My restored and shop-made brushes

[vferdman]

I have created a large brush in faux ivory resin and TGN two band finest knot. The faux Ivory resin in this brush is very beautiful and really looks a lot more like actual bone than the usual white resin. It has patterns that real ivory has. Photos do not convey this as well as I would have liked, but the material is really beautiful. This a very large brush at 32mm knot/52mm loft.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 115mm
Handle height: 63mm
Loft height: 52mm
Knot: 32mm Bulb shape

[Daniel J. Fernandes]

I also produced a boar brush for a custom order set into South African Ebony. The knot is TGN boar knot which is not explicitly Omega and lacks the Omega plastic ring, but it has the same look and feel as the Omega blond boar knot. Test lathering provided very positive results. I think this knot is very much on par with Omega blond boar. It is very well made and has responded very well to my initial break in with a dry towel. Many tips are beginning to split now just after one lather and towel cycle.

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I loved this boar brush! Loved the hair! Such a clean look 

[vferdman]

I have created another large brush. This time in faux horn resin. I am really liking these resin blanks. They are good quality and good size for a large brush.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 115mm
Handle height: 63mm
Loft height: 52mm
Knot: 32mm Bulb shape

[vferdman]

I have created another large brush with a very interesting resin. I call it Tigris Sparkle. The knot on this one is slightly smaller than on the Ivory and Horn, but is still a large brush.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 116mm
Handle height: 64mm
Loft height: 52mm
Knot: 29mm Bulb shape

[vferdman]

I have created two new brushes using exotic woods sealed with CA (super glue) inside and out. Both brushes are very similar, use the same TGN finest knot, but set ever so slightly differently in terms of knot/loft dimensions. Both knots exhibit all the signs of gel tips, but it's hard to tell without using them. Test lathers with Stirling soap felt extremely soft to my hand.

The first one is inspired by M7 shape and is turned out of African Blackwood. This wood is amazingly beautiful and dark. Pictures do not show the grain very well, but it is there and shows up under direct light. Grain is very tight, almost resin-like.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 105mm
Handle: 56mm
Loft: 49mm
Knot: 25mm bulb shape











The second brush is inspired by the SOC Two Band that I like so much. This one has a reminiscent shape, though I try hard to not make exact copies of my favorite brush handles. The knot is set at a slightly higher 50mm and tighter opening of 24mm than the previous brush. This is not exactly the dimensions of the SOC two band, but I felt it was close and in the same spirit of a longer, more pliable feel to the brush like the SOC. Katalox wood in this brush is reddish and shows lots more grain than the blackwood. It is very beautiful and dense, providing good heft to the handle.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 106mm
Handle: 56mm
Loft: 50mm
Knot: 24mm bulb shape

[vferdman]

I have made a new brush by custom order. this one is from Dymondwood in "Tortoise" pattern. Finish is multiple coats of CA polished to a glass-like shine.

Dimensions:

Total height: 113mm
Handle height: 62mm
Loft height: 51mm
Knot: 28mm

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[Rui Marques]

I have created another large brush with a very interesting resin. I call it Tigris Sparkle. The knot on this one is slightly smaller than on the Ivory and Horn, but is still a large brush.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 116mm
Handle height: 64mm
Loft height: 52mm
Knot: 29mm Bulb shape

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Revenge of the Sith.....Star Wars..

[vferdman]

I got another custom order for a "Chubby 1+" with TGN two band finest. This one is more in the Chubby 2 dimensions. I used Dymondwood in French Green and a top coat of CA (multiple coats actually) polished to high gloss.

Approximate dimensions:

Total height: 97mm
Handle Height: 47mm
Loft height: 50mm
Knot: 28mm

[lu20vt]

I have created a large brush in faux ivory resin and TGN two band finest knot. The faux Ivory resin in this brush is very beautiful and really looks a lot more like actual bone than the usual white resin. It has patterns that real ivory has. Photos do not convey this as well as I would have liked, but the material is really beautiful. This a very large brush at 32mm knot/52mm loft.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 115mm
Handle height: 63mm
Loft height: 52mm
Knot: 32mm Bulb shape


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awesome !!!

[vferdman]

I have created a large boar brush by custom order. This one takes its knot from the Omega 48 Pro. The handle is made of "Black Olive" resin and is really gorgeous. I set the loft at around 60mm and knot at just a little more than 28mm. I find this lets these amazing knots really shine.

Here are the dimensions:

Total height: 130mm
Handle height: 70mm
Loft height: 60mm
Knot: 28+mm

[RodrigoGadelha]

Trabalho divino!

[Danilo]

I have created a large boar brush by custom order. This one takes its knot from the Omega 48 Pro. The handle is made of "Black Olive" resin and is really gorgeous. I set the loft at around 60mm and knot at just a little more than 28mm. I find this lets these amazing knots really shine.

Here are the dimensions:

Total height: 130mm
Handle height: 70mm
Loft height: 60mm
Knot: 28+mm

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Your brushes are amazing!

[vferdman]

I have created another large brush. This one has a 30mm knot and a very substantial handle.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):


Total height: 113mm
Handle height: 62mm
Loft height: 51mm
Knot: 30mm Bulb shape

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[vferdman]

I have created another brush with Omega 48 Pro knot. This one is in spalted Southern Red Oak. This wood has so many features! Insect trails, spalting, figuring. Just amazingly beautiful naturally adorned material. I finished it with CA and high gloss polish. I love the way it came out.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):


Total height: 137mm
Handle: 74mm
Loft: 63mm
Knot: 28mm

[vferdman]

I have created a brush in Turquoise and Coral Tru-Stone. this is my forst time turning Tru-Stone and I am very impressed with this material. It actually feels like stone in hand. It's colder, heavier and just conveys the stone feeling in general. Turns about the same as resin. Very, very beautiful stuff if you enjoy the stone. Polishes to a high gloss very well and is a joy to behold.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 93mm
Handle: 45mm
Loft: 48mm
Knot: 25mm Bulb shape