My Halloween Birthday Brush (pic heavy)

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  1. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    This year, I decided to make a brush for myself that has a Halloween Birthday theme. First pic, marking off the approximate places to shape the handle........
    JJ 1.jpg

    Second pic after the rough shaping with my Wen rotary tool........
    JJ 2.jpg

    Third pic after hand sanding the final shape........
    JJ 3.jpg

    Fourth pic after it being primed, black coat for one of the colors and the hole opened up for the knot. I was still deciding how to put the orange paint on it........
    JJ 4.jpg

    Fifth pic after adding the orange and just keeping it a simple color scheme. Also the decals I decided on are the Headless Horseman from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", one of my favorite stories. Snoopy has been my all time favorite cartoon character. And had to have a Batman symbol somehow added to the handle. The total height is 5.25 inches with a loft of 52mm from the top of the handle........
    Edit: the Headless Horseman decals, which are shown, were replaced with the ones on the handle. I needed more orange in it........
    JJ 5.jpg

    The next three pics showing the brush from different angles and the Maggard Black & White knot installed. First, with the Headless Horseman, after some manipulation on Gimp to add some color to it as it was originally a black & white pic........
    JJ 6.jpg

    Second, the Snoopy side........
    JJ 7.jpg

    And third, the Batman symbol on the bottom........
    JJ 8.jpg
     
    Last edited: Oct 11, 2017
  2. gorgo2

    gorgo2 geezerhood

    Excellent!
     
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  3. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Thank you.
     
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  4. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    Just beautiful, Jim. You have an amazing talent!
     
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  5. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Thank you. I wasn't sure how this one would come out as I needed a good amount of space for the decals. I actually amazed myself........
     
  6. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Very cool and (early) happy birthday!
     
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  7. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Thank you.
     
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  8. Dansco

    Dansco Well-Known Member

    Very nice!
     
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  9. mrchick

    mrchick Odd, Terrible Avatar

    Wow! Nicely done.
     
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  10. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    Great work Jim, :)
     
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  11. Zykris

    Zykris Well-Known Member

    I like it. Good job!
     
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  12. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

    Beautiful brush and theme Jim. :happy096:
     
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  13. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Thanks Douglas.
     
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  14. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Thank you Paul.
     
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  15. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Thank you sir.
     
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  16. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Thank you.
     
  17. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Thanks.
     
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  18. GarnerPW

    GarnerPW Well-Known Member

    Nice job Jim. Looks good.
    :happy096: :signs107:
     
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  19. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Thank you very much.
     
  20. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

    Nicely done Jim! :greet002: in advance. My wife and I went on our first "real" date on Halloween my moons ago.
     
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