Hello Gents..........
Well thanks to a few of you who responded to my post last week, I took your advise and ordered a new knot from Tony at TGN. I received a beautiful Grade A Silvertip Bulb Shaped Knot (20mm size) only 3 days after ordering. I have posted a few pictures of the restoration project. Although I actually took a bunch of photos, the Forum will only allow up to 5 photos per post so it seems.
The first photo is of my 28 year old (worn out) brush that I bought from Hoffritz. It was made of Best Badger and has a faux Ivory handle as you can see. I guess I have no complaints because it did give me good service for 28 years! It gave its last shave to me this morning.
After I trimmed the hair off as sort as I could with a scissor, I used my Dremel to cut out the old knot and adhesive. I actually used 3 different type of bits in the Dremel, but other than the size and shape, they were all the same style. This part was a bit messy, and if I did this again, I would probably do it outside. I did wear a dust mask while doing so.
The next photo is of the handle all cleaned out and ready to have the new knot installed. Before I glued the new one in, I took the opportunity to polish and shine up the handle with some Flitz Polish. Evan though it's a metal polish, it works very well on acrylic as well.
I chose to use JB Weld adhesive as I have used this many many times in the past and it has NEVER let me down. It is super strong and water proof. The only thing that you have to be careful of is that the adhesive is black in color and is a real PITA to remove if you get it on anything.
The last photo is of the finished project. All I have to do is let the brush set up for 24 hours and I will give it a whirl. The entire restoration took me less than 2 hours and cost me under $30 bucks. I feel I have beautiful, high quality shaving brush that hopefully will last me another 28 years! It was actually fun to do and I now have the feeling of a sense of accomplishment which will add to my wet shaving pleasure.
D/E Bob
Well thanks to a few of you who responded to my post last week, I took your advise and ordered a new knot from Tony at TGN. I received a beautiful Grade A Silvertip Bulb Shaped Knot (20mm size) only 3 days after ordering. I have posted a few pictures of the restoration project. Although I actually took a bunch of photos, the Forum will only allow up to 5 photos per post so it seems.
The first photo is of my 28 year old (worn out) brush that I bought from Hoffritz. It was made of Best Badger and has a faux Ivory handle as you can see. I guess I have no complaints because it did give me good service for 28 years! It gave its last shave to me this morning.
After I trimmed the hair off as sort as I could with a scissor, I used my Dremel to cut out the old knot and adhesive. I actually used 3 different type of bits in the Dremel, but other than the size and shape, they were all the same style. This part was a bit messy, and if I did this again, I would probably do it outside. I did wear a dust mask while doing so.
The next photo is of the handle all cleaned out and ready to have the new knot installed. Before I glued the new one in, I took the opportunity to polish and shine up the handle with some Flitz Polish. Evan though it's a metal polish, it works very well on acrylic as well.
I chose to use JB Weld adhesive as I have used this many many times in the past and it has NEVER let me down. It is super strong and water proof. The only thing that you have to be careful of is that the adhesive is black in color and is a real PITA to remove if you get it on anything.
The last photo is of the finished project. All I have to do is let the brush set up for 24 hours and I will give it a whirl. The entire restoration took me less than 2 hours and cost me under $30 bucks. I feel I have beautiful, high quality shaving brush that hopefully will last me another 28 years! It was actually fun to do and I now have the feeling of a sense of accomplishment which will add to my wet shaving pleasure.
D/E Bob
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