First try at making/designing my own brush

[BIGACONCEPT]

Here is some pic´s of my first try to make my own brush.
I design the handles my self and then a friend of me, did the woodwork.

I´ve used 2 boar knots, that I took from a cheap Proraso (Omega) brush....i know, it´s a cheap brush, but it´s my first go at this and i actually like that pig

please let me know what you think of these two babies.

 

[TheRedlines]

I'm digging that black one big time! They both turned out great!!

 

[BlackBard]

I'm digging that black one big time! They both turned out great!!

+1 on that!

 

[tominabox1]

I very much like the black one...just needs some shine and it'd be perfect nice work

 

[djh]

Great work. It will be a pleasure to shave in the mornings with a brush made by your own hand!

 

[alabamalawyer]

Those look very nice!

 

[spanx]

nice figuring on the lighter color ones.They look great.

 

[Klopstick]

Love that black beauty! I can see you have a future in this "boar"ing business!

 

[Bit2]

Here is some pic´s of my first try to make my own brush.
I design the handles my self and then a friend of me, did the woodwork.
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I´ve used 2 boar knots, that I took from a cheap Proraso (Omega) brush....i know, it´s a cheap brush, but it´s my first go at this and i actually like that pig

please let me know what you think of these two babies.

Where did you get the metal rings for the brushes?
Did you make them, buy them separate, or did they come that way?
JOHN

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Very nice! Good work.

 

[BIGACONCEPT]

Where did you get the metal rings for the brushes?
Did you make them, buy them separate, or did they come that way?
JOHN

Actually i "stole" the knots, that are glued into the chrome plastic rings from the "factory", from 2 cheap Proraso brushes i had laying around.

The black handle is made of bug oak, extremely old oak that has been laying in a bug for many many many years, its all black and very hard, rare and pretty cost"ish"....but looks and feels amazing

Thank you all, for the nice comments

 

[sklegg]

Using the bog-wood is a cool idea. The color is amazing.

 

[gearchow]

Actually i "stole" the knots, that are glued into the chrome plastic rings from the "factory", from 2 cheap Proraso brushes i had laying around.

The black handle is made of bug oak, extremely old oak that has been laying in a bug for many many many years, its all black and very hard, rare and pretty cost"ish"....but looks and feels amazing

Thank you all, for the nice comments

Wow, I was thinking you must of ebonized it, but it's actually that color. And oak... That is really cool and must be pretty rare, like nice spalted wood. Way to go!

-jim