Cholula Synthetic

This handle was made from a large Cholula Hot Sauce lid. I drilled it out, sanded it down, and stained it with dark walnut. I set a 22mm black Maggard synthetic in it.

This was my second brush with the big lid handle. Back in January I made one with an Omega boar knot.

New Cholula Boar Brush

I finished off a bottle of Cholula hot sauce at a restaurant and asked if I could keep the lid. They said sure. It was the large bottle. I had never seen the big one before. I have made several travel  brushes with the small lids, but I wanted to make a brush with the big lid.

Some brushes I made
with small lids.

I had a boar knot that I had harvested from an Omega 1065 brush.

I bored out the cap to accept the knot. I stained it a dark walnut and finished it with polycrylic finish.

Two More Cholula Brushes

I received two badger and one boar knot from a  fellow shaver on TSD. Today, I took the badger knots and made two Cholula brush handles for them. I bought a drawer knob at Home Depot for $.98 to incorporate into one of my Cholula brush handles.

I drilled a hole in the center of the Cholula lid so I could attach it to the knob.

Here is the dry fitting of the knob, cap, and knot.

A second lid I had already fitted to one of the badger knots. I did a clear natural finish on it.

On the first lid, I stained it with ebony stain and attached it to the knob. I then put a polyurethane finish on it. After everything had dried, I set the knots in the handles with epoxy. In the picture below are (left to right) a badger Cholula I completed on February 4, a horse hair Cholula brush that I completed back on February 18, and today's new brushes: the ebony Cholula and the Natural Cholula.

Another Cholula Brush

I had a Cholula lid, and I had a spare horse hair knot, so I prepped the lid and fitted the knot. Then I finished the lid with pecan stain/poly. I set the knot with silicone. Now, I have another Cholula Brush.

New Cholula Travel Brush

I got some 19mm synthetic knots from Virginia Shaving, and today I took one of my Cholula lids and opened up the hole so the knot would fit. I then sealed/stained it with some Minwax Ebony, and put a coat of polyurethane on it. Now it is drying.

 

Cholula Brush Upgrade

The Cholula brushes are made from the lids of Cholula Hot Sauce. They will fit nicely in a medicine bottle for travel. I decided to upgrade on of the handles with an extended handle. I made it out of a piece of  walnut. I started by cutting a cube 27 mm on the side. I rounded it and then shaped it.  

I have glued the two pieces together and sealed the raw wood. Once it dries, I will put a coat of polyurethane on it to finish it off.

February 8, 2016

On Friday, February 5, I decided to make another handle for my other Cholula brush. In the process, I got too close to the saw and cut the end of my thumb. It is better today, no infection. It will probably take me another month or so before I am back to normal. Anyhow, I did finish the other handle, and here are the two brushes finished.

That is the thumb I injured. OUCH!

My thumb was injured on February 5. I started taking pictures on the eighth to document its healing.

Click here to see the bandage off, February 8.

Bandage off, February 9.

Bandage off, February 10.

Bandage off, February 11.

Bandage off, February 12.

Bandage off. February 13.

Bandage off. February 14.

Bandage off. February 15.

Bandage off. February 16.

Bandage off. February 17.

Bandage off. February 18.

Bandage off. February 19.

Pal Adjustable Arrives

I made a trade with Myles on The Shave Den. He got my Jayaruh #6 High Mountain Badger brush and I got this nice Pal Adjustable razor. It was on an eBay Buy It Now listing. The Schick Injector blades were a bonus. They were not listed in the BIN listing. They are worth $7 alone. 

Here are some photos from the BIN listing.

Jayaruh #6

 Myles and I had done a trade before, and I decided to pif him one of my Cholula travel brushes as well.

Cholula Travel Brush

 

Jayaruh #6 Trade

Package wrapped and ready to go.

I was contacted by Michael in Alabama about making a brush for him. We communicated back and forth, and he decided he liked the JR #6 with the High Mountain badger knot. He is sending me a Pal Adjustable Injector razor for the brush. I also decided that I would gift him one of my Cholula travel brushes since he is a repeat trading partner.

Cholula travel brush

Pal Adjustable Injector Razor. Images taken from the eBay auction.