Brush restoration vendors on B&B ?

[bobusa]

I want to reknot my century brush. Are there any b&b vendors who do restoration?

 

[Mick]

Yes there are but you have to dig for them or you have to already know who they are.

I ran into the same problem when I posted that I wanted to get a straight re-scaled.

I came to the conclusion that yes, there are, but no, there is not an easy way to find out who they are

You can cruise through the hobbyist and vendor for sale section and you might come up with a few

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/forumdisplay.php/143-Hobbyist-Vendor-Classifieds

The two that come to mind are Rudy and Bob but I am positive that there are many others

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/member.php/17439-Rudy-Vey

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/member.php/36653-bobfarvour

 

[Mike H]

You could try it yourself - http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Restoring_shaving_brushes

Rudy Vey - http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/160924-Rudy-Vey-Custom-Shaving-Brushes-and-Restorations

BobFarvour - http://badgerandblade.com/vb/member.php/36653-bobfarvour

King1967 - http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...-Brushes-and-DEs-and-Restored-Straight-Razors

Neep - http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/295151-More-New-Brushes-from-Rod-Neep

 

[insomniac]

Rudy Vey took care of two of my finds. I think he did a stunning job.

 

[brucered]

if it's not sentimental and you have a bit of "handy-man" in you, you could probably try and do it yourself with little no problems. and if for some reason you shatter or destroy the handle, you can always try it again on another.

gettinig the knot out if farily easy and if you post a thread in the "restoration forum" you will get plenty of help and someone will most likely have restored the same brush.

doing it yourself will add a feeling of pride.

i don't know what type of restore you are doing, but unless you are talking about restore a severly cracked handle, you should be able to do it yourself with stuff you have lying around or a few bucks at home depot/lowes.

some foam sanding pads (various grits), epoxy and plastic polish (or clear coat if you are talking wood handle) is all i have ever needed to do the few i have done.

once you do one yourself, you will be hooked. i have completed 2 in the past (1 plastic, 1 wood) and have 2 more plastic ones on the go and 1 more lined up from a member and one on ebay i'm watching.

it's addictive, you have been warned....but it is fun.