Another Icedog Original Brush

icedog · 07-19-2008, 02:20 AM

This brush is 28mm of genuine silver tipped badger bristles set in a handle of delrin and fine (.999) silver.
But wait...what's this?

This elegant shave brush seems to demonstrate an odd immunity to the Earth's gravitational pull. Hmmm, there must be more to learn about this new creation. Stay tuned.

joke1176 · 07-19-2008, 03:02 AM

that's a great idea! A little ferromagnetic metal glued to the underside of a shave shelf and you're good to go. I may steal that

, yes I may...

hoglahoo · 07-19-2008, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by icedog

But wait...what's this?

Oh, the teaser! What sort of creation is this?

icedog · 07-19-2008, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by joke1176

that's a great idea! A little ferromagnetic metal glued to the underside of a shave shelf and you're good to go. I may steal that

, yes I may...

Listen young man, I have said it once or thrice, there will be no stealing of my ideas. I am not proprietary. I give gladly and freely my work to benefit the creativity of others.

sinnfein · 07-19-2008, 04:42 AM

nice brush. looks like a simple design..............at first. very cool idea

-dan-

joke1176 · 07-19-2008, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by icedog

Listen young man, I have said it once or thrice, there will be no stealing of my ideas. I am not proprietary. I give gladly and freely my work to benefit the creativity of others.

Ah... in that case, I will gingerly lift the concept from this thread and place it unto a brush.

And then I will furtively scurry away, rubbing my hands and cackling madly....and twirl my handlebar mustache....

leadduck · 07-19-2008, 02:27 PM

You can't fool me. I know trick photography when I see it. You simply turned the camera tomake it look like the brush is on the side of the wheel. I've foiled your deception. But...how did get the tree to lean that way?

onimaru55 · 07-20-2008, 03:12 AM

I own a Magnetic razor. This brush must surely attract stubble to the blade. Great idea.

Seriously tho that wheel does away with drying stands.

cannonfodder · 07-24-2008, 04:49 AM

Good lord man! You have invented the antigravity brush or was that hair from an alien badger and possesses supernatural powers.

JohnP · 07-24-2008, 05:46 AM

That's a sweet looking brush...
I'm all about useful innovation.

One of those could hook right to the bottom of the medicine cabinet. It's a wonder nobody thought of that before....
Lots of innovators on here. Guys making new razors, Dr. Moss and his scuttle and variable loft brush, now Icedog and his brush....that needs no stand...

John P.

icedog · 07-24-2008, 10:58 AM

Thank you all!

I have to get back into the shop. Much more to follow.

scruffy · 07-28-2008, 08:31 PM

The mad genius goes back to work.

Smurf87 · 07-29-2008, 01:00 AM

Very nice!

hoglahoo · 07-29-2008, 03:37 PM

I have almost died of suspense - what makes that brush tick?

icedog · 07-30-2008, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by hoglahoo

I have almost died of suspense - what makes that brush tick?

I'm sorry Lee. I have been hosting a houseful of visitors from Belgium and New Jersey and today I had an inguinal hernia surgically repaired. I will be back in the shop next week to complete the stand for this brush but I will answer your question now.

As I said, the brush is 28mm silver tipped badger bristles set in a handle of delrin with fine silver trim. It was designed around a rare earth magnet which is potted in the handle with Devcon 2 ton epxoy which I have tinted black. The handle is two pieces that form a mortice and tenon. The distal end (the end with the bristles) forms the tenon. It passes through the plastic and silver trim rings and presses the magnet against the inside of the bored out proximal end of the handle. The magnet is approximately 0.125" from the outside end of the handle. To prevent shedding of bristles I allowed the epoxy to flow into the badger knot. This provides for redundant fastening of the bristles and the two main pieces of the handle (delrin doesn't like to be glued but I can outsmart it).

Now that I have told you all that info, I will have to kill everyone who has read this post.

nun2sharp · 07-30-2008, 11:54 PM

I see nothing!

hoglahoo · 07-31-2008, 01:55 PM

That's pretty cool, Brad. Is there a magnetically attractive brush setup coming too? Great idea
This brush is one to die for!

The next poster will ask "Where is the drool smiley when you need it" and so I reply in advance:

barneycg · 07-31-2008, 02:20 PM

Absolutely loving that brush, where is the drool smily when you need it.

Barney

sidneykidney · 07-31-2008, 03:27 PM

You made a ships wheel out of an old cart wheel and several shaving brushes?