My homebrew steampunk brush.

I've been building up a home made shaving set. I started with a blade bank/razor rack, next was a replacement handle for a NEW head, and now I've made a brush.

Here are some photos and details.

You can check out the build threads for the bank and the razor handle here-
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/261084-Photo-journal-of-blade-bank-construction

and here-
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/262541-Homebrew-NEW-handle

I made the handle from copper parts from the plumbing store, pretty straightforward construction but there are several things I will do differently on my second version. This prototype will be given away so after I took some pics with a Whipped Dog silvertip knot in it I set it with a Whipped Dog 22mm black set at 50mm loft. When I make the next one it will have that pretty silvertip in it.

Photos-

You did well. That is amazing. Great job!

GITTER DONE!

That's a pretty tasty ensemble. Nice job.

Ohhhhh... now I under-stand the stand. It's steampunk..

Terrific, love that heavy industrial look. If I tried to get that in our bathroom, my wife would throw it and me out, but I love it!

Ed2112 said:

Terrific, love that heavy industrial look. If I tried to get that in our bathroom, my wife would throw it and me out, but I love it!

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Thanks! I guess I am lucky I do get domain of my bathroom counter. If we shared a vanity I'm sure my SO would shake her head at having this setup within sight.

Innovative.

I'm a big fan of copper.
Loving that brush handle!

I like the industrial look too, and My wife wouldn't approve of this either being in sigh in the vanity.

I bet that's what the Daleks shave with.

Did you sweat those fittings? That's hard core!

I don't suppose you weighed the handle for balance? That would be cool.

Neat!

That looks amazing! I love the steampunk look.

I've used the brush twice and lathered one time just to clean it. The knot is blooming out and getting softer already. It shed about 5 hairs on the first two lathers but none this morning. This knot from Whipped Dog is a really great value for the money and Larry is a real gentleman and was very pleasant to speak with and do business with.

K.T. said:

Did you sweat those fittings? That's hard core!

I don't suppose you weighed the handle for balance? That would be cool.

Neat!

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Yes I did sweat the fittings, that ended up not working how I wanted so the brush cup is soldered but the main body is epoxied. My next one will be all epoxy and urethane filler.

I did counterweight it for balance but I am not happy with where I located the weight. I have the counterweight right at the knot base and the brush is too front heavy. I'll fix that on the next one.

and Thanks!

Taking what I learned from making the first brush the second attempt is much cleaner and a bit more refined. This knot seems pretty nice, will give it a try in the morning.

Blooming nicely!

Brian S said:

Taking what I learned from making the first brush the second attempt is much cleaner and a bit more refined. This knot seems pretty nice, will give it a try in the morning.

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That really looks good!

Great job! The brushes look amazing. Are you going to coat the copper with anything, or are you going to allow it to build a patina?

AgentP said:

Great job! The brushes look amazing. Are you going to coat the copper with anything, or are you going to allow it to build a patina?

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I'm going to allow them to build a patina. The only thing in my set I've given any clear coat is the steel stand/bank above and the one razor handle which has a steel spring on it. I like the caps and combs on the razors to get some patina on them. I clean the soap scum off them from time to time with a little spray of Kaboom bathroom cleaner and it keeps the patina about "right" not horribly bright, not neglected dull either. I like the well-used-but-cared-for look.

very creative