Thread: TGN High Mountain White Adventure

Originally Posted by AABCDS

Great job! What are your thoughts about the knot? I'm thinking about trying it out in a custom handle and am trying to find more information about it.

I love the knot. I'd personally set the knot another 2mm down to add some more backbone to it. It's definitely the softest one I've gotten from them. I like his 24mm 2 band badger the best followed by this one merely because I prefer something a little stiffer.

Do you remember what loft depth you set this one at? I'm going to be putting together a brush soon with the exact same knot and would love some input from someone who has some experience with it. Right now Im thinking 48mm might be the depth I want.

Also, How do you like the waterlox as a finish on it? I can get it at my exotic wood supplier, but as you know, its not cheap. ( $45 for a quart here.) Is it any better than a danish oil or, what I'm using now, Marine teakwood oil from Deft.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Do you remember what loft depth you set this one at? I'm going to be putting together a brush soon with the exact same knot and would love some input from someone who has some experience with it. Right now Im thinking 48mm might be the depth I want.

Also, How do you like the waterlox as a finish on it? I can get it at my exotic wood supplier, but as you know, its not cheap. ( $45 for a quart here.) Is it any better than a danish oil or, what I'm using now, Marine teakwood oil from Deft.

I originally set it to 17mm deep. I'd go 19-20 to get a little more backbone...it works just fine for me, I just can't scrub like I do with some others I've made. The Waterlox finish works awesome; however, I already had it for other woodworking project finishing. I wouldn't buy anything special, just a good finish in itself. I don't like thick coats of polyurethane here because it looks unnatural to me when I brush it out, even good stuff I use on other woodworking projects.

That handle looks super ergonomic, and I love the wood.