My Brush Repairs, Restorations & Builds

I saw this vintage Avon soap and wanted it as a display on the shelf, but found the container very brittle and broke very easily.



The only things I salvaged was the reducer I installed in a vintage travel cologne bottle and the dark blue cap.

I had a Fuller brush I cut in half and used the top half to build a brush; leaving the bottom.


Between the two pieces I figured I could build a nice little travel brush or just a slightly petite shaving brush.


The new Avon Fuller AKA ..... FrankenFuller

I bridged them together with piece of 5/8" brass pipe with epoxy and weighted it with BB's. I installed a 20mm synthetic Maseto knot. With an overall height of 4" it's not a bad little brush.

And as always ..... More to come.

 

I finished off a few more brushes I found laying about.



This first one was an unknown boar brush that needed some TLC. I removed the knot, replaced the swivel and a friend re-plated it in nickel. I gave it a nice 24mm synthetic two banded badger Oumo knot.



The second is a Bass that had a really poor knot. I removed the knot, inverted bored it to give it a Persian jar look and installed a 20mm Oumo Cashmere knot. I also installed a modern buffalo nickel in the base.


The last but not least is a personal favorite ..... a vintage butterscotch Rooney shaving brush with a 20mm two banded badger knot from Maggards.

And as always ..... more to come.

 

Cool. And what is the handle on that first one?

 

nickel plated brass

 

very cool Keith.nice work.

 

Thank you!

 

Four more that were waiting far too long to be restored ..........


Ever Ready (bobber style) restored and weighted with a 22mm cashmere from Oumo.

Rubberset restored with an Oumo 20mm synthetic badger.

An unknown handle I receive in a group; restored with a 22mm cashmere from Oumo.

A bone Beehive from an unknown origin restored with a 20mm Maggards 2 banded badger.

And as always ..... more to come.

 

nice job.........

 

Thank you Jim.

 

With bits and pieces of brushes unusable or destined for the scrap bin I built an unusual travel shaving brush.



A barber duster and an unknown cream shaving brush with a severely damaged surface. Cut down and trimmed

I installed a 22mm Oumo synthetic finest two banded badger. I call it the "The Pacifier"

And as always ..... more to come.

 

So clever and unique. Love it. I really like one of a kind brushes. And using a variety of parts, materials and sizes is fun.

 

Thank you Chris.

 

very cool Keith.nicely done.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

I found a butterscotch Ever Ready Badger-lon 300BN Shaving brush that needed restoring.





Removing the original knot and expanding the opening slightly, I installed a 20mm Oumo synthetic two banded badger knot. It's set with a higher loft than I would have preferred, but still has plenty of backbone and nice soft tips.

And as always ..... more to come.

 

If Anyone runs across a Paladin brush handle let me know Please!! I have always wanted a Paladin handle but the things Always cost a small fortune and I can't afford that much... It doesn't have to have a good knot in it or even Any knot for that matter, I can replace that part myself.. Thanks everyone for your time....

 

I do see them on ebay as used periodically.

 

Yep. and Thanks . But ... There are some on there right now and they range from 100 dollars up to around 1000.00 , it's a little much for me.. There are Plenty of other things I would rather spend a thousand dollars on than a brush... Well actually about 900.00 right now on ebay is the top end..

 

I agree that's why I restore vintage brushes ..... though I did break down once and purchase one from etsy.

 

Absolutely gorgeous, now I want one for my collection too!