Semogue silvertip

[DavidB]

This may be sacrilege for Semogue boar fans, but my Semogue 1250 never quite did it for me, though I loved the handle. So I removed the knot, retaining the aluminum ring, which was no small challenge, because the ring is the top of the cup that holds the boar knot. I glued in a TGN 18mm silvertip Grade A knot. The loft is set at 46mm. Yes, I could have bought a Semogue badger, but I really like the TGN Grade A knots. I'm happy with the result and am going to try this tomorrow.

Dave

 

[Leon]

Good looking brush, but how come you put a 18mm knot into a 22mm hole?

 

[Mike'sWorld]

Well done! I'm a big fan of the Semogue handles also, but like you not so much their knots.

 

[brother cavefish]

that is a perfect brush , I get first "dibbs" on it If you sell it

 

[Predict]

That brush is sweet looking! Makes me wish I kept my 1800.

 

[shm]

Now it's a small 2015

 

[DavidB]

Good looking brush, but how come you put a 18mm knot into a 22mm hole?

First of all, I like small knots; 18mm just seems ideal for me. Also, the glue in the TGN knot went up a fair bit higher than the plug (or whatever it's called) and had spread out a bit, so the effective diameter of the knot, when set at 46mm, was 22mm. It was a loose fit at the bottom but a tight fit at the aluminum ring.

Used it this morning... fabulous!

Dave

 

[DavidB]

Now it's a small 2015

Yep, that was sort of the idea

I like the wood, but an acrylic version of the Semogue handle would be cool.

Dave