Hi guys. I picked up what appears to be an old Rooney brush. It has a partial Rooney sticker that looks like it came loose and slipped down the handle a bit. It has good weight, and is IMO a high quality, lathe turned handle, every bit the quality of the handle on my Duke 2. I believe it to be genuine.
The glue bump at the base measures 22.44mm, and guesstimates with my caliper put the knot opening at Approximately 1mm larger.
It has turned a nice butterscotch over time. I know enough not to try polishing it out with polishing compound, thus ruining that butterscotch goodness, so I will soak it in hot tap water and some Dawn, and clean it well with a nice, soft cloth.
Here are a few pictures.
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But, now to the 6 million dollar question, how do I remove the knot?
By this I mean that I plan to drill it out. But, from the weight of this handle I assume it is solid. In other words, I believe the floor that the knot rests on is solid, and most likely has not hollow area underneath.
How would I know when to stop drilling? I have done a few restores, but nothing like this brush handle.
I would greatly appreciate advise from anyone who has done a restore on Rooney, Simpson, any type of vintage handle similar to this.
Thank you.
The glue bump at the base measures 22.44mm, and guesstimates with my caliper put the knot opening at Approximately 1mm larger.
It has turned a nice butterscotch over time. I know enough not to try polishing it out with polishing compound, thus ruining that butterscotch goodness, so I will soak it in hot tap water and some Dawn, and clean it well with a nice, soft cloth.
Here are a few pictures.
100_2487.jpg100_2489.jpg100_2490.jpg100_2491.jpg
But, now to the 6 million dollar question, how do I remove the knot?
By this I mean that I plan to drill it out. But, from the weight of this handle I assume it is solid. In other words, I believe the floor that the knot rests on is solid, and most likely has not hollow area underneath.
How would I know when to stop drilling? I have done a few restores, but nothing like this brush handle.
I would greatly appreciate advise from anyone who has done a restore on Rooney, Simpson, any type of vintage handle similar to this.
Thank you.
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