Today was beautiful. I got busy on the lathe and turned nine handles. They are now ready for the holes. The knots are on order, so I may wait until they come in to finish these brushes. These will be brushes 396-404.
This one is being done by request. It will be Jayaruh #404. It is oak. It has flutes on the bias. It will be the home of a 30mm Tuxedo synthetic knot.
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| Jayaruh #404 |
Update: 23 March 2020
Today, I worked on #400, the 400 type handle, and on #404. I opened up the hole for the knot and put the number on the bottom.
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| JR #400 |
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| JR #404 |
Update: 24 March 2020
I am going to try to do two handles a day until they are completed. Today, I put the holes in #399 and 401 and branded the bottoms.
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| Hole and branding done. First coat of polycrylic. |
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| Now they have their numbers. |
Update: 25 March 2020
I started out to do three handles today:
396, 398 and 402. However, after I finished them with the first coat of polycrylic, I decided to go ahead and finish the last two handles.
396, 398 and 402
The temperature had risen, and so I got out and did the holes and numbers on the last two handles: 397 and 403. Then, I put the first coat of polycrylic on them.
