The $20 challenge

A friend of mine and I stopped in the local AoS to poke around. The clerk showed us a lovely $600 brush. I told her that since I enjoyed being married that I probably shouldn't bring it home. This led to a conversation with my friend about making an inexpensive brush. It had to be 'different' and not turned wood (I taught cabinet making for 15 years and I am skilled on a lathe while he is not). It should have a badger knot and cost around $20 in total. I am sure we aren't the only ones who have thought about this and was wondering what ideas any of you have had.

Here is my first try...a 22mm Finest knot from Golden Nib

Very Nice. Great use for a golf ball too.

That is pretty neat!

Excellent idea!
Brush looks very nice & unique!

Nice, and if I was a golfer I'd be looking to buy one!

That's a fantastic idea.

That's awesome! I wonder what other kinds of objects might work....

at least if you drop your brush, it won't break. Very nice.

Yes, the golf ball is a stroke of genius, and I'd bet a lot of guys would like one.

As for other things, my mind immediately went to wooden finials and cabinet handles, but then I remembered the rules- no wood, has to be different.

What about a chess piece?
Salt and Pepper shakers?

Oh, waitaminute... A shotgun shell. You could cut off the crimped end of the plastic, fill it with silicone caulking, let it dry, knot it with marine epoxy, click-click DONE!

Wilson!

Prince said:

at least if you drop your brush, it won't break. Very nice.

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Yeah, it will just bounce right back to your hand.

Hollowed out snooker/pool/billiards ball??

It looks great. Consider making these to sell...

mretzloff said:

It looks great. Consider making these to sell...

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And if you do, take a lesson from The Art of Shaving ... $600

I hate this, I keep thinking of stuff.

Since I mentioned using a shotgun shell, I started thinking about hunting and ...

What about using a duck call?

You might want to copyright your design ASAP.

Way cool!

I'm working on a custom deluxe brush using a Van Der Hagen brush handle and a knot from the Golden Nib. I am planning on using the more expensive knot though... Because we know- it's about the knot not the handle...

Awesome job, what did you use as adhesive? I recommend marine grade epoxy.

The act of creation automatically carries with it a copyright. How you copyright adding a brush knot to a golf ball owned by another company, I've no idea. That's another legal snare entirely.

Gear stick knob from a car? (Is that shift stick knob in USA?).

Both of these I made for under $20