Will this be a face lathering brush? My fear would be that it would experience wear when or if it comes in contact with the bowl or scuttle. But like others have mentioned, you've done some great work to the coral.
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Will this be a face lathering brush? My fear would be that it would experience wear when or if it comes in contact with the bowl or scuttle. But like others have mentioned, you've done some great work to the coral.
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I'll be using to face lather. It would certainly cause wear, especially ceramic and glass, mugs and scuttles.
Did you happen to bring in Koa wood back? That wood looks great...especially on a guitar. A piece that small might be more accessible.
I'd love to get to pick around some of the left-overs from when they are making Taylor Guitars.
I'd love to get to pick around some of the left-overs from when they are making Taylor Guitars.
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It never would have made it past customs, but had I had the opportunity and permission, I would have.
I wasn't aware that it would make it through customs. Oh well. Burly Black Walnut here I come...or in a few weeks.
There's a vendor at the local swap meet who sells koa wood scraps for cheap. They must be woodworkers because the pieces weren't rough. I was going through the pile last weekend thinking "if only I had a lathe and could turn brushes..."
Taking koa from the forest is definitely illegal. Some years ago a group of chronics went to jail for illegally cutting down koa trees and then selling the wood to unscrupulous woodworking businesses.
That coral brush is nice and definitely unique!
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That is amazing !! Must be nice to have a work of art you can use that you created yourself. VERY cool !!!
Dave that is so cool! And a first for me at least, I’ve never seen one made out of coral. Great idea and brilliant execution, the brush is stunning. Stabilizing was a good idea too, I have a feeling your shop would be covered with coral dust if you wouldn’t have. Between your fantastic acrylic blanks and now this, you’ve set the bar extremely high for us hobby guys!
Holy cow that's one heck of a brush
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Thank you gentlemen!
I actually do have quite a bit of calcium dust to clean up still. before stabilizing the coral, i used a disk sander to more or less shape a triangular blank. It was quick, but made a mess. I wore my respirator and goggles, had my garage door open and three fans blowing out the dust in the air, and required a shower after it was said and done.
I had a lot of fun making this handle and really wished I had the proper tools and setup to work with other/harder natural materials.
Very Nice Dave . really rough on the tools as you said ,How often did you have to put the edge back on ?
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Thank you Steve.
Thankfully the tools I have on hand got the job done without having to stop, so I'll only need to sharpen them once. A homemade tool, made from a screw diver, will probably not recover. The steel just ate away!
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Thank you.
Whoa!!!
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Thanks!
