#1

Daily Shaver
Guayaquil, Ecuador
(This post was last modified: 03-23-2023, 05:18 AM by Brains.)
As some of you DFS Gents know, I have been matching some high end knots with som handles in order to create a Badger lineup of some very good brushes.
I have also looked at Thater who make their own knots matching hairs in dense configurations.
Got my hands on a 26mm Ebony Thater that needed some TLC.

My plan is to write a review comparing brushes I matched with high-end knots to a couple of Thaters, I have a new Thater on the way and as it will arrive in a couple of weeks - the lineup will be ready. 

Below is a photographic glimps at the restoration of the Thater-Ebony 26mm,
Happy to get your comments and suggestions,

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#2

Posting Freak
Good job on the restoration. It’s sad to see such a nice brush in such rough shape. Obviously didn’t get the love it deserved. Until now!  High end brushes, especially with wooden handles need to be pampered.

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#3

Daily Shaver
Guayaquil, Ecuador
(04-24-2023, 04:47 AM)Marko Wrote: Good job on the restoration. It’s sad to see such a nice brush in such rough shape. Obviously didn’t get the love it deserved. Until now!  High end brushes, especially with wooden handles need to be pampered.

Thanks,
I totally agree, wood is very susceptible to water, Ebony is a delicate wood.

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(04-24-2023, 11:42 AM)Brains Wrote:
(04-24-2023, 04:47 AM)Marko Wrote: Good job on the restoration. It’s sad to see such a nice brush in such rough shape. Obviously didn’t get the love it deserved. Until now!  High end brushes, especially with wooden handles need to be pampered.

Thanks,
I totally agree, wood is very susceptible to water, Ebony is a delicate wood.

Ebony is very prone to cracking, similar to Olivewood. Both are quite dense woods. In all the years I have made pens and brushes, these two woods are always problematic; and so is Snakewood. I think Ebony pens are the ones that cracked most, followed by Snakewood.

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