Brushmakers Thread - Calling all Turners

Discussion in 'The Brush' started by jtspartan, Mar 4, 2019.

  1. GAW9576

    GAW9576 Well-Known Member

    It's a TruStone pen blank with a little price od turquoise colored acrylic on top. I made the brass insert from 1/4" brass stock drilled and tapped. The male thread is a piece of 10/32 brass threaded rod with 8/24 threads I recut withna die on one end to adapt to the Older SE razor heads. A friend gave me the threaded rod and the dye for cutting the 8/24 threads
    I made him a handle in return. Once he gets it I will post pictures.
    I also made another custom handle but it was not made on the lathe so I wasn't going to post it here.

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  2. brit

    brit in a box

    awesome..
     
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  3. The situational shaver

    The situational shaver Well-Known Member

    Lovely handles indeed, mate.
    Carry on!
     
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  4. GAW9576

    GAW9576 Well-Known Member

    My new friend has received this handle so now I can post pictures. He kindly sent me the die along with a die holder and some brass threaded rod for making adapter screws.
    He didn't expect anything in return but I wanted to make him this handle in return.

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  5. Tanuki

    Tanuki Well-Known Member

    Sunny and low 70s today. Time to turn outdoors.

    Black walnut and black badger, stubby
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    Pearwood and mixed badger/boar knot. Shot from a flattering angle. I wanted a big knob at the bottom, for the barber with large hands. Now I really want that knot to bloom and balance it out.
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  6. KUSTOM

    KUSTOM Well-Known Member

    Shop clean up week...
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    Bits of chopped up resin overpours here in a very lightly pearled clear resin.


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    Shavings from a previous drill-out in clear resin. There's a tiny bit of thinned out Purple Pearl on the bottom. This one is extra tall because the blank looked so cool I couldn't bring myself to cut it down to the usual height. That's a chunk of Sapele on top. Beautiful wood- one of my favorites.

    It's good to use up this stuff I've been pushing around for so long.
     
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  7. jtspartan

    jtspartan appropriately stimulated, via Netflix

    That is a great idea! I haven't thought of keeping the little chunks around. Sapele is a personal fave as well, I've used it for quite a few brushes.
     
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  8. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    The first one looks like old fashion candy the second one is just plain beautiful!!

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  9. GAW9576

    GAW9576 Well-Known Member

    The first one looks very interesting and I absolutely love the second one.
     
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  10. GAW9576

    GAW9576 Well-Known Member

    A good friend wanted another brush. He picked up this hybrid blank and the knot and asked me to make a brush of similar shape and size to one I previously made him.

    This was my first time turning a hybrid blank. It was a little tricky in spots but overall went pretty good.

    The knot is a 26mm Two band badger from Maggard's.

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  11. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

    Supporting Vendor
    You did fine. Very nice.
     
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  12. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    Looks great!
     
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  13. ischiapp

    ischiapp New Product Bloodhound

    I love the wood shaving brushes.
    I feel them lives.

    In the italian wetshaving community, I'm lucky enough to have a friend who was a carpenter.
    And he lives in the near town.
    His creations are under the nickname / trademark of Bat71.
    http://ilrasoio.com/viewtopic.php?t=13851

    Unfortunatelly with this COVID19 he has closed his shop.
    Anyway I've a couple of his handmade brushes.
    He loves abalone inlays (so do I), and this is his sign.

    These are mines.

    Bat71 “Cashmere”
    Olive Wood, Abalone Shell Inlay, Yaqi SK07 aka Maggard Beige, 24x50x115mm​
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    Bat71 “PP73”
    Prugno (Plum), Abalone, Oumo Mother Lode, 28x53x115mm​
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    Bat71 “Chubby Plus”
    Prugno (Plum Wood), Frank Shaving, Finest 2-band, 26x50x110mm​
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  14. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn


    :happy096: Beautiful brushes!

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  15. brit

    brit in a box

    awesome brushes..
     
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  16. ischiapp

    ischiapp New Product Bloodhound

    Grazie.

    Thank you.
     
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  17. DS Thomson

    DS Thomson Member

    IMG_3803.JPG Found a piece of old, rotting maple in my backyard.....I managed to pry a couple of sets out of it...
     
  18. GAW9576

    GAW9576 Well-Known Member

    Very nice work. Great looking set you have there.
     
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  19. jtspartan

    jtspartan appropriately stimulated, via Netflix

    That is awesome work! I’ve had a few wood/resin combos that didn’t work out for sure. Yours are beautiful.
     
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  20. jtspartan

    jtspartan appropriately stimulated, via Netflix

    Love those inlays, Pierpaolo!
     
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