I was having a cocktail with my adult son, and we were enjoying a Nolet’s Gin and Tonic (highly recommended— paired the gin with Fevertree tonic and it is the best G&T I’ve ever had). As we finished, I said “wow, that cap for the bottle is really heavy — that would make a fantastic base for a shaving brush.” So, a couple of weeks later, I ordered a synthetic knot (27mm) from Maggard. When it arrived this past Saturday I immediately found some coin-shaped wooden tokens I’d been using for another small project, added 5 of them to the cap and dry-fit the knot. It fit perfectly, no adjustment needed! So I located some epoxy, glued the wooden tokens in, and then followed with the knot. I am super pleased with how it turned out! My son said I should sell them, but that would require lots of gin purchases and I just don’t know what I would do with all that gin. Anyway, thought I’d post a few pictures of it. I’ve made brushes before with varying degrees of success… I’m not a woodworker at all (no tools, no talent) and I’m not especially artistic, handy, or crafty. But I’m really, really pleased with how this hefty little guy turned out! https://imgur.com/a/yS1wGyN
Incredibly clever and resourceful! I really like the look of it and obviously you have a one-of-a-kind brush. I know nothing about brushes but I know I like this one.
That is actually a damn fine idea! I made my own Bay Rum a/s this past summer and liked the results… no reason I couldn’t do the same with a nice botanical gin.