New 24mm Finest to replace 20mm pure

Here is my new 24mm TGN Finest Banded Badger set into my latest homemade/turned handle I've made. It is the replacement for a cheap 20mm pure badger knot set into one of my first handles and, due to enduring the abuse of a new DE shaver at the time of its creation, has started shedding excessively.
This particular handle glows blue and green in the dark and is a wonderful to behold IMHO.
Now for the eye candy! Enjoy!
Unbloomed.


Glowing in a dark room after a short charge in the sun.

Bloomed and still damp.

Glowing in a partially little room after a short charge in the sun.

Holy Dibs Batman!!! That is Stunning!!!! Very nice work my Friend

Devonmoonshire said:

Holy Dibs Batman!!! That is Stunning!!!! Very nice work my Friend

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Thanks you!

Another great one Dave, very nice work!

CigarSmoka said:

Another great one Dave, very nice work!

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Thanks Jay!

Awesome brush! I know you will enjoy that knot. I think I'm going to try turning some acrylic handles soon. Keep up the good work, Sir!

So excellent! The 2-tone is fantastic!

What did you do to get the glow in the dark characteristic? It looks like you may have flown it over Chernobyl. It's gorgeous, but I might be afraid to pick it up.

Big Jim said:

What did you do to get the glow in the dark characteristic? It looks like you may have flown it over Chernobyl. It's gorgeous, but I might be afraid to pick it up.

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Definitely not radioactive. I'd hate to use something that would cause the hair to fall out of my brush and face! Just used glowing powdered pigments. I have strange taste when it comes to my personal brushes.

Nice brush, yet again. Are the tips on your knot "gel like"?

Very nice Dave. TGN finest are wonderful knots, worthy of a very cool handle like that. Well done!

Glengoyne said:

Nice brush, yet again. Are the tips on your knot "gel like"?

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CigarSmoka said:

Very nice Dave. TGN finest are wonderful knots, worthy of a very cool handle like that. Well done!

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Thanks guys. TGN Finest Banded Badgers are my absolute favorite knot. This particular knot doesn't have the gel tips, but a couple of my others do and don't preform any different from each other.

Way cool!

Beautiful! Out of curiosity, how big did you drill the hole in the handle as far as diameter and depth? I'm now looking to get the same knot so I'd just like to know if you had to make the hole 25mm or 26mm and what your final loft is. Thanks in advance for any info!

BF&E said:

Beautiful! Out of curiosity, how big did you drill the hole in the handle as far as diameter and depth? I'm now looking to get the same knot so I'd just like to know if you had to make the hole 25mm or 26mm and what your final loft is. Thanks in advance for any info!

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The actual size of the glue plug for the knot is 23mm so a 24mm hole is what I drilled and a 12mm depth since I like long lofts. The is between 55mm and 58mm. For a deeper set with a shorter loft, I would drill a 1 inch hole which is about 25.4mm and just drill to the depth you want.
Hope this helps you out.

Holy Cow! that looks great!

SirChangalot said:

Holy Cow! that looks great!

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Thank you.