Leaving no stone of noobishness unturned, I have to ask: What is butterscotch?
Does it refer to a particular material, or just the color?
Does it refer to a particular material, or just the color?
Butterscotch?
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I think its the color. Most of what I'v seen labeled as butterscotch is made from a plastic. Though I defer to the senior members of the forum.
Long, long term oxidation of the surface of the catalin/resin used in the handle. Can go from a pale Easter-egg yellow to a deep egg-yolk orange-yellow, to a beautiful creamy goldish hue.
English brushes, like those from Kent, Rooney, and Simpson's, with full all-resin handles, brown up right nice after a couple of decades. This WILL sand away very quickly if you put the wrong material to it, though.
American brushes, like Klenzo, Ever-Ready, and Rubberset, seem to adhere to a pretty common "two-tone" motif, pairing different colors of resins, or in some cases different materials in their handles. These can often be found with yellow-to-gold sections on the handle--sometimes even swirled gold--which is awesome. While these were meant to be gold from the get-go we still usually lump them in as "butterscotch" because they are so damn sweet.
English brushes, like those from Kent, Rooney, and Simpson's, with full all-resin handles, brown up right nice after a couple of decades. This WILL sand away very quickly if you put the wrong material to it, though.
American brushes, like Klenzo, Ever-Ready, and Rubberset, seem to adhere to a pretty common "two-tone" motif, pairing different colors of resins, or in some cases different materials in their handles. These can often be found with yellow-to-gold sections on the handle--sometimes even swirled gold--which is awesome. While these were meant to be gold from the get-go we still usually lump them in as "butterscotch" because they are so damn sweet.
Strictly speaking, the purists would argue that the "true" butterscotch brushes are the ones made from catalin, a cast (as opposed to molded) phenolic plastic.
The butterscotch colour is caused by the phenolic resin itself chemically converting to phenyl alcohol through the action of ultraviolet light.
Anything else is orange plastic.
The butterscotch colour is caused by the phenolic resin itself chemically converting to phenyl alcohol through the action of ultraviolet light.
Anything else is orange plastic.
Strictly speaking, the purists would argue that the "true" butterscotch brushes are the ones made from catalin, a cast (as opposed to molded) phenolic plastic.
The butterscotch colour is caused by the phenolic resin itself chemically converting to phenyl alcohol through the action of ultraviolet light.
Anything else is orange plastic.
I love orange plastic! even though that will get you
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I prefer black or white, so I had to know what all the fuss was about
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