Barbershop Restore and Tune Up.

[prophetic_joe]

So I had this old Barbershop Brush lying around looking like junk and finally decided to give it a little makeover. The problem is that originally I was going to give it to a buddy of mine for his birthday now I'm not so sure. Anyway it started out with the silver top with Barbershop on it in black but the paint was all messed up so I removed it and found I liked the ivory color underneath. Then came the handle, the coating was cracking and looked really bad, so I sanded it down and gave it a Merlot stain. Here's what I have so far.

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[kg4ghn]

Looks good!

I've got one very similar that I am restoring now. I've got the handle stripped and sanded.

Now I've just got to order some knots...

[MentalFloss]

I love that contrast Very classy my Friend :thumbup1:

[malocchio]

nice job...that's one to keep

[Blue58]

Are you going to seal that wood part with CA??

[ahoiberg]

Are you going to seal that wood part with CA??

some deft spray lacquer might be an easier option... ca is difficult to uniformly apply on a round object without a lathe.

agree with the others, looks nice!

[prophetic_joe]

And she is done! 22mm Silvertip A set at a 49mm loft.

[Snargle]

A classic beauty...very well done!

[ezmike]

Looks like your friend is out one beautiful brush.

Mike

[prophetic_joe]

Nah I gave it to him after all. He liked it a lot.

[Bobtrumpet]

Looks like your friend is out one beautiful brush.

Agreed.

Need any more friends? :laugh: