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I've heard of others using zip ties. When I first experimented I did a thread whip, like the whip on the end of laid rope. That worked but was not very permanent. Setting the brush deeper had a...

The temporary fir handle worked great with just a friction fit. Used a loft of 50 mm.

Yeah the masking tape or even a paper shim may keep it tight enough to test.

The other problem with the dab of silicone is that silicone has a problem sticking to cured silicone.

My quest does indeed pertain to a synthetic. This all started to improve my travel synthetic for travel to Texas.

This is what I'm hoping I can do. I guess since I'm making the handle I can make the fit as snug as I like. Maybe I will do a quick and dirty out of a large dowel to verify the taper of the hole. I'm...

Hmmmm. The dab of silicone to try it out is sounding better all of the time.:hmmm:

I've already done that on a similar brush which is what confirmed that I like reduced lofts. It seems to be a little different that actually sinking the brush into the handle though.

I want to reduce the loft of a synthetic knot and have some questions. sharptonn,on another thread, has alluded to trying different lofts and then when you are satisfied use goop to set the knot.
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