Thread: Custom Brush with Burmese Blackwood Handle

Here is my second brush I put together. This time I turned a piece of Burmese blackwood and put a 24mm super silvertip knot in it. The grain of the wood is very subtle--maybe you can see it in the pics. I finished it with multiple coats of teak oil. The wood is quite dense. So, it sands down to a very nice shine and feels relatively heavy in the hand, which I like.

I got inspiration for the shape of the handle from the Greek letter xi. Can you see the similarity of the shape?



It's a somewhat unusual shape, but I like that, and I find that it fits well in the hand. The concave shape at the end gives a very comfortable and firm hold when whipping up a lather.

The blue bottle is an antique barber bottle that my father inherited from his father. If any of you have any information on it, I would be very interested to learn about it. Apparently the barbers of yester-year used these bottles to keep their witchhazel, oils, lotions, etc. So, if you know anything about this bottle or barber bottles in general, I would love to hear about it.

Thanks for looking and commenting!

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I have fixed the picture problem. So, be sure to look below for the pictures!

Hmm. I'm not sure why just the links are showing on the page. Anyway, you want see the pics by clicking on the links. Sorry about that.

The links aren't working.

Here are the pictures. Thanks for letting me know!

Very nice))))))))

Wow! Now that is one beautiful brush. Wonderful work

Very nice, love that Burmese blackwood !

very nice, I love custom exotic wood pieces. where do you get a brush without a handle, to make a custom brush with?

I agree! I love the natural wood--the grain is so beautiful. I bought this knot (the brush part) at Fountain Pen parts - NIBS, - Wholesale Fountain Pen Ink - Golden Nib AZ. They have a wide selection and service and shipping is good and fast. Another source is Whipped Dog Straight Razor Shaving Equipment.

You be a wood turning fool on that one.

You have some skills there.