Hope You Guy's Like Maple Handles

[Graydog]

We had a Big Storm last night and My one of The backyard Maple came down
It was 11:30 and I was taking Grace out for the last time when all of a sudden
I heard a loud Crack and watched as she came down I felt bad ,She had been there for
along time . So I am going to make a few Brushes just to show off her beauty .
The Brush in the photo is from a branch that I used a little while ago to make that one in The Auction and this one . I am sure that she has some beauty hiding in that massive .

 

[Lightcs1776]

As you might have guessed, I like just about anything made out of wood. I am learning a lot about making brush handles from you. My next brush should be made on the lathe in the basement.

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[REV579]

Maple makes a great looking guitar, and the grain will make an amazing handle!

 

[Avvatar]

Holy COW!!! That's a massive piece of maple! Oh man. You gotta do something. Make pool cues, brushes, guitars, hell A TABLE!!! Wow.



In honor of the fallen tree: a haiku

Trees falling at night
Brushes are waiting inside
Steve knows where they hide

 

[FarmerTan]

Wow. Thankful you and yours didn't have it fall on you all. Wow.

 

[FarmerTan]

You make some beautiful brushes, by the way my friend. But that's not news.

 

[MVD1]

We had a Big Storm last night and My one of The backyard Maple came down
It was 11:30 and I was taking Grace out for the last time when all of a sudden
I heard a loud Crack and watched as she came down I felt bad ,She had been there for
along time . So I am going to make a few Brushes just to show off her beauty .
The Brush in the photo is from a branch that I used a little while ago to make that one in The Auction and this one . I am sure that she has some beauty hiding in that massive .View attachment 921829 View attachment 921828

Glad you and yours are safe! With green wood like that, do you need to let it sit for a while or can you turn right away?

 

[Snurgblat]

So many brushes to be made, so little time on Earth to do it.

 

[ajkel64]

Glad that you are all safe. Sorry for the loss of the tree. Many a brush handle there. You might be quite busy on the lathe for some time.

 

[matwho]

That's a lot of wood. I see a couple thousand brushes in your future.

 

[BigJ]

Great looking handle!! (You should have enough wood for a few more!)

 

[Graydog]

Glad you and yours are safe! With green wood like that, do you need to let it sit for a while or can you turn right away?

Thanks We are all fine .
The last Backyard wood I used sat in My shop for over a year.
I still have some older stuff from that time .
This stuff will have to sit and dry for some time .
I can rough turn some bowls with the green wood and then let them dry out over time before I finish
turning them .

 

[rockviper]

By my reckoning, you're going to need a HUGE knot to make an uber brush out of that newly fallen handle stock. Something for the Friendly Giant perhaps?

 

[Borderboss]

I do like maple. I think the brush in my avatar is maple. It was made from the top of an old 16oz English Leather bottle. Before and after photos below. It has a 30mm Silvertip knot.

 

[aboulton1989]

That is a shame, such a beauty of a tree. However, I'm sure you'll do it justice with your work. Looking forward to the brushes and other gorgeous wood works you'll be sharing in the coming year or so. Glad to hear no one was hurt, with a tree that big it is scary to see the destruction they can wreak.

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[KeenDogg]

By my reckoning, you're going to need a HUGE knot to make an uber brush out of that newly fallen handle stock. Something for the Friendly Giant perhaps?

You mean Bigfoot????[emoji16]

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[KeenDogg]

Sounds like your not gonna be short on wood, Steve.

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[GAW9576]

That is a beautiful brush the grain is amazing and you picked a great shape to showcase it.

 

[FarmerTan]

I do like maple. I think the brush in my avatar is maple. It was made from the top of an old 16oz English Leather bottle. Before and after photos below. It has a 30mm Silvertip knot.

You did an awesome job! Never heard of doing this.

 

[FarmerTan]

That is a beautiful brush the grain is amazing and you picked a great shape to showcase it.

Ditto. Beautiful work.