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New brush makes it to the line up
The line up is only two brushes now, but it sounded good.
The first 3 pics are of the new one.
I used some flooring samples for the wood. It was called Murado, or something like that. Could be just a marketing name, rather than a species.
The lighter wood is the natural sap wood in contrast. I glued 3 pieces together to make a turn-able block.
The underside of the sample had a 3/16" channel milled into it for some reason. Turning exposed that void in places.
Black dyed epoxy was used to fill in those gaps.
I like the longer handle, grabbing it by the last knob to work the scuttle and lather the face.
The knot is a Super Badge Bulb. Nice on the face.
The forth pic is the olive wood first brush I made with the Silver Tip Badger.
I posted about lathering problems with it. A couple of members suggested cleaning to wash out oils.
That brush is doing well now, as this new one did the last two nights. However, I notice the new one is a little funky smelling, even after washing with dish soap. A second washing helped some.
One note is that I had a hell of a reaction to the dust from both brushes when turning. Eyes swelled half closed, nostrils bloody raw inside and some shin peeling on the face. Took a whole week to recover. This is with a mask on. Been woodworking for years (not with these two woods) and never experienced that before.
My lathe now has a 4" vacuum hose inches from the work piece, backed by a 1 1/2 hp dust collector.
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