Hi, i have this old wood handle from my father. It would be my first try. The bottom seems eaten out by water, darkened by time, tiny wood cracks, but i can fix that with putty, plus sand before and after and re-paint. Now, should i drill it out all the way to the red, or does that black "neck collar" need to be kept? It definitely isn't part of the red, it's another element. Tried forcing it out with a knife edge, no success. I assume i don't need to keep that half sphere (which feels like wood) from the middle. Since it just held down the old brush hairs. Or is the handle a cheap one and not worth restoring? It could be a Proraso, or an Omega, but it is surely 15 yeard old minimum.
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handle height 60mm, base 34mm, knot inside ~21mm, knot outside collar 24mm. Measurements are eyeballed, not caliper level. The handle feels nice in the hand, i just don't know, i would have thrown it away if it didn't have a "golden ratio" feeling about it. Plus thought it would be a nice side project.
If the ring is metal you can drill through it. Start with a small bit centered then increase in increments. I would personally leave it as added protection where the knot meets the wood. But If you don’t want to leave it at all, then still drill through it before you try to remove and you can likely tear it or cut it out easier.
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it will all depend on the size of the knot of the brush i order (if i can find such thing in my country, cause i've only seen stock ones from Muehle, which have proprietary knots) Also today i found out that black sphere in the middle is called "glue bump"
I restored an Omega that had a ring like that. It was actually a cup that held the knot. I mangled the bottom of the cup, but left the top that was glued to the sides of the handle. It adds protection as above, but also looks nicer.
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yea, i realised it must be a cup that black thing, after research because didn't know anything about the anatomy of a shaving brush, until now) i just need to find a drill bit that has a blind flat bottom , instead of a pointy bit, and make that glue bump disappear. Also the whole handle must be full, since it's wood i imagine the mid section isn't hollow like some of the plastic handles, which need coins to support a new knot.
Do you have a better picture showing the entire
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Here you go, took them few seconds ago. I focused on taking the most irrelevant pictures initially
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