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My youngest son was bored on a snow day from work a few weeks ago so he decided to melt down some aluminum scrap in his forge, and turn it down to a nice shave brush handle on his Southbend lathe. Took a boring bar to the knot cavity on his Bridgeport mill. Turned out pretty nice and much more fitting for him, a metal worker, than the wood ones I turn. Here's some shots of the scrap sitting on top of the forge, the finished handle and the finished brush.
Adam
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Very nice! :tu
Great work! Is he a straight shaver or did he make it thinking of you?
Wish I had a shop and power tools to be "bored" with like that! I doubt the results would be as nice though.
Awesome! Don't know how many times i've wished i had a metal lathe. Very nice job.
Your son does extremely nice work, Adam. The brush has a lot of style, and it looks like a quality 2-band knot.
Wow you son did a great job, that is beautiful
Thanks everyone - I'll pass your comments on to him.
Adam
very cool handle!! I'm with Tin Tin, wish I had a metal lathe.
Sorry for the late reply - yes, he is a straight razor shaver for a number of years. I do all the honing but two of my three sons are straight razor shavers and the oldest swears by a DE.
Adam
Very nice work.
Well done and a good start to the trade!
Walleyeman! welcome back Tc
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Hey gents.....
Your son did a great job OP....and to get a compliment from walleyman....don't get much better than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by walleyeman
Great to see you walleyman...still luvin' your brush!:D
Well done! Your son knows his way around the lathe, and it's probably very rewarding for you to see him make that. ;)
That is very impressive. There's nothing like being productive when you don't have to be.
Sweet!! I used to melt lead on the stove when I was young for fishing weights but a forge!!! - Wow. Nice brush!!
