Thread: Another Brush Restore

That's a great looking handle. Off to the bay...

looks really nice

Hey, folks,

Just an update here, for anyone else who's wondering how to remove the cap from this type of brush. I found that steaming the brush for about 30 minutes loosened the cap enough for me to unscrew it. Now I just need to remove the old knot and decide which new one I want to put in its place.

It wasn't all that difficult once I figured out that trick.



-- Sammy

Very nice handle and restore

Hey, guys,

Another update here: I just got done with stripping the old knot out of the handle. I used a dremel tool and sandpaper to remove the stuff inside the cap, which was kind of a chore. Anyway, here it is, ready for re-knotting. I've added the quarter for scale, if anyone was wondering.



-- Sammy

In the interest of providing info on this brush's background, I thought I would go ahead and post the artwork found on the original box in which mine was packed. No year is visible, but it appears to be very old.





Pretty cool, I must say.

Regards,

Sammy

Next update: I filled the handle portion with fishing weights to give it a nice heft. I then topped off the handle with an aluminum button cover. Now I just have to figure out how to get the knot securely into the cap portion. I am doing this to retain my option of unscrewing the cap with the knot attached, leaving the handle as a separate piece.



-- Sammy

Well, here it is, all finished. I actually have two of these handles, so I went ahead and did two interchangeable brush heads. Sure, it's kind of a gimmick, but I think it's really cool, especially for my first restore.



The brush head on the left is all these photos is TGN 24mm Boar Bristle, and the one on the right is TGN 26mm Silvertip.







I used the Boar Bristle head this morning, and boy does it make a lot of lather. Cheers!

-- Sammy

I just picked one of these up a couple weeks ago. I like what you did with the brush heads!