When I started the Jayaruh #17, I was patterning it after the Omega Pro 98. It was going to be all wood. I thought, "Hey, I wonder if I can use the knot off the OP98 and put it in this new handle." So I got to investigating how the OP98 was put together and found out that the top just snapped off the bottom handle.
That is when I decided to make a hybrid brush using the top of the OP98 and the bottom of the new handle. I cut the top off of the new handle, shaped it so that the top would receive it secruely, and put it all together.
Don't forget the bottom half of the handle of the 98.
Here's what I did as a little experiment. The knot is from a 24mm 2 band Vie Long brush that was too small for me.
I filled the cavity with Play Doh for extra weight and topped it with a coin for a level surface and glued the knot in. It was only supposed to be a temporary thing until I decided on a more permanent handle so I only used a rubber cement type glue.
The chrome ring is from the top half of the brush.
9 months later and I'm still using it.
I never expected it to last this long.
This got me to thinking that perhaps I can make another hybrid brush handle using the top of the wooden handle and the left over plastic handle of the OP98. I did some preliminary measures and broke out the Dremel. This is what I have now. I will have to do some tweaking, but I think this is going to work. This will be Jayaruh #17b.
Next step is to seal and finish the wood. I will epoxy the top to the handle.
August 24, 2015
Today, I sealed and stained with Minwax golden pecan. Next, I will finish it with polyurethane and then epoxy it onto the handle.
First coat of poly.
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| Mock up with black badger knot. |
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