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This is a community of enthusiasts, hobbyists and artisans who enjoy a traditional wet shave: brush, soap, and safety or straight razor. We are a part of the WetShaving community found on Reddit, Discord, and IRC.

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Moar Badger (sub.wetshaving.social)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This Moar Boar of a sub member was loosing a lot of bristles. They were done with it and let me have it.

I was surprised how hard it is to cut off all the bristles of a boar knot!

It was so hard that I was convinced I was cutting into the glue bump and had finally figured out its shape:

But the actual glue came a few mm deeper.

I was worried at first that the tiny hand mill wouldn't be up to the task and that I'd need to find a 32 mm Forstner bit and figure out a way to grip the handle strong enough to withstand the torque of the Forstner bit on a drill press without ruining it, but as it turns out, it was quite easy and quick to get the hole deep enough:

I've set the handle with a 30 mm Maggard Silvertip knot, and I'm looking forward to trying the most exclusive of all subbrooshes, the Moar Badger soon.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks! I love how it turned out. Super enjoyable brush.

I didn't try the steam method because I was worried about damaging the handle. I think it's also some kind of epoxy, so I wasn't sure the glue would soften more than the handle😅

And I had no reason to try to keep the knot alive, so trying the mill route seemed like the smaller risk

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I doubt that the steam method will work with knots set in epoxy but I have never tried it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've had the same reaction, but several discord members swear that the epoxy softenes significantly when steamed.

Significantly, the group includes Rob from Chisel and Hound who knows better than me 😅

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Well, that’s good to know. He’s certainly an expert.