Thread: Carbon fiber.

I have some carbon fiber materials form rod grips I think it will lend it self to many different brush shapes. So that is going to be my next experiment. My resins are more than likely no good anymore so I will just have to order some.

Here a couple of handles I have made with it in the past. Butt cap might be the only problem On rods it was just a plastic plug in the end.

I hate Carbon Fiber to work with

Dulls the hell outta my tools and is so damn dangerous to your lungs...

Really good looking when it is done though

Glen,
The carbon fiber never touches my lath tools. A ridged core is turned to shape then skinned with a carbon fiber sleeve. No funky dust in my lungs...

I would love a carbon fibre brush handle, but I’d never make one because of the dust. I’d love to see some!

Originally Posted by RezDog

I would love a carbon fiber brush handle, but I’d never make one because of the dust. I’d love to see some!

There really is no carbon fiber dust at all. It is really not that messy other than turning the core. It looks like it has come a long way since I did it. We used to have to mold our own cores on the mandrel then turn them. now it seams you can buy the cores already made. And YouTube is now a wealth of Knowledge on the subject as far as fishing rod grips go. back in 2010-11 we were mostly trial and error

This vid shows all the basics needed today since the cores are readily available.
https://youtu.be/m-P0BlBbJmk


Edit
Just watched the video again. and I must say it looks like he does everything rite except the epoxy he used is tread finish and it is soft and flexible Not something I would use on carbon fiber.

cool! when you get the resin show us how you do it.

That’s pretty cool. You could totally do a brush that way. Standing by for more.

A couple of problems have arose. 1 the foam cores I have are on the narrow side for brushes so 20mm might be the biggest knot I will be able to get into it. 2 I will have to bore the inlet for the knot prior to skinning with the carbon so I can find a way to have the carbon return into the inlet and cover the foam. I am thinking some kind if ridged tube that the resin won't stick to so it can be pulled out after it cures.

That is slim for a brush. However, if you are not certain of your process it might be cheaper to experiment with what you have on hand.

Yes a little slim once skinned it will add about 8-10mm to it. The core is a duplicate of this brush https://sharprazorpalace.com/content...-img_0077.jpg/at least in size. and I always felt it was a little small so the 10mm should help it a bit. I agree experimenting with what I have is the way to go. although Making bigger cores is not all that expensive its just a matter of getting the material to do it.