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Generally speaking, the ones who have time to waste tend to spend it with those who have not: and this explains my presence here!
When I could not renovate old furniture any more I had to find myself something to do. Hence, I consulted the Oracle and the answer was: Brushes! And I started making some for myself and some friends. Later made some for a friend who is a soap maker here in Italy, but the trend, evidently, evolved toward something more elaborate I could not make. After a couple of years I took the remaining ones to make myself a few brushes, so, most of the handles are yet to be finished. The name of the 'maker' is due to a joke as I live in a Godforgotten hole in the flat in a slightly bigger Godforgotten hole South of Milan: Villafranca. So the name has been Frenchified into Villefranche! And 'Laboratoires' was, therefore, due! And here we go, with my awful pictures! The Cucciolo. Cucciolo is the Italian for Dopey, the smallest of the Seven Dwarfs and this tall brush, obviously, deserved to be named so. It has a 30 mm Silvertip knot mounted on a 130 mm briar root (walnut) handle. Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them Here the brush caught while resting... Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them The Cucciolino Which means 'Little Cucciolo' and is, actually, of more conventional dimensions. It has a 24 mm Silvertip knot mounted on a Padouk handle. Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them Next comes... The Fridge Named after pro football player of many years ago. But I have seen the nickname has been recycled for other skinny athletes. The one I remember was a short 6 ft black guy: when an opponent smashed with his helmet into his stomach... he barely moved! Quite impressive... And I am celebrating him! It has a Manchurian Finest knot mounted on a Tigrano handle. And this is for personal use only! Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them Going into space... The LEM Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them I do know it does not look like the original, but it recalled me the shape of something space related... I do not remember now the name of the wood, but, the least i write in English, le less mistakes I do! Do... 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Lather! Next is a cousin of the Cucciolino, but I named it... The Marilyn Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them Guess why! Wish I remembered the name of this wood... For sole relaxing time, I made The Tee The name, to my eyes, came spontaneously! This is my personal one... Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them And this in two different woods. Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them Should anyone be thirsty, I can provide The Amphora But can't grant for the wine... Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them But... tempus fugit, and we better measure it: Le Sablier (The Hourglass) Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them The next is one I often use and dedicated to Ayrton Senna The Senna Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them Too hard explaining why it got this name: jus a pun in Italian! And another one in green: made on commission for someone who wanted to enclose a little badge in it and never claimed it! Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them And, bless you, here comes The Bishop inspired by a chess piece Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them You thought I'd give up? You're wrong! To toast, her is The Goblet Small and undergoing finishing, as I write Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them I do not remember the kind of wood I have used... But i tried to give it rough looks. And to make life sweeter... The Honeypot in briar root (walnut) mounting the same Silvertