- Joined
- Wednesday August 26, 2009
- Location
- New Forest, England.
I needed some new plinths for displaying my bells and found a model maker with wood turning equipment in my village. He turned out some great plinths. I asked him if he fancied having a go at making shaving brushes if I supplied the knots. We agreed that he would use some odd bits of New Forest oak for a trial run. We did one with a knot from The Golden Nib (Finest 2 band with extra hair) 22x65 set to a loft of 52mm and a knot sample I got from a Chinese supplier of 22X64 (best badger but silvertip quality) set to a loft of 50mm. The handles were finished with a marine sealant and knot set with epoxy resin. I'm really pleased with the result. They go on the shelves with more illustrious neighbours but I know I will enjoy giving them an occasional run out.
Henk is making me a Wenge handled brush based on a Plisson shape using a high density version of the chinese knot. I'm very interested in seeing how wenge turns out for a handle. I use it a lot for plinths. I'm looking forward to getting that, and will post photos.
Learning all the time.........
Henk is making me a Wenge handled brush based on a Plisson shape using a high density version of the chinese knot. I'm very interested in seeing how wenge turns out for a handle. I use it a lot for plinths. I'm looking forward to getting that, and will post photos.
Learning all the time.........