OK, so I forgot to take a picture before I removed what was left of the original knot, I'm Sorry. Cream and Blue Ever-Ready 100 with the knot removed Handle with new TGN 20mm Finest Badger Knot XH Brush after 1 practice lather
Indeed, however over time it will loosen up and he should be able to scrape some/most of it off with a toothbrush and a good vinegar soak.
Cool! I did not know that you could do that. One of my first attempts at re-knotting ended up with me using too much epoxy. The excess soaked into the base of the bristles and over the edge of the handle. Will the vinegar soak work to loosen the hairs?
It depends on how thick the layer is, several hand-tied knots I have used have had excess epoxy in the knots, and I just used my fingernail after a soak to loosen them up actually. Over time the epoxy loosens itself up and flakes like dandruff, which is weird because you would think if it does that, then why doesn't it fall out of the handle... The only brush I haven't had real success with was my M&F, mainly because I'm afraid to use any real force on a highend brush.... I think Mycarver actually had a trick up his sleeve where he totally pulled out all of the epoxy in an over epoxied knot without damaging it...
Thanks everyone. The real test was this morning when I used the brush. The first bit of good news was that the knot did not fall out. Secondly the brush performed really well. Lathered up real nice. No scritch and good backbone.
I used a Dremel tool with a rotozip bit to cut out most of the old knot. I then used a small grinding stone to clean out the remaining epoxy.
