Funny, I was just discussing this with my wife last night. She has a try limit of 2 maybe 3 before she gives up. I generally have 4 failures minimum when I try something new. It's getting better now but I have trashed a lot of stuff. We learn a lot from failure so you might as well fail fast so you can check those boxes off quickly.
I really like it! So close! You'll get there. You hand turners impress me. I memorize mechanical processes but you guys shape the wood with finesse. Very very cool.
I use a chunk of ABS pipe and wrap a fair amount Tuck tape around it. First couple wraps are sticky side out so that it will come off. Slide the 'tube' off and have a decent blank mold. Here's what it looks like when you cut the tape off. Not perfect, but more than acceptable: An awful pic, but you get the idea.
if you guys go to your local muffler shop they may give you some cut offs ranging anywhere from 1/78 inside diameter to 3 inch any length you like.slice them into 2 halves with a hach saw.hold them together with hose clamps for pouring and remove clamps for removing the blanks..multiple uses..you could line the inside with tape as a release agent.poured many products and sand casting in another life..
Another brush handle in the anodizing tank today. This setup was originally put together to strip nickel which I never needed to do in large batches. I'll be investing in a much bigger tank in the next few weeks. Right now it's one at a time.
This one is Teal. It's actually going to be a makeup brush for my Grandmother. Using this design with a 20mm knot seems to work well. At least that's what my wife says. I'm curious how many men would be interested in this color.
Here is my latest brushes, JR#416 and 417. Made from Bolivian Rosewood. They are a Celtic knot brush handles. I finished 416 with a silvertip badger and sent it off to Canada. I then waited on my 2-band badger to arrive. It arrived Friday, and I finished 417 by setting the knot.
Very nice Jim! I love the laminate patterns. Truely unique work you're doing. Where do you get the medallions set in the base of some of your handles?
Thank you. I get my conchos from here: https://www.stecksstore.com/decorative-leathercraft-conchos/ I got the poppy from: https://www.pinmart.com/
Rosewood is among the scents in one of the Bill Neumann aftershaves I'll be ordering(1911). I'd never heard of the word before so I looked it up in my dictionary. I can imagine it smelling great.
