Thread: My recent brush, build images

Couple days ago I posted this brush here and should have put that thread in the gallery as it didn't contain any build images (moderators are welcome to move that thread).

Thought I'd create a thread showing the images of the build I captured along the way. I don't have a lathe, just some hand tools, a drill and a Dremel; and this is only the second time I've done an inlay in anything.

The brush was designed using the hole saw method I've posted in the past, this has the advantage of being able to inlay the back of the brush while it's still only an inch high instead of trying at full length. Enough yammering, here's the pics...

The way you set up a jig to make sure the inlays were of uniform thickness was simple and ingenious.

Hand tools and a Dremel, you say - impressive.

I am curious about how you shaped them so uniformly and how you managed the depth of the inlay space in the receiving part of the handle.

@DZEC

The jig worked so well I cracked one of the inlays in half and had to make another, used the same jig to get that correct height.

Shaping them uniformly was just file, check, be patient, repeat ...for a long time. They are not all perfectly uniform but close enough for the eye.

For the depth of the inlay holes? sockets? trench? not sure what you call that recess you create to put inlays in. I have the plunge router attachment for my Dremel and you have to watch the pressure but it gets me by. I had to glue some boards together and use the holesaw to drill a cavity to put the top of the handle in, this gave me a large flat surface to run the Dremel router on when cutting the inlay channels.

Yes, neat idea for thicknessing. Don't see why it wouldn't work for scales as well.

More proof you people are all smarter than I.
Thanx for sharing and giving me some ideas

Originally Posted by tintin

Yes, neat idea for thicknessing. Don't see why it wouldn't work for scales as well.

Can’t find it now, but a while back I saw a post using a similar jig with an electric palm sander to thickness wood for scales.

Found the link - https://shavelibrary.com/w/Palm_sand...or_scale_slabs