Thread: Troll brush

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Here is the donor brush

That knot looks like it's not set to deep Ed. I'd take that hack saw and cut it right in half about 25mm from the top of the brass. Then just try and split the wood grain with a flat screw driver and hammer. GENTLY. It should pop right in half. Stay down where theres more meat. Not up where the pocket is that holds the knot.

Sounds totally sane Ed, maybe a bit outside the box but great idea.
Is it gonna be your new work brush mate
Can't wait to see it finished, so hope it works

Originally Posted by Substance

Sounds totally sane Ed, maybe a bit outside the box but great idea.
Is it gonna be your new work brush mate
Can't wait to see it finished, so hope it works

Well, I do have an omega 10098 on order as a backup in case this turns into a catastrophe. But I reckon that it'll see a bit of use if it works out.
I certainly think it will make me smile.

Your going where no sane man has ever gone before why?

The question is not "why" but "why not" LOL

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Your going where no sane man has ever gone before why?

Well I don't have any really good reasons, but it's getting folks talking and it seemed like a perfectly good idea .
One hour into the beetrooting:

Cool project! Gotta find a troll..not on the net!
I would use a fabric Dye like 'RIT' or similar where available. They also use vinegar as an accelerator. I just died a batch of wool felt black for strop hone renewals and it did a good job.
For keratin, in this case feathers, this is a lot more dye than I used for a couple square feet of felt, but the results should be correspondingly greater.:
https://www.ritstudio.com/techniques...ials/feathers/
~Richard

Originally Posted by Geezer

Cool project! Gotta find a troll..not on the net!
I would use a fabric Dye like 'RIT' or similar where available. They also use vinegar as an accelerator. I just died a batch of wool felt black and it did a good job.
For keratin, in this case feathers, this is a lot more dye than I used for a couple square feet of felt, but the results should be correspondingly greater.:
https://www.ritstudio.com/techniques...ials/feathers/
~Richard

I will see how the beetroot goes, but might give the fabric dye a go if it doesn't work. Thanks Richard.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Well I don't have any really good reasons, but it's getting folks talking and it seemed like a perfectly good idea .
One hour into the beetrooting:

Amazing))))))))))))))))

Right this is the colour after 2 hrs 20 mins. I took it out and gave it a rinse. I have put it back again now, i will leave it until I wake up in 6 or so hours and see how it's looking. Should I let the brush dry with the beetroot liquid on it then rinse next time?