I'm not far from him, maybe 90 miles so I'll bring him the brush and let him give me my options but I would like to keep the same style handle or maybe a beehive but that's about it. He has made some wild acrylic in the past, that will work also.
Oh Charlie. I love to hear you say you are not far from him 'maybe 90 miles' . I have to tell you, 90 miles is a LONG way to an Englishman.
Good luck. A super badger Chubby 2 Simpsons knot in Sir Rudy faux ivory handle is the sort of thing you'd expect to find God using to tidy-up around his long flowing white beard.
J.