Thread: Need Advice please..

Redoing my first brush it is an old Eveready.
N40. I Measured it at 21 mm
What knot size would I order a 20 or 22...

From my limited experience of ordering the knots too big the last time, 2mm less than your hole size. They sort of balloon out just above the base. 2mm smaller is actually a tight fit.

Thank You RezDog, I appreciate your response and sharing your knowledge

Also test fit before gluing to check feel of knot as sometimes the knot may be too floppy at the default depth of the hole in the handle. If you want the knot a little stiffer/firmer drill the hole a little deeper until you get the feel you want. Don't worry if you go too deep, you can fill the hole back in with a coin, thin piece of wood, etc. to bring knot back up to the feel you want.

Originally Posted by RezDog

From my limited experience of ordering the knots too big the last time, 2mm less than your hole size. They sort of balloon out just above the base. 2mm smaller is actually a tight fit.

I can confirm this, always make sure your knot hole is bigger than the knot it self. not only do they balloon out as RezDog said, it wil also help with splaying the knot as you use it. I usualy take 1-2 mm bigger on the smaller knot, and i go 2-3 mm bigger on the big knots (think 28-30 mm) this depends on what knot you want to use, the lower cost knots normally have a bigger glue bump so they need a bigger hole than the higher cost ones.

Thanks for all the help from you guys, here is the results.. 20mm synthetic