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Thanks for the kind words, and actually I have a number of new knots on order currently for a bunch of brushes I want to turn in the pending winter season.
All two band as I am sold on the balance...

Thanks Steve. Appreciate the nice comments. Was a fun project for sure. Spawned a few nice handles out of the adventure and gave me the opportunity to work with high end badger hair as well as...

To quote myself, the difference I liken to Johnny walker red, vs blue.
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Was just running through the math Andrew. Basically $170 cdn for the shavemac, vs $25 for the VS.
Before import duty and such on the shavemac which the VS did not incur, so really add 25% to the...

So phrank gave the original knot a fair shake, IMO, but decided he wants to give the original a transplant. Happy to have the original unit back temporarily I offer the below pic of the sire and his...

see and to me, that's a good question..
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You can't help but be an inquisitive fella Bill, your mere notions incite discourse for days, hehehe.
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Yup, the loonie will fit perfectly and will add to tbe value significantly... Hehe.

Thanks Tony.
I have pre drilled deeper than I need to go so can add a few coins under the knot to set the ideal height. Or at least that's the plan. Will add a bit of weight too which won't be a bad...

Great idea on roughing up the plug Andrew. Do not want knot issues post build.

Thanks gents for the kind feedback, I agree the wood ones really stand out over the plastic. Will be the way I go in...

Thanks Thomas,, keep checking the mail box for those shavemac knots as I'm eager to set these now and start the blooming process. Then they will come into their own looks.
The dia. consistency on...

Still waiting on German post, but the Chinese knots look pretty good in these three.
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From left to right, babinga and maple base, amboyna burl, faux tortoise and walnut base.
Cheers....

That's the hope Mike. Make a few South American themed handles with it, among other things.

Thanks Tom. I should have been able to figure it all out on paper first and not rushed in with crude tests, but where's the fun in that?
Unlike the Barber of Ulm, who figured out how to make a...

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Knots not set, 3 two banders and a smaller traditional silver tip just to see how they are looking so far. The green one is much smaller dia post return, but it's still a nice looking brush....

So here's the toothed jig now.
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And the nice thing about making lots of mistakes, but not often the same one twice is lots of bits to pull together into new bits. Mocked up with the Asian two...

Another good idea indeed. Thanks Blake.
Don't have a tilting vice at the home shop, but I see the value of maybe acquiring one down the road. Your idea of rod guides running through the material...

Hey, sometimes it's pretty!
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My drive home the other night actually..

Always wanted to get to Phoenix, see the airplane graveyard down there..
Enjoy the rest of the road trip buddy!

Hey thanks Andrew, you still in the States or home again?
Been drooling over some of those beers you've been stealing from your aunts fridge...
I'll trade ya for some of that cool acrylic anytime.....

Thanks TC. that's what I expect to find as well. I firmly am a believer in getting what you pay for and that quality does cost. Just taking the opportunity to do the test to rest in my indulgences...

Oh yea Mike.. :tu. each build is better than the last...

Got my Chinese knots faster than ever before so can put some hair in a couple to see the whole look at least. Very surprised that China...

Thanks gents, but there's always another lil curve ball with home grown solutions. Seems the indexer is so smooth on its end face that with the acrylic, or peek it's not possible to ensure zero...

Bit more work on my jig project. Brought it home to try to incorporate onto the lathe to avoid all the questions at work..
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Started with a better indexer I made out of garloc gasket material...

Green beers, Jameson, and Corned beef!

Thanks TC. I'm Irish as well, and planning a great shave Thursday. :tu
The wood handles would benefit from some added weight, maybe under the knot for sure. The plastic ones weigh in pretty close to...