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  1. 09-11-2015, 02:40 AM #1
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    Hello Gentlemen!
    This is a first for me. Ive got a few big projects Im working on and took a break to try this out.. its been eating at me and I really had to do it!
    Bought these 2 candle holders for a dollar at garage sale and the knot from a reputable source. I like all different bristles, soft, scratchy, firm soft, but find myself most of the time wanting stiffer bristles with some scratch..
    This is Finest F2. Didnt look exactly like the pics not as nice looking and Im gonna have to trim loose hairs a little, but Im mostly happy with it.
    Cut the top off candle holder. Drilled holes. Cut some brass rod and heated "pillar" up with torch. Took brass rod out of freezer and tapped it in. Then quenched. Very tight fit now, not coming out. Sanded down the brass rod. Filed inside of hole in the base of handle. and it slides perfectly on with no wiggle.
    I havent made the African Blackwood rim for around the hole up top, and I havent glued in the knot... but here is what it look like so far. So far I really like it.
    The SR in the pics is a favorite of mine, very well made. Dont know much about it though. The tang stamp reads: Gebr. Dittmar In Heilbronn. The tang is sandwiched in brass. Very cool blade.
    Thanks for looking!
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    That's real ingenuity at work. Looks great and unique but wait until the wife sets the Thanksgiving table and starts looking for the candle holders :<0)
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    After seeing this thread,, I'll be looking at everything now as a potential knot holder,,, nothing is going to be safe,,,,
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    Thanks so much guys! I really like it, cant wait to finish and shave..
    You just cracked me up, actually I DID already get yelled at... Apparently she saw the two candle holders on the table and thought they were for her and had grown quite attached to them! lol
    Yep I dont look at things the same anymore.. always thinking "Is that good wood? Can that be made into shave equipment/gear? Will my wife find out?" hehehe

    Edit: Just read that again and cracked up Hirlau... "Nothing wil be safe!" lmao "Hide everything.. hes got that look in his eye again!!!"
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    The truth is,, I can't work a lathe like the Pro's here & I love brushes.

    But,,,,

    I don't suffer from a lack of imagination & I'll stick a knot in anything that looks interesting to me,
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