Thread: Dubl Duck Restored

This is the fourth brush I have done, three restores and one custom, I have used the knots from the Golden Nib exclusively and been very satisfied with the quality and the service..

My oldest restore is now over 2 years old, that brush is in high rotation, and has experienced near nill bristle loss...

This was a Dubl Duck brush that I bought probably a year ago that I finally got so time to restore myself..

I used a bit different way of removing the old knot this time, believe it or not the idea came from a newbies post

I placed the very edge of the old knot in my bench vise and crushed it, then spun it around, and crushed it again, the entire knot basically fell out intact no muss no fuss no bristles everywhere...

I re-drilled the hole, with my drill press and a 7/8 in bit used a Dremel to fit the new knot and 2 Ton Marine Epoxy to hold it together...
The knot was one of their two band overfilled 25mm Silvertips...

the pics new:






I used it today, as expected it performed wonderfully


After a Bloom:

Nice Glen, I don't think I've ever seen a DD brush. I certainly wouldn't mind having one....Hint Hint...Nod, Nod....

Nice brush Glen. I have used quite a few of the Golden Nib badger knots and have been very pleased with them.

I don't remember who the new member was that told us about this method of removing the old knot but I hope he reads this because I want to say thank you! I used to shear the old knot off then grind out the handle which created clouds of toxic dust and was a real PITA. I tried the method you described on a Ever Ready handle and the old knot basically popped out. Amazing!! Keep the new ideas coming guys and thanks again.

Here is what gave me the idea

VDH/Whippeddog Franken-Luxury Silvertip I just improved on the "Ripped it out part"

So you had a dead duck and brought it back to life eh?

Nice job.

Great looking brush. It's nice to see the old ones brought back from the dead to be beautiful and useful again. Nice work Glen!

That turned out great! I really like the longer handled brushes.

thats cool, i dident know anyone ever restored a brush, may have to try that to my late great gramps old brush i use it every day but it could use a makeover.

I, too, like that longer brush handle. I have my late Uncle's brush, but he bought it new back in the late 1940's and I am still using it. I did give it a rest for a number of years as I ventured into canned shaving cream. Now that I started using it again, I bought a most wortless brush at Meijer's, and rather than mess whit that old Ever Ready 100, I got your idea and removed the brush from that new one, and had a decent handle for a silvertip badger hair knot I got from Golden Nib. Really nice looking brush you have there, Glen! Looks great!! Thanks for the tip on the removal of the old brush.

Very nice Glen, and good to catch up on that little knot removal idea, it slipped my attention altho I did read that original post as well. Great looking classical brush you got there