Well, some of you had been following along in the workshop thread I started here http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...e-micarta.html and I just wanted to thank the guys who gave me some advice and support for this project to actually come together. So here's the final brush.
It's not completely perfect, and has some flaws, but for the first attempt I'd say I had a decent go at it.
Things I will be doing the same,
- I like the idea of making a 1" thick blank, cutting it into 2 pieces and adhering them together to get the full sized blank desired.
- My form and clamping system worked well and I think I'll try the same thing again
Things I learned and need to change,
- Nitrile gloves will dissolve using epoxy
- Instead of using just an epoxy to bond the 2 pieces, I will use 3-4 pieces of material soaked in epoxy and reclamp.
- make clothe pieces all the same size and take more care cutting the pieces of material.
I think next time I'll try 2 different colors of clothe and make a handle with many random flat spots. should make for a cool handle.
So, here it is. It's a big one, with a 30mm finest 2 band set to 54mm. The handle is 2 1/8" tall and 1 7/8" wide. Thanks for checking it out guys!
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