I began this brush handle a while back.The top is an odd piece of the walnut rifle stock I had left over. I glued it onto a piece of locust wood (first picture.) Then I put it on the lathe and did some turning. I was somewhat restricted by the odd shape of the walnut. I got it down to the shape in the second picture. This is the initial glue up. This is the shape after initial turning. I was dissatisfied with the shape after the initial turning, so I set it aside. Today, I got it out and worked on it. In the first picture below you see the results of the first shaping. I used my little drum sander to shape it and then went to my dremmel for detail. I also made a hole for my 22mm synthetic horse knot. Now, I am getting happier. After initial shaping with drum sander. After I got the shape the way I liked it, I sealed and stained the top with dark walnut stain/sealer. Then I used golden pecan stain/sealer for the bottom of the handle. Here are glamour shots. The last thing I did today was to give it its number.
Thank you both. Here it is after two coats of polycrylic. The knot is dry fitted. Next step is to set the knot.