Thread: wood for brush handles

would purpleheart or pink ivory be suitable for making a brush handle? Intuition tells me you'd want a very dense wood (to prevent water absorbtion) and i'm not sure how dense these are...any help

They are both nice types of wood. I would suggest stabilizing the wood, Minwax makes a good product for this. The stabilized wood will be twice as heavy when it's done and will be water proof.

Originally Posted by edk442

would purpleheart or pink ivory be suitable for making a brush handle? Intuition tells me you'd want a very dense wood (to prevent water absorbtion) and i'm not sure how dense these are...any help

nice, thanks for the tip. i hadn't thought of stabilising

I use Waterlox marine varnish, havent had any problems.