99mm
Handle height: 51mm
Loft height: 48mm
Knot: 22mm









Before knot, weight and fill:

You've got a lot of range there - I like that, a lot of different looks. In my thread on the resin brushes I was looking for tips on turning and got a lot of good info. Are your resins polyester? Any troubles turning that material?