Antique store brush! Info wanted
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I am not familiar with Odence. Do you have a picture?
Here is a pretty good thread on knot replacement.http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...restoration-in-pictures?p=2172826#post2172826
Here is a pretty good thread on knot replacement.http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...restoration-in-pictures?p=2172826#post2172826
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I've never tried steaming, but from what I've read it is only a good idea on metal handles. Softer materials can become deformed due to the heat.
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Okay thanks good to know! Also, I want to give the handle a nice polished look to it. Is sanding it and refinishing it a good idea? Sorry about all the questions, it's my first restore.
No worries. It's what we're here for. When I asked about what to use for polishing I was told to try Meguiar's PlastX. I got mine at the auto parts store. It's marketed for headlight restoring. You can use a fine grit sandpaper for removing scratches, but if you only need to work on the shine then I would stick with Meguiar's or some other polish.
Wrap the handle in a few layers of tape before you start trying to remove the knot. I've only had one handle that I didn't wrap that didn't get scratched. Some knots come out very easily and others take a little longer. Take your time and you'll figure it out. After you get the knot out measure the diameter of the hole and then head over to TGN http://thegoldennib.com/ to order the appropriate sized knot. If the hole measures 23mm then you go down in size and order a 22mm knot since the hairs spread out from where they're glued at the plug.
Wrap the handle in a few layers of tape before you start trying to remove the knot. I've only had one handle that I didn't wrap that didn't get scratched. Some knots come out very easily and others take a little longer. Take your time and you'll figure it out. After you get the knot out measure the diameter of the hole and then head over to TGN http://thegoldennib.com/ to order the appropriate sized knot. If the hole measures 23mm then you go down in size and order a 22mm knot since the hairs spread out from where they're glued at the plug.
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Looks good I would clean it out with a Dremel sanding drum.
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Will do!
So I measured the diameter and it's 20cm ... What do I convert that to find the type of knot I need.
18 mms would be easiest. It looks like 20 could be hard to do. You would need to get the opening to 21-22mms because the knot is bigger above the resin plug.
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The dilemma right now is that I want to stick to a pure badger as that's what it says on the handle and would like to keep it as original as possible but TGN only has 20mm in the pure badger... Should I try eBay? Or go with the 20mm
False dilemma. For all we know the original knot would be more like a TGN silvertip - or anything else for that matter. Badger hair grades are not set in stone, and the terminology varies quite a bit from maker to maker.
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I tried to find info about them...and came up with...nothing.... So unless my search-skills are poor I'd say they are actually very rare
I like the shape of the brush you found. Nice picking
Really nice to hear haha! And for 2$ I saw it at an antique store and they had probably 10-15 brushes and this one just spoke to me haha!
It's pretty tiny to which I kind of like!
I think I'm going with a 16mm finest badger knot from TGN
Nice work removing the knot!
I would go for an 18mm or 20mm knot. With a sanding drum, you can open up the hole enough for a somewhat larger knot to fit. A 16mm knot is just too small and you will not be happy with the results.
Buy the knot first, then expand the hole to fit the exact knot you buy.
Sometimes a 20mm knot is really only 19.25mm or 19.50mm. Sometimes a 20mm knot really is 20mm at the plug, but considerably larger where it emerge from the handle.
My choice would be either a Whipped Dog 20mm Silvertip or a TGN Finest.
I reknotted my grandfather's old Erskine with a 20mm Whipped Dog Silvertip and it turned out great.
Buy the knot first, then expand the hole to fit the exact knot you buy.
Sometimes a 20mm knot is really only 19.25mm or 19.50mm. Sometimes a 20mm knot really is 20mm at the plug, but considerably larger where it emerge from the handle.
My choice would be either a Whipped Dog 20mm Silvertip or a TGN Finest.
I reknotted my grandfather's old Erskine with a 20mm Whipped Dog Silvertip and it turned out great.
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I ordered an 18mm standard silvertip from TGN! I hope it works out well! A dime didn't even fit into the area where the not goes, so il have to open it up quite a bit! Thank you for the suggestion!!
