A Little Refurb Project Coming Along Nicely

Mike Smart

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The Knot eventually arrived this morning from Aliexpress
A Boti 18mm Pure Badger.
Not the best Knot in the world but i felt it was more authentic to go with the handle.
I haven’t set it yet as the close up shows me it still needs a quick clean up.
I’m thinking about getting some gold leaf & redefining the letters.
i’m unsure how easy that would be but i think i might give it a go.
Whether i ever use this brush i don’t know.
I’ll definitely give it an outing but at 18mm it would still look small in a kids hand.
Iv got a couple of Rooney’s to do also
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Mike Smart said:
The Knot eventually arrived this morning from Aliexpress
A Boti 18mm Pure Badger.
Not the best Knot in the world but i felt it was more authentic to go with the handle.
I haven’t set it yet as the close up shows me it still needs a quick clean up.
I’m thinking about getting some gold leaf & redefining the letters.
i’m unsure how easy that would be but i think i might give it a go.
Whether i ever use this brush i don’t know.
I’ll definitely give it an outing but at 18mm it would still look small in a kids hand.
Iv got a couple of Rooney’s to do also
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Use it, small brushes sometimes perform amazingly well, but pure badger might be moppy, looks good! (y)
 
TobyC said:
Use it, small brushes sometimes perform amazingly well, but pure badger might be moppy, looks good! (y)
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Oh well you’ll know best mate
I’ll see how the first outing goes.
I know best badger isn’t great but just thought i would stick with the theme.
Out of interest have you done the gold leaf lettering ?.
 
Gairdner said:
I’m keen to learn about the gold lettering too so keep us updated. I love brush making and restoring threads. The education is fantastic.
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I looked in to it a bit & there’s a few vids on you tube.
it looks as easy as filling in the gaps & rubbing the surface residue off.
I’m going to go to Hobby Craft at the fort this week & get a bit of advice
 
Mike Smart said:
The Knot eventually arrived this morning from Aliexpress
A Boti 18mm Pure Badger.
Not the best Knot in the world but i felt it was more authentic to go with the handle.
I haven’t set it yet as the close up shows me it still needs a quick clean up.
I’m thinking about getting some gold leaf & redefining the letters.
i’m unsure how easy that would be but i think i might give it a go.
Whether i ever use this brush i don’t know.
I’ll definitely give it an outing but at 18mm it would still look small in a kids hand.
Iv got a couple of Rooney’s to do also
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Gold leafing the lettering would be expensive, fella. You need to buy the loose leaf and gold size and I doubt it would that durable nor worth the hassle. Probably better with some gold paint enamel, just dab it on over the letters with a tooth pick/cocktail stick (if your posh) and lightly wipe off the excess with small patches of kitchen roll.
 
Nice 1 Toby
that’s exactly what i’m thinking.
Having said that i watched a few vids on youtube tonight & some people were using acrylic paint & basically wiping of the excess with
nail polish remover or rubbing alcohol
 
Mike Smart said:
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I used paint pens for awhile, but I've had some of the paint come off after some use, so I now use Testors enamel model paint in the little teeny bottle. To remove the excess I use 800 grit wet/dry sandpaper to wet sand and then I buff by hand with a wet cloth with toothpaste on it. Vintage shave brushes will melt and smear VERY quickly with any kind of powered tool, that's why I do it by hand, and it's a small thing, so it doesn't take long.
 
Mike Smart said:
The Knot eventually arrived this morning from Aliexpress
A Boti 18mm Pure Badger.
Not the best Knot in the world but i felt it was more authentic to go with the handle.
I haven’t set it yet as the close up shows me it still needs a quick clean up.
I’m thinking about getting some gold leaf & redefining the letters.
i’m unsure how easy that would be but i think i might give it a go.
Whether i ever use this brush i don’t know.
I’ll definitely give it an outing but at 18mm it would still look small in a kids hand.
Iv got a couple of Rooney’s to do also
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Is yours marked on the bottom?

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