I found the Bethlehem Olive wood brush handles on Ebay a few months ago, and loved the look of them. I have also seen the beautiful Olive wood handled brushes some members have posted here. My daily driver is/was an Omega 49. Then a plot started to form in my brain....... Will the 49 knot fit into one of those handles, which have a 25mm/1 inch hole drilled? I bought one and found out, with a bit of trimming on the 49 knot base, it would. I coated the handle with some boiled Linseed oil. Then the plot developed into more......SBAD......I ordered two more and patiently waited for Whipped Dog to get the 24mm Silver Tip and 24mm Synthetic in stock. I emailed Larry from WD, and he was great about communication, and customer service. I told him what I was looking for and he emailed me when they were back in stock, even before he updated his page. I ordered those two knots and waited only a few days before they arrived. Meanwhile, I used some BLO on my two knotless handles, which had just arrived. When they were dry, I glued the knots into the handles. As of now, I used a hot glue gun, which I consider a semi-permanent mounting. If I run into any problems, such as loft height or re-treating the Olive wood, I figure I can take the brush apart without destroying the knot or handle. Anyway, here are my beauties! Omega 49 boar knot, Whipped Dog 24mm Synthetic knot, Whipped Dog 24mm Silver Tip badger.
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Post away, let's show off your beautiful Olive wood brushes!
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Post away, let's show off your beautiful Olive wood brushes!
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