Mucking about with shaving brushes

[Heykid41]

A brother of mine bought about 40 knots from someone who turned and sold brushes. He gifted them to me. I used stabilized maple and just hacked away, not knowing what I was really doing. Turns out red stabilized maple is pretty but reminded my wife of blood… so… I tried again with plain maple. Neither knot is glued in yet… as I said, this was the first. It made me think of the Stanley Cup! So…. I’m learning!

 

[flexi]

Very nice, how do they feel in the hand? That's the important bit...I was fortunate to be able to replicate designs I used with mine....well done!

 

[alan morrison]

I've never made one, and cannot even remember the last time that I used one.
I'm about to get my electric one out.
Saying that...there seems to be a market for shaving brushes now.

 

[Rich Aldrich]

I like the red!!!

 

[Bill Mooney]

I too like the red maple. I like Mark’s too.

 

[Heykid41]

Very nice, how do they feel in the hand? That's the important bit...I was fortunate to be able to replicate designs I used with mine....well done!

The Stanley Cup shape is too large… so I’ve reduced it and refined it and it’s ‘fair-skookum’ now. This one of yours is FANTASTIC!

 

[Gadget-UK]

That red one is awesome Scott

 

[howsitwork?]

Scott that looks fantastic . Maybe do “a blusher brush” for SWMBO too? Never hurts to have lots of “ tool credits “ in the emotional bank account

 

[billsr]

A brother of mine bought about 40 knots from someone who turned and sold brushes. He gifted them to me. I used stabilized maple and just hacked away, not knowing what I was really doing. Turns out red stabilized maple is pretty but reminded my wife of blood… so… I tried again with plain maple. Neither knot is glued in yet… as I said, this was the first. It made me think of the Stanley Cup! So…. I’m learning!
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Both are beautiful

 

[Heykid41]

Scott that looks fantastic . Maybe do “a blusher brush” for SWMBO too? Never hurts to have lots of “ tool credits “ in the emotional bank account

SWMBO cracks me up.. I refer to my wife using that anacronym all the time! She howls with laughter!

 

[geordie0928]

Both are very nice, Scott. I'm going to do one for my grandson very soon.