A while back I posted for a little guidance on sanding the bottom of the knothole in a lucite brush because I had a very specific idea. I was inspired by the EverReady Man and the Boston T-Token brushes and thought I'd like to try something similar.
Short story: Pain in the neck but ultimately worth it
So it started with this:
Good shape, but not great. I knew that there would be some work involved, but I had no idea how far it would go.
Bristles out, sanded out paint, opened up hole to accommodate a 24mm knot and had to deepen it by about 4mm. Tedious, time consuming, and more than once caused fits of rage leading to it being shelved for a while to get it sanded, polished, and level.
Finally I got it in the state that I wanted.
I am a bicentenial baby and thankfully my mother kept some of the more popular items of the time and one of those she kept was a small lapel pin/tie-tac that I cut the post off of and glued in the bottom of the hole thusly:
That part went about as good as I could expect. There is a tiny bubble on the bottom left that caused some issues, but live and learn. I dropped it in about a 2mm layer of clear epoxy and moved it slowly to where I wanted it and prayed.
Next up, paint - I chose Testors Ruby Red Metallic. I rather like the way it looks.
Final polish:
And test fit with a knot, TGN Finest, of course!
So now my birthyear Black Beauty and SS have some company. One day I hope to give this to my son, flaws and all.
I'm happy enough with it that I'm going to do it again, but this time, I need to find a small enough Lakers pin!
Thank you for looking.
Short story: Pain in the neck but ultimately worth it
So it started with this:
Good shape, but not great. I knew that there would be some work involved, but I had no idea how far it would go.
Bristles out, sanded out paint, opened up hole to accommodate a 24mm knot and had to deepen it by about 4mm. Tedious, time consuming, and more than once caused fits of rage leading to it being shelved for a while to get it sanded, polished, and level.
Finally I got it in the state that I wanted.
I am a bicentenial baby and thankfully my mother kept some of the more popular items of the time and one of those she kept was a small lapel pin/tie-tac that I cut the post off of and glued in the bottom of the hole thusly:
That part went about as good as I could expect. There is a tiny bubble on the bottom left that caused some issues, but live and learn. I dropped it in about a 2mm layer of clear epoxy and moved it slowly to where I wanted it and prayed.
Next up, paint - I chose Testors Ruby Red Metallic. I rather like the way it looks.
Final polish:
And test fit with a knot, TGN Finest, of course!
So now my birthyear Black Beauty and SS have some company. One day I hope to give this to my son, flaws and all.
I'm happy enough with it that I'm going to do it again, but this time, I need to find a small enough Lakers pin!
Thank you for looking.
