Shaving brushes

vferdman · May 11, 2016

This next one is very interesting and is made from new to me material. This is shredded US currency stabilized in clear resin. If you look closely you can definitely make up various parts of the bills in there. Give the brush the color of money

I decided to make this a big brush. Large two band finest badger knot and Chubby 3 type handle.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 104mm
Handle: 52mm
Loft: 52mm
Knot: 31mm

vferdman · May 11, 2016

This next one is a "Moonstone" resin beauty in Chubby style. Two band finest badger.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 91mm
Handle: 45mm
Loft: 46mm
Knot: 25mm

vferdman · May 11, 2016

This one is made with "Butterscotch Pearl" resin. Chubby style handle and two band finest badger knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 93mm
Handle: 46mm
Loft: 47mm
Knot: 26mm

vferdman · May 11, 2016

This one is made of three resins. "Watery Abyss" at the bottom, "Abalone" at the top and an "Antique Gold" ring. Two band finest badger knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 125mm
Handle: 77mm
Loft: 48mm
Knot: 27mm

vferdman · May 25, 2016

I have created a brush by custom order.

Dimensions are:

Total height: 107mm
Handle height: 57mm
Loft height: 50mm
Knot diameter: 27mm

vferdman · Jun 6, 2016

I have added a new brush to my Etsy store. This one is a bit smaller for a budget minded buyer. Would make a great travel brush. Resin is "Watery Abyss" and the knot is TGN two band finest.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 91mm
Handle: 46mm
Loft: 45mm
Knot: 22mm Bulb shape

vferdman · Jun 6, 2016

I have created a new brush by custom order. This one is almost identical to the one already in my store, but set at a much higher loft as per customer's request. Golden Marble and Copper resins, TGN two band finest knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 116mm
Handle: 63mm
Loft: 53mm
Knot: 26mm Bulb shape

vferdman · Jun 9, 2016

I have created a new brush for my Etsy store. This one is made with Black Peacock resin and two band finest badger.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 100mm
Handle: 53mm
Loft: 47mm
Knot: 25mm

vferdman · Jun 10, 2016

I have made a boar brush by custom order. Top piece is Dyna Blue, bottom is Peacock and the ring is solid black. Knot is an Italian banded boar from TGN.

vferdman · Jun 16, 2016

I have created two brushes for custom orders. One in resin and one in exotic wood.

First one is a boar brush in resin. Cutstomer sent me his beloved Omega 48, which was well broken in and he loved it. I made a new handle for it from three different resins. Bottom is "Molten Metal", top is "Golden Marble" and the center ring is "Copper Pearl".

Dimensions:

Total height: 148mm
Handle: 81mm
Loft: 67mm
Knot: 28mm

The second one is in Burmese Blackwood and TGN two band finest badger knot.

Dimensions:

Total height: 111mm
Handle: 59mm
Loft: 52mm
Knot: 31mm

vferdman · Jun 16, 2016

Another addition to my Etsy shop is this brush made with "Moonstone" ("Blue Pearl") and "Black Peacock" resins. Two band finest knot set a bit higher than usual.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 118mm
Handle: 65mm
Loft: 53mm
Knot: 26mm

vferdman · Jul 2, 2016

I have created a new brush by custom order. This one is a very large barber style two band badger brush. Bottom is "Abalone" resin, top is "Black Peacock" resin and center ring is "Moonstone" resin.

Dimensions:

Total height: 139mm
Handle: 83mm
Loft: 56mm
Knot: 33mm

vferdman · Aug 16, 2016

I have recently performed some interesting grafting for a customer of mine. He had some brushes that he liked, but wanted to give them a some flair as well as convert them into barber style brushes. So he had some help cutting off the top parts of the brushes and had me make the bottom parts out of more colorful resins and glue the tops into the bottoms creating barber style brushes. This was the first project of this kind I have done and I think it came out very well. The customer is very happy.

Here are some pictures of the first brush (vintage butterscotch in best badger).

