shaving brush

[ahoiberg]

well, y'all, i finally did it... i made the thing i set out to do when this turning madess started!

this is a tulipwood shaving brush with a best badger hair knot.

 

[ahoiberg]

sorry the picture is so big!

 

[SUBDOC]

That looks good to me! I'd use it to shave with. I am a big fan of tulipwood. I like the way it turns and smells. I have turned a few stikers for turkey calls with tulipwood, they look great but I haven't gotten them tuned to sound great yet.

 

[Kenneth Hertzog]

Andrew

Looks great and it looks like you got a good fit for the brush. Keep it up

ken

 

[ahoiberg]

thanks guys.

ken,

i got a 22mm forstner bit, which is the same size as the knots. the hole ended up being slightly larger than the plug, but that worked out alright as the epoxy just filled in around it. have you come up with a way to prevent any epoxy/glue from getting into the base of the hair? only a little found it's way in, but i was trying to think of a way to prevent it completely.

 

[gran]

Where did you get the knot from?

 

[Kenneth Hertzog]

Andrew
I did not use epoxy I used CA glue on the acrylic and regular old titebond 3
on the one I use everyday. Have no problems with anything coming loose.
ken

 

[ahoiberg]

ken,

did you have any problems with the glue squishing out, for lack of a better term, and getting into a few of the hairs on the base of the knot?

gran,

i actually got the knots from china. a rather tedious importation process... if you're interested in any detailed info on it, PM me and I'll send you the info.

 

[Kenneth Hertzog]

Andrew
No I had no problems with glue expansion. the center hole I drilled to hold
the blank must of acted as an expansion point cause none came out.
ken