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Group,

First lesson learned. The polyester rod material for a shave brush handle is a material that easily fractures.

I went to drill the hole for the the knot, layed out ther center point,...

Glen,

Ah, thanks. So now I have to figure out how deep I want it based on performance and asthetics.

I would imagine that the smaller the hole and the deeper you sink the knot, the stiffer...

Ok, I'm with you so far, but how far up the knot beyond the base do you sink it into the handle. Some of the pics I saw on The Golden Nib website show a handle hole diameter that looks quite a bit...

claytor,

When you say the diameter of the knot itself, do you mean the base, or somewhere up the tapered part?

So in the pic below, my terminology is the base is the brown/tan part holding...

Hi timmy,

I bought a 26mm silvertip badger knot.

David

Hi Group,

I just received a silver tip badger knot from Golden Nib and am getting ready to make my first brush.

Has anyone here made their own brush, and if so, can you tell me how to...