Thank you. All the work I do, is done in a rocking chair in my living room ... occasionally at the kitchen table.
I bought a group of brushes from Andrew and in the group was a very lonely metal handle made by Diamond E. It needed an 18mm knot and I had just ordered a few in that size in Finest Badger. The knot had already been removed in the past, so all that was needed was to clean it and set a knot. I wanted to ensure water would not enter the metal handle and cause damage, so I filled it with epoxy and a few BB's. Here is the result. Not perfect, but nice. And as always ... More to come.
I finally got around to a Simms I've had on hand ... Here it is before And after removing it's original knot and installing a 24mm Maggard's Tuxedo Synthetic knot. Not perfect but it's very nice. And as always ... More to come.
I got around to a sad little Pre 1920's Rubberset brush that I've had since the end of December. Before ... And after removing the knot with internal steel band, strip handle, then repairs and re-enforce. Followed up with polishing, a 24 hour Teak oil soak, install a Maggard's 22mm Timberwolf synthetic knot and re-lettering. I removed the internal steel band due to the Bakelite receiver probably wanted to shrink (it happens (I don't know why)) and the steel resisted and the Bakelite cracked. It's a pre-1920 due to lack of "Sterilized" on brush. That's the general rule, but there's the exception of the Rubberset WW2 military issue brush that omitted "Sterilized" on the contracted brushes. And as always ... More to come.
More great work, Enrico. I really enjoy the pictures of the original and final product. You make amazing transformations from what you start with.
Strange indeed! What does the handle measure in inches from the bottom of the wood to the top of the black plastic? I've looked at a few of those, some with different colored ferrules, but I really can't tell how big they are from a computer image. I assume that was threaded like a barber style brush?