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Made a brush without a lathe
I had some oak left over from making a razor stand a little while ago and wondered if I could get a brush out of it. Having decided it was for my own use and so I needn't get too precious about perfection I decided to give it a go.
I bought a Maggards 30mm black and white synthetic knot and used my little pillar drill to outline the hole sawing the restout with a coping saw and finishing with sanding drums. This piece was cut to give a reasonable depth to the hole and then glued to three other pieces to make a block.
I cut the block down with a coping saw to take the square edges off and then refined it with sanding drums. Final finish was with a few coats Liberon finishing oil then I fixed the knot with epoxy.
So far it works fine and the knot hasn't fallen out yet so I'm pretty happy with it. If I did another I think I would go for the smaller knot but the 30mm does make it a "special event" kind of brush.
Overall height appx 14.5cm 5cm diameter and roughly 65mm loft.
Any feedback appreciated.
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