One of only five wooden handled prototype brushes made by New Forest back in 2010. The description of the brus from Fido's blog : Meanwhile, I have been working on a locally made New Forest brush with my craftsman. I intend to have a few made to assess the demand and reaction. This is a prototype. It is made from tambootie, an African hardwood. It has the same two band hair used in my Superior Badger 2201. The handle height is 51 mm, loft 51 mm and knot width is 22 mm. A good backbone will make it a superb all round brush for use with soaps and creams. I was lucky enough to win the auction on Ebay UK with the minimum bid. Our very own Darkbulb owns three of the other four known to exist. Anyhow, mine arrived in rather poor condition as the original owner claimed to have used it almost every day from the time he bought it new. The 2 band knot was shedding badly and the wooden handle had been knocked around a lot. Here it is with the knot removed via dremel tool: And know after two rounds with paint/varnish stripper: Stay tuned for the rest of the restoration.
Here is freshly completed. I finished the handle with a satin Varethane and Im pretty happy with the outcome. I purchased the knot from an Ebay seller inChina and couldnt be happier with the quality of it considering the price. I will post another pic once Ive lather it a couple times to show the bloom.
Thanks guys, it was quite rewarding to restore not only a beautiful brush but a rather rare prototype. It will be added to the rotation later this week once its been broken in a bit.