Here is the second brush (modern day custom with two band badger he bought NOT from me).

vferdman · Aug 16, 2016

I have created a new brush for my Etsy store. It is made with some of my old stock of Dymondwood and two band finest badger knot. The Dymondwood (proper) is no longer available and this is some of the last of my stash. I still have some left, but after it's gone, it's gone. I have seen similar products on the market, but none is the same as this. This stuff is made of very precisely cut 1/16" layers that are dyed and stabilized with resin. I finished the handle with 9 coats of CA and polished to high gloss. Dymondwood is pretty well waterproof to begin with, but with my CA treatment it's completely sealed. I use CA to seal the knot opening before setting the knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 101mm
Handle: 53mm
Loft: 48mm
Knot: 26mm bulb shape

Here are the pictures:

vferdman · Aug 16, 2016

Here is another Dymondwood brush. Same handle finish (9 coats of CA polished to high gloss) and two band badger knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 100mm
Handle: 52mm
Loft: 48mm
Knot: 26mm bulb shape

vferdman · Aug 20, 2016

I have created two new brushes. One is a custom order made with Omega Pro 48 knot and the other is for my Etsy shop and is a large, dense two band badger.

Boar custom first. I love making these boar brushes. I use one myself as one of my personal favorites. Those Omega Pro knots are some of the very best boar knots sold. The handle is made with Black olive on the bottom and Moonstone (aka Blue Pearl) on top.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 138mm
Handle: 80mm
Loft: 58mm
Knot: 28mm

Now the badger in my Etsy shop. This one is made with Black Olive and Gold Coast resins and TGN two band finest fan shaped knot. this is one of the best TGN two band finest knots I have seen and I've been buying knots from then for over 4 years. This one is dense, soft tipped and beautifully shaped.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 125mm
Handle: 73mm
Loft: 52mm
Knot: 29mm

vferdman · Aug 23, 2016

I have made a brush by custom order. This one is made with Indian Ebony on top, Cocobolo on the bottom and the synthetic "Game Changer" knot.

Approximate dimensions:

Total height: 136mm
Handle height: 83mm
Loft: 53mm
Knot: 29mm

vferdman · Aug 25, 2016

I have just finished working on a custom order. This one is in African Blackwood and two band badger knot. Finish is 9 coats of CA sanded and polished to a glass-like shine.

Dimesions:

Total height: 101mm
Handle height: 53mm
Loft: 48mm
Knot: 28mm

vferdman · Sep 1, 2016

I have just finished a new brush for my Etsy shop inventory. This one is made with Royal Jacaranda Dymondwood rod I still have from years ago before the factory burned down. It is now unobtanium and it's too bad. This is wonderful material It's 1/16" thick colored layers of wood stabilized with resin. This material looks like wood, but is really more like resin in all respects. It's waterproof, dense, practically unbreakable and very pretty. I still finish the handles with CA like I would with wood, but only to get that glass-like shine out. The knot opening is also sealed with CA (like on my wooden handles). This one is in Chubby style and has an appropriate 29mm two band knot installed.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 102mm
Handle: 52mm
Loft: 50mm
Knot: 29mm bulb shape

vferdman · Sep 6, 2016

I decided to create some brushes from exotic woods. I really love the wood, the way it looks and feels, but for some reason they do not sell as well as resin. Be that as it may, I have decided to go for it. I've created six new brushes. Four badgers and two boars. I will post five of them now and the last in the next day or two. Hope you enjoy these. Please leave useful comments, especially pertaining to your preference of resin to wood or visa versa.

First brush is Cocobolo and Ebony combination that I really love. Knot is two band finest.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 121mm
Handle: 70mm
Loft: 51mm
Knot: 28mm bulb shape

vferdman · Sep 6, 2016

Next up is one of my favorite ways to create a boar brush. Take Omega 49 Pro, harvest the knot, remove the plastic ring and set the loft around 60mm in a beautiful handle. This time the handle is made of Katalox (bottom) and Burmese rosewood. This is a big and beautiful brush. Heavy and comfortable.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 143mm
Handle: 82mm
Loft: 61mm
Knot: 28mm

vferdman · Sep 6, 2016

Next, a brush made with Burmese Rosewood on the bottom of the handle and Ebony on top. This is a longer handle, great for bowl lathering. Two band finest badger knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 121mm
Handle: 70mm
Loft: 51mm
Knot: 26mm bulb shape

vferdman · Sep 6, 2016

Another Omega boar brush. Made with Omega 49 Pro knot. This one is done in an Ever-Ready 100T hourglass shape. African Rosewood on the bottom, Resin Burl on top.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 132mm
Handle: 72mm
Loft: 60mm
Knot: 28mm

vferdman · Sep 6, 2016

The last one for today is another Ever-Ready 100T hourglass handle, but this time with an awesome two band finest fan shaped knot. African Blackwood on the bottom, Burmese Rosewood on top.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 107mm
Handle: 58mm
Loft: 49mm
Knot: 28mm fan shape

