WetShaving @sub.wetshaving.social djundjila @sub.wetshaving.social 5 mo. ago

Moar Badger

This Moar Boar of a sub member was loosing a lot of bristles. They were done with it and let me have it.

I was surprised how hard it is to cut off all the bristles of a boar knot!

It was so hard that I was convinced I was cutting into the glue bump and had finally figured out its shape:

But the actual glue came a few mm deeper.

I was worried at first that the tiny hand mill wouldn't be up to the task and that I'd need to find a 32 mm Forstner bit and figure out a way to grip the handle strong enough to withstand the torque of the Forstner bit on a drill press without ruining it, but as it turns out, it was quite easy and quick to get the hole deep enough:

I've set the handle with a 30 mm Maggard Silvertip knot, and I'm looking forward to trying the most exclusive of all subbrooshes, the Moar Badger soon.

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We also need MOAR HORSE^TM!
- You're right! I'm not sure I'll manage to source another handle, though
  
  You could. I'd gladly send you mine since I only use synthetic brushes nowadays.
Nice project! I'm just now reading the post so sorry about asking about the knot size earlier. I've only used the sgrdddy method (heat/steam) to remove a knot. I'm not sure it will work with larger diameters though.
- Thanks! I love how it turned out. Super enjoyable brush.
  
  I didn't try the steam method because I was worried about damaging the handle. I think it's also some kind of epoxy, so I wasn't sure the glue would soften more than the handle😅
  
  And I had no reason to try to keep the knot alive, so trying the mill route seemed like the smaller risk
  
  I doubt that the steam method will work with knots set in epoxy but I have never tried it.
Cool! Any project that involves a Dremel™ is automatically fun.

Did you save the boar hairs to make boarghetti?
- Cool! Any project that involves a Dremel™ is automatically fun.
  
  I went with the competition, Proxxon™
  
  Did you save the boar hairs to make boarghetti?
  
  I'm sending them to Semaj, obviously 😉

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