Nice work Keith @Enrico! I like the bits of previous finish left in place. There's no mistaking it for a new brush. It's restored but with enough history on view to make it attractive.
I decided to finish up an Ever Ready red tuxedo I acquired from the 2019 Traveling Box Tour Round Two I removed the knot and bored it to accept a 22mm Tuxedo knot from Maggard's and weighted it. Already for a new life. And as alway ........ More to come ..............
A brush of a different sort ....... A NOS Hardright brush .... all in all in nice shape, but the glue was giving up, the handle had no finish and there was large gap between the wood and ferrule. I believe these were originally sold in the 50's. Taken apart. Sanded, teak oiled, re-glued, polished, and re-lettered. All ready for work. And as alway ........ More to come ..............
I would say probably 75-80% of the vintage / antique brush out there can be restored. The rest were made of some bad materials that can lead to bad things (celluloid rot) or poor design (ultra thin walls that shatter). Some are a pain to restore and unless is a heirloom, I'd recommend another design.
I saw these parts that were just begging to be put together .... Sorry bad lighting .... black is actually very green. A little work, weight and a 22mm knot ..... I removed the knots and slightly bored it out to accept a 3/4" copper pipe to strengthen bridge between top and bottom. I then bored out the top to accept the 22mm synthetic knot and weighted it. It is now very solid and substantial in the hand. And as always ............... more to come ................
No paint at all; the first pic was poor lighting and just as green. I didn't realize the pic was bad until after I had finished and it was too late. The green is bakelite.
I've got one I came across in an estate auction that's going to be my "foray" into restoring a brush. Just haven't bitten the bullet yet.