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Bristle Paint Brushes: Wide Flat and a Set of Rounds and Flats
A brush is a knot of bristle held in a metal ferrule on a wooden handle. Hog bristle is stiffer and stronger than soft hair; a flat brush spreads paint quickly and evenly, a round one with a pointed tip does detail. Bind and glue boar-bristle knots, set them in copper ferrules, and fit beech handles: a wide flat brush and a set of small flats, rounds, a filbert and a liner.
The picture: our diagram, a wide flat brush and four small brushes.
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Instructions
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Sort the bristle
Sort the bristle
Comb boar bristles straight, keep the natural tips together at one end, and cut the root ends level. Lengths: about twice the knot width for flats, longer for rounds and the liner (our rule).
Materials for this step:
Boar Bristles0.1 kgTools needed:
Fine-Tip Tweezers
Scissors2
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Tie and glue the knots
Tie and glue the knots
Bundle each knot, tie the root end tightly with waxed thread, and dip the root in hide glue melted in a beaker standing in hot water. For rounds and the liner, shape the tips to a point before the glue sets.
Materials for this step:
Waxed Linen Thread3 m
Hide Glue0.1 kgTools needed:
Large Pot (lower, for water bath)
Glass Beaker3
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Make the ferrules
Make the ferrules
Cut copper sheet into strips, roll them into tubes round the knot (flat for flats, round for rounds), and lap the seam.
Materials for this step:
Copper Sheet1 pieceTools needed:
Tin Snips
Cross Peen Hammer
Flat-Nose Pliers4
4
Handles
Handles
Turn beech handles on the lathe, slimmer for the small brushes, and a flat paddle for the wide one, each with a tenon to fit its ferrule.
Materials for this step:
Beech Lumber1 pieceTools needed:
Pole Lathe
Turning Gouge
Hand Saw5
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Assemble
Assemble
Glue the knot into the ferrule, push the handle tenon in behind it with glue, and crimp the ferrule onto the handle with pliers. Let the glue set before use.
Materials for this step:
Hide Glue0.05 kgTools needed:
Flat-Nose PliersLarge Pot (lower, for water bath)Glass Beaker6
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Bristle for a knot
Bristle for a knot
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