A) looks great! B) Thanks for the counterweight/flip idea. I have a decent looking ‘canceled’ handle that will get that treatment tomorrow.
I wanted a longer brush handle, so I based this profile on old time chisel and screwdriver handles. Turning it on the I-X collet I could stop the lathe and test the fit to my hand until it was just right. Woodpile cherry blank, ‘walnut’ danish oil finish to match with the horsehair knot.
It's just a kit razor. You can get the same thing in a three piece razor design. The parts are not very expensive.
You can get them from a few different places in Canada I’ve seen, Patrick. Various levels of quality as well. Lee Valley had the kits, but am not sure they still do. You will probably need a specialized mandrel and bushing set, similar to one for turning pens. William Wood Write is another Canadian website that sells lots of turning kits and blanks. They might have them too.
Jason's brush with an omega 10098 boar knot i fitted this afternoon.stunning brush sir and thank you..
thank you Jason.it set perfect depth.same as in the original handle..very happy.test drive in the morning....
Currently working on these three. I will definitely have to check out every page of this thread when I get some time.
Very cool! Some unique designs for sure. Looks like a few different chucks/holding techniques as well. We'd love to hear about your processes.
I start with the blank in a 4 jaw chuck and drill the hole with a forstner bit and Jacob's chuck in the tailstock. I then do some rough shaping. Next I usually part off and mount on a mandrel. Next I use a live center to support the end and finalize the shape and then clean up the bottom. Next I get really irritated try to get a perfect CA finish. This usually leads to sanding to bare wood and starting the finish back from bare wood. CA and I have an on again off again love hate relationship. It's complicated. I think it's the conditions in my basement. Sometimes the finish gets cloudy which I think is a temperature and humidity issue. But when you get it right it's a fantastic finish.
Here are three brushes I made a while ago and finally got knots in. Left to right. Black Walnut and Olive with boar this one has a wipe on poly finish. Black Walnut with horse hair knot and a Black Walnut with brass shavings and epoxy vein and a blond horse hair knot. These two have a tung oil finish.
And here are the other two brushes over been working on. I need to figure out what knot yo put in the shorter handle. It's drilled for a 26mm. I will be keeping these two since a good friend of mine has more brushes that I've made than I do. I figure it's time to treat myself to some of my work.
Thanks. The cup cracked when I was making it and I was reading to toss it. A friend suggested making it a feature similar to the Japanese Kintsugi art form. I'm glad he suggested it.
Have you used tung oil on brush handles or other wood projects? I'm wondering how it will hold up over time. I really like the look and love the feel of it. This is pure tung oil and I also actually like the smell. That is so many coats of CA I lost count. I'm getting better at the technique but it's still a bit frustrating at times. But when it's finally done WOW. I am mostly leaning that. I get far less irritated when I mess up. I look at things more objectively to see if things can be salvaged or if this is possibly an improvement over my original idea
