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.

  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.socialOPM
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    5 months ago

    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