Thread: Another coloured veneer brush.

Here's another veneer brush I finally got finished up. I finished this one with the old Sharptonn rim clearcoat. After many, many coats, and me being ultra fussy with how it looked, I was finally able to complete it. Took way longer to do the finish than it did to actually make the brush. I find this spray drys really quickly, but stays soft for quite some time. So after at least 10 coats and many days of drying, I stuck it back on the lathe, gently wet sanded it with 2500 grit and then polished it out with my regular polish I use on all my acrylics. Following that I gave it 2 coats of liquid glass car polish, allowing a full 24 hours in between those coats too. Makes for an awesome glossy finish, and I believe it should be much more durable than CA. CA is very hard and very brittle, where this is softer and will likely be more durable.

Enough blabbing....

The brush with a 24mm tuxedo synthetic.



Missed taking pics of the spraying process. Sorry, but here's it after both polishes.



Thanks for checking it out Gents.

Fantastic brush, Andrew. I really like your veneer brushes.

Originally Posted by evnpar

Fantastic brush, Andrew. I really like your veneer brushes.

Thanks Richard. They're a lot of fun.

Geez....I think I know where that one is going.

Looks like it will pair up with Bruno's razor very nicely.
I'm very much looking forward to it.

Pete <:-}

Really nice brush, Andrew. You being "ultra fussy" means that we all always get to see perfect brushes. There's never any duds. Always really sweet styles and proportions to your handles.

Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

Really nice brush, Andrew. You being "ultra fussy" means that we all always get to see perfect brushes. There's never any duds. Always really sweet styles and proportions to your handles.

Thanks Garrison. I really try and get my proportions right when I do these handles. Sometimes I get them off the lathe and they're just not quite right. Back on the lathe they go and tweak it a bit so it looks right. Handle/knot size proportion is key I believe.

Originally Posted by petercp4e

Geez....I think I know where that one is going.

Looks like it will pair up with Bruno's razor very nicely.
I'm very much looking forward to it.

Pete <:-}

That last pic with the knot in was only half way through the clear coat process. You can kinda see the finish is a bit thin and duller. The second and third last pics are a better look at what it is really like. at least 10 coats, maybe a couple more if I had to guess.

I am quite enamoured with this style of brush you’ve been making.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I am quite enamoured with this style of brush you’ve been making.

I hope that's good Rez.

Maybe I should have said smitten, or twiterpated.