Help needed how to re-knot?

[Bsohne]

Hi everyone...

I recently got this old x2 Simpsons brush. The knot is shot.... I want to reknot it but the handle has three cracks...
any suggestions on how I should go about taking the old knot out without splitting the brush open?



Here are two pics..









Thanks
Bill

[BladeDE40]

Cut the knot down as far as you can and they use a drill or dremmel to carefully drill out the rest. You could also wrap the handle in some making tape to hairs against further cracking while you remove the knot.

[MaxP]

I'd start by wrapping it in tape and putting a screw type hose clamp around it to reinforce it while working on it.

As for getting the old knot out, I think the steam method would be worth a try. Its been explained in various posts, if not here on one of the other forums.

I sure would be extremely careful about drilling, etc, I was able to remove a nylon knot today from a Lucite Everready. But it wasn't of significant value, nor did it have cracks.

I did reknot a cracked Kent sometime ago. I think I just got pretty luck. I drilled it first and "carefully" worked out the rest of the knot a little at a time using a very sharp small chisel.

Go slow. Good luck.

[QuarkVI]

Slowly...
As others have said put a stack of masking tape on to protect the handle - I continually drop them for some reason. I haven't used any forstner bits (don't have them) so tend to drill a 10mm into my knots and then patiently use a pair of long nose or a wee sharp edge pointy tool I ground (like a small knife) to slowly pick out the remaining hair - have to work at an angle so that while digging out hair you don't damage the top edge of the hole.
Downside of this manual technique is if there is a lot of old glue in the handled - that can't be gotten out easily - usually switch to a small diameter stone in a drill at this point and slowly get the diameter I want.
Biggest secret is to work slowly and make sure that if you slip you can't damage the handle or yourself - frustration and rushing and your biggest enemies.

Enjoy!

[Jack-in-the-Green]

You may also be able to bolster the cracks by dribbling a bit of superglue in them. Just be sure to wipe up any excess right away.

[stuart12dz]

+1 on the steam method.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv0bc...eature=related

[hig789]

+1 on the steam method.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv0bc...eature=related

This handle is already weak, I don't think subjecting it to high temp's would be a wise thing, it would be a shame to ruin a nice butterscotch Simpson. I would do as suggested above and put a hose clamp on it and then proceed as normal.

[MaxP]

@Bill-

What happened? Did you do anything? Any progress?