Good evening gentlemen! Just a little show and tell tonight 
In the mail today came a beauty of a brush, my first custom made brush! Hand turned out of cocobolo and stuffed with a 22mm Finest XH knot from TGN set to a 48mm loft. Its a LONG story but I had this made by a friend sight unseen after going over a few of my preferences. Today, a couple months after the original conversation, I saw the brush for the first time. And it turned out amazing!!
The handle itself has an awesome heft to it as the wood is quite heavy. The grain is very cool and the finish really made it pop! The way it was finished(sorry I don't know much about this) makes the handle of the brush look and feel just like it should - like wood. Not at all plasticy and its not shined to a mirror finish. It really adds quite a bit of character to it.
I have yet to shave with the brush but the knot is clearly dense(hence the XH??). I whipped up a bowl of cella for a quick test lather with it and after a rinse it has essentially no stink. Had a bit of bite while loading the soap and whipped up lather in a jiffy. It has long enough of a handle that bowl lathering was easy(I feel like my Duke 2 is just a bit too short for this). I can see that it will be a great face lathering brush as well.
Alright enough of me, here's the pics:
The handle fits wonderfully in my hand
A little pre-bloom density shot
And here she is with the rest of the family. If you look closely at the grain you can make out what looks like a spider. Which is why her new name is "The Spider!!"
And here(as well as the last pic) you see my next little project, an olive wood handle with a sexy grain on it! Planning on stuffing that one with a GAS knot from TGN and setting the loft pretty short as well. I'll likely need some help with this so you all will be hearing from me
Lather and post bloom in the next post....
In the mail today came a beauty of a brush, my first custom made brush! Hand turned out of cocobolo and stuffed with a 22mm Finest XH knot from TGN set to a 48mm loft. Its a LONG story but I had this made by a friend sight unseen after going over a few of my preferences. Today, a couple months after the original conversation, I saw the brush for the first time. And it turned out amazing!!
The handle itself has an awesome heft to it as the wood is quite heavy. The grain is very cool and the finish really made it pop! The way it was finished(sorry I don't know much about this) makes the handle of the brush look and feel just like it should - like wood. Not at all plasticy and its not shined to a mirror finish. It really adds quite a bit of character to it.
I have yet to shave with the brush but the knot is clearly dense(hence the XH??). I whipped up a bowl of cella for a quick test lather with it and after a rinse it has essentially no stink. Had a bit of bite while loading the soap and whipped up lather in a jiffy. It has long enough of a handle that bowl lathering was easy(I feel like my Duke 2 is just a bit too short for this). I can see that it will be a great face lathering brush as well.
Alright enough of me, here's the pics:
The handle fits wonderfully in my hand
A little pre-bloom density shot
And here she is with the rest of the family. If you look closely at the grain you can make out what looks like a spider. Which is why her new name is "The Spider!!"
And here(as well as the last pic) you see my next little project, an olive wood handle with a sexy grain on it! Planning on stuffing that one with a GAS knot from TGN and setting the loft pretty short as well. I'll likely need some help with this so you all will be hearing from me
Lather and post bloom in the next post....
