Jayaruh #405 Completed

The Post Office came through today and delivered the mail at a decent time, 3PM. The Yaqi 26 brush came in, and I was able to finish Jayaruh #405.

 I started by cutting the handle in half just below the plug.

Then I cut  down the sides and across the bottom and worked on splitting the handle.

 I worked on opening the new handle to accept the knot. Here it is after getting the hole big enough to take the knot.

I dressed up the plug to get it ready to finally set in the handle.

Here is the finished product, Jayaruh #405 with the Yaqi 26 knot. Handle 68mm high. Knot 27x58mm.

Jayaruh #405

I am making this brush for Marius in New Jersey. He is supplying a two-band badger knot that I will harvest from its present handle. Yesterday, I cut and glued up the handle. Today, I drilled some center holes in each end, sawed a cross in one end and then set it in my lathe. I will turn the new handle tomorrow if the weather is agreeable.

In the lathe ready to turn.

Update: 10 Apr 2020

I turned the handle today. At this point it is still on the lathe unless I need to make some changes. Waiting on the knot to be delivered today.

Later the same day.

It is just too cold to work out, so I took the handle off the lathe. I removed the end piece. Here it is.

Later that day.

I drilled a one inch hole for the knot. This knot is a synthetic I have on hand. When I get the real knot I will open the hole for a custom fit.

Update: 11 Apr 2020

I have finished the handle with polycrylic and branded the bottom with a JR 405. The knot is still with the Post Office, arrival time unknown.