I'm calling this 102 as I haven't got a lathe so can't turn my own handles but I am tying my own knots which was both infuriating and rewarding.
I bought high end badger hair recently, Manchurian High Mountain and 2 band finest badger.
I also bought 5 or 6 handles to get me going.
Attempt number one is always a step into the unknown as you refine your techniques and invent tools you don't have.
The QUEEN Red is an acrylic handle for a 24mm knot and a depth of 17mm. For this I chose the 2-band finest badger.
It's terrifying opening the hair stack initially as it feels like it's about to burst all over the place and you get one chance at this.
An old pill bottle makes a reasonable stacker to get the hair lined up
A pets brush is used to remove stray hair and make the knot uniform
I used the packaging from a set of earphones as the cannon or form. Inventing tools takes imagination.
Had to line the bottom with painters tape as there are some crevasses in there that badger hair WILL find.
The tying of the knot is tricky as you need it tight but have to avoid any scrunching
Tied, combed and formed knot. The middle pic is one that had to be redone as it wasn't formed properly
Trimmed to 65mm and epoxied
I used this picture in another thread in error, this is the 24mm knot being epoxied!
Queen Red
Turned out to be a great little brush. The uniformity of the bulb could have been slightly better but it lathers very well and is soft yet the 50mm loft provides the perfect amount of backbone. I love this little fella.
I bought high end badger hair recently, Manchurian High Mountain and 2 band finest badger.
I also bought 5 or 6 handles to get me going.
Attempt number one is always a step into the unknown as you refine your techniques and invent tools you don't have.
The QUEEN Red is an acrylic handle for a 24mm knot and a depth of 17mm. For this I chose the 2-band finest badger.
It's terrifying opening the hair stack initially as it feels like it's about to burst all over the place and you get one chance at this.
An old pill bottle makes a reasonable stacker to get the hair lined up
A pets brush is used to remove stray hair and make the knot uniform
I used the packaging from a set of earphones as the cannon or form. Inventing tools takes imagination.
Had to line the bottom with painters tape as there are some crevasses in there that badger hair WILL find.
The tying of the knot is tricky as you need it tight but have to avoid any scrunching
Tied, combed and formed knot. The middle pic is one that had to be redone as it wasn't formed properly
Trimmed to 65mm and epoxied
I used this picture in another thread in error, this is the 24mm knot being epoxied!
Queen Red
Turned out to be a great little brush. The uniformity of the bulb could have been slightly better but it lathers very well and is soft yet the 50mm loft provides the perfect amount of backbone. I love this little fella.