vferdman · Sep 8, 2016

Another in my series of dual tone wooden brushes. This one has Grey Box Burl on top and Ebony on the bottom. Finish is multiple coats of CA sanded and polished. Two band finest badger knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 116mm
Handle: 67mm
Loft: 49mm
Knot: 28mm Bulb shape

vferdman · Sep 13, 2016

Just finished a new brush in Black Peacock resin. Two band finest badger.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 107mm
Handle: 58mm
Loft: 49mm
Knot: 29mm Bulb shape

vferdman · Sep 19, 2016

Just completed a new brush for my Etsy store. This one is in "Molten Metal" resin with two band finest badger knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 102mm
Handle: 55mm
Loft: 47mm
Knot: 25mm Bulb shape

vferdman · Sep 20, 2016

I just completed two custom brushes.

First is in Butterscotch Pearl with two band finest badger (fan shaped knot)

Brush dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 106mm
Handle height: 58mm
Loft height: 48mm
Knot: 26mm

Second one is in Dyna Blue resin with two band finest badger knot.

Brush dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 103mm
Handle height: 55mm
Loft height: 48mm
Knot: 25mm

vferdman · Sep 20, 2016

New brush in my Etsy store. This one is made with Moonstone resin on top and Black Peacock on the bottom. Two band finest badger knot.

Brush dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 110mm
Handle height: 60mm
Loft height: 50mm
Knot: 28mm

vferdman · Sep 26, 2016

I have completed a new brush for custom order. This one has Faux Ivory on top and Butterscotch Pearl on the bottom. The knot is the black synthetic.

Brush dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 102mm
Handle height: 53mm
Loft height: 49mm
Knot: 27mm

vferdman · Oct 6, 2016

Just finished a custom brush. Ever-Ready 100 shape with a center bead. Russet Gold resin, two band finest badger knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 105mm
Handle: 54mm
Loft: 51mm
Knot: 28mm Bulb shape

vferdman · Oct 6, 2016

I bought some Faux Tortoise Shell stock and have created my first brush with it. Two band finest badger knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 107mm
Handle: 59mm
Loft: 48mm
Knot: 25mm Bulb shape

vferdman · Oct 21, 2016

I have completed two brushes for a custom order. First one is in Bronze Pearl resin and Black synthetic "Game changer" knot.

Brush dimensions:

Total height: 131mm
Handle height: 79mm
Loft height: 52mm
Knot diameter: 27mm

Second one is in Copper Pearl resin and Omega 49 Pro knot.

Brush dimensions:

Total height: 138mm
Handle height: 79mm
Loft height: 59mm
Knot diameter: 27mm

vferdman · Nov 9, 2016

I have completed a new brush for my Etsy Shop. this one is made with Russet and Gold resin handle and a two band badger knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 109mm
Handle: 58mm
Loft: 51mm
Knot: 25mm bulb shape

bmcclellan · Nov 9, 2016

I love the brushes you have done.

vferdman · Nov 18, 2016

I have just taken delivery of a batch of synthetic knots directly from manufacturer. These are the best synthetic knots I have ever tried. I was never a big synthetic fan until I tried one of these. Some call it "the game changer", I and a few fellow brush makers that shared in the purchase of these with me decided to call it Black Onyx Soft Synthetic or BOSS knot. It is 24mm at the puck, which makes a 25mm-26mm brush and is all black in color. The tips are incredibly soft and the most amazing thing about it is the backbone. This thing performs as well as some of the best two band badgers I have tried. It's quite unbelievable.

So, without further ado I introduce my newest batch of brushes made with this knot. I have also acquired some very nice faux tortoise shell stock and am very happy to combine that with the BOSS knot. I think they look gorgeous together in an understated way.

First brush available in my Etsy store. Faux Tortoise Shell resin and BOSS knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 102mm
Handle height: 50mm
Loft height: 52mm
Knot: 26mm

vferdman · Nov 18, 2016

Another Faux Tortoise Shell and BOSS knot brush.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 99mm
Handle height: 48mm
Loft height: 51mm
Knot: 26mm

vferdman · Nov 18, 2016

And yet another Faux Tortoise Shell with BOSS knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 102mm
Handle height: 51mm
Loft height: 51mm
Knot: 26mm

vferdman · Nov 18, 2016

Next brush with the BOSS knot is made with Green and Gold resin.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 102mm
Handle height: 50mm
Loft height: 52mm
Knot: 26mm

vferdman · Nov 18, 2016

This one is made with Butterscotch resin and the BOSS knot.

Brush Dimensions (approximate):

Total height: 102mm
Handle height: 50mm
Loft height: 52mm
Knot: 26mm

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