Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by Aggelos

Well that's the issue with travel badgers, they need a very small knot, 16mm for this one, and very few are made.
I asked Plisson if they could do it as a special order with high mountain white and they won't. And on the golden nib, only the master badger carry the diameter for a silvertip. They should have some soon, they told me.

Maggard does not seem to sell 16mm knots, at least at the time

I have a couple that are 18mm at the widest. It seems unlikely that they would be helpful for you, but if you can use them let me know.

Eh.. I could probably make a 16mm knot. Never tried doing them that small. I have done big knots.. like really big, 32 and 34mm, but none smaller than 21-22.

Here's a new 32mm, next to some well known 24-25mm vintage barber-style brushes.

OHHHH... 34!
I have 3 30mm knots. now I need a 34. Damn you!

Pixel and Harrywally made some 38 mm brushes.
Pixel's went to a NBA player

I hope I don't get laughed to hard at but has anyone tried to take a mm or two off the base of a knot like on a belt sander to make it a little smaller?

Watching for an answer as ive never done it but thought about it.

Originally Posted by 32t

I hope I don't get laughed to hard at but has anyone tried to take a mm or two off the base of a knot like on a belt sander to make it a little smaller?

I would put a lot of epoxy in the handle to lock down the bristles on the edge of the knot

Originally Posted by 32t

I hope I don't get laughed to hard at but has anyone tried to take a mm or two off the base of a knot like on a belt sander to make it a little smaller?

All the time. In my case, I'll make knots to fit sockets, so I don't really go by the standard numbering, and inevitably there will be cases where I miss by 1/16", or even 1/32".. Which must then be sanded off a bit (and it often also involves massive hair loss lol)

The theory of turning off the outside of the knot base on a belt sander or the like would work I think.
I’ve sanded the edges to lose epoxy girth and had no issues.
You are resealing it when installed anyway.
Good idea!

Originally Posted by Gasman

OHHHH... 34!
I have 3 30mm knots. now I need a 34. Damn you!

Haha! Indeed, you NEED that one!

These two ended up at 33.