I picked up the Maggard Bronze handle synthetic last year because I loved the look of the handle.
The handle is/was great, but I was not a huge fan of the knot. So I figured I’d try re-knotting the handle. I started by cutting the bristles as low as I could.
I made a heck of a mess in the process. Scissors and pliers to get the bristles out as best I could. From there I attempted to use a cheap dremel tool to get the epoxy out and I fried the tiny motor in the old dremel tool. Ended up putting the handle in a vise, carefully wrapped in a can coozie, (gotta use what you got on hand when you’re in a sabbatical!) I was able to drill out the epoxy with some help from my Father in Law. And ended up here:13.5-14mm deep hole, no Forster bit or drill press so we did the best we could. From here I used silicone to set the new knot in place, which I of course did not let set long enough the first time so I had to re-silicone it and leave it be for a couple days. Not the most technical brush re-knot but I’m happy with how it turned out! Before first lather:
Bloom after first lather:
And after second use:
The Maggard SHD knot is fantastic! Such a huge wall of luxuriously soft badger hair to lather up with! And if I ever decide I need more backbone I should be able to take the knot out and drill a deeper hole. If I ever want to re-knot a brush handle I will more than likely be going with the Maggard SHD knot again! Have a great day y’all!
I made a heck of a mess in the process. Scissors and pliers to get the bristles out as best I could. From there I attempted to use a cheap dremel tool to get the epoxy out and I fried the tiny motor in the old dremel tool. Ended up putting the handle in a vise, carefully wrapped in a can coozie, (gotta use what you got on hand when you’re in a sabbatical!) I was able to drill out the epoxy with some help from my Father in Law. And ended up here:13.5-14mm deep hole, no Forster bit or drill press so we did the best we could. From here I used silicone to set the new knot in place, which I of course did not let set long enough the first time so I had to re-silicone it and leave it be for a couple days. Not the most technical brush re-knot but I’m happy with how it turned out! Before first lather:
Bloom after first lather:
And after second use:
The Maggard SHD knot is fantastic! Such a huge wall of luxuriously soft badger hair to lather up with! And if I ever decide I need more backbone I should be able to take the knot out and drill a deeper hole. If I ever want to re-knot a brush handle I will more than likely be going with the Maggard SHD knot again! Have a great day y’all!