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that's an interesting idea, thanks! i already gave all the brushes i made away except for one for me, i may or may not make more in the future

yes i have all my fingers. like i always say, "i'd rather be lucky than good" i haven't done the finish yet because i've been busy with work. hopefully i'll get some time this weekend :(

that's actually how i wanted to do it, but i couldn't find the faceplate for the shopsmith, so i did it the other way. i'm totally going to do horizontal drilling next time to eliminate the skew.

i was wearing a dust mask, i was just sneezing a lot.

LESSONS LEARNED:
1) purpleheart has beautiful grain and smooths up really well
2) purpleheart is !@#$%^ hard, and will dull tools and catch fire if you work it at too high a speed
3) I am...

like everything else, i made it :)

handle 3, the long reacher. for using with a deep scuttle. as you can see, i used my fingers as a guide for the swells. !@#$%^ jig slipped, hole is not centered right :(

handle 2, the sci fi look. got the idea for this one from a gun in a sci fi film.

handle 1, the classic style. tried to make this one like a normal shaving brush.

why I got chased out of the garage with a broom; part 2; my forstner bit is now VERY broken in

redneck clamping jig for brush 2 (using shopsmith as drill press); for brush 3; done drilling (dark purple is burn marks :( )

using a drill press this way is dangerous and stupid. don't ever do...

drilling the handles (yeah, that's smoke, even at 700 rpm); testing the fit; what it might look like when done

brushes thus far; macro of grain

polishing the ends (is there anything a shopsmith can't do?); making a bevel

sectioning the 3 handles (aren't shopsmith's cool?); cleaning up the ends; evening the end; final cut

macro shot of polished grain thus far.

strip sanding; thumbpad sanding (this can be dangerous, don't try it at home); thumbnail sanding; edge sanding in the grooves. all done with 220 grit.

starting to be rounded off; marking for different sections with a sharpie. also, the final form begins to take shape!

next we have me lathing and the messy side effects.

ok, here is the purpleheart ready to go on the shopsmith, followed by a shot of the purpleheart's fantastic grain after being sawn.

ok, here is the continuation of this thread:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=17382

at the end of the pictures i will post some observations and lessons learned.