Thread: First brush

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Oh ya! Gotta love the Lignum! Nice work.

I bought a 3x3x12" piece from woodcraft(normally $60 on sale for $30.) I skimmed a few 1/8" pieces off of the sides to use for scales.

I'm still waiting on my next shavemac knot to arrive, which is ironic because my Chinese one got here in less than a week this time. This is the stabilized buckeye burl.

Nice !

Shavemac in buckeye burl should be a sweet brush!

Ok I decided to take a break from studying and get this next shavemac finished up. Ironically this time around my Chinese knot showed up in less than a week, and the shavemac took almost a month. Stabilized buckeye burl, 30mm d01 two band fan shape. Thanks for the finishing tips Andrew, this one turned out stellar!




Oh yea, if any fellow brush makers are interested in buckeye burl, I have a lot right now!

Ok, help please. When I went to bed last night, this brush was flawless. Now, this. And it's all glued up already. This learning curve is doing numbers on me!

It's called crazing. What did you finish it with?

Beautiful brush by the way...

Good looking brush.

When you say stabilized, do you mean really stabalized like from K&G , or do you mean soaked under vac at home?
I assume you are talking about the crackle finish... Looks like finish on top of the wood, before the wood/vac finish was dry to me .. not sure. Interested to hear whats going on there.

Originally Posted by Panama60

It's called crazing. What did you finish it with?

Beautiful brush by the way...

Thanks, I'm very pleased minus the crazing. I used Ca glue. The little research I've done on some pen turning forums may have shed light on the issue. Extreme cold. It was barely above freezing yesterday when I finished it... does this mean I can't make brushes all winter? I could use an alternative finish, but I love the way ca looks when it's done right...

Originally Posted by AKmik

Good looking brush.

When you say stabilized, do you mean really stabalized like from K&G , or do you mean soaked under vac at home?
I assume you are talking about the crackle finish... Looks like finish on top of the wood, before the wood/vac finish was dry to me .. not sure. Interested to hear whats going on there.

The stabilizer was done by me in a home vacuum chamber. I used cactus juice, which gets baked in the oven for several hours. It was done several weeks ago, so I don't think that was the issue. From what I've read, it is likely from being applied outside at near freezing temps.

Crazing can be a desired finish. I actually kinda like it, but I know what you're going for. You might start thinking about a way
to create a temperature controlled environment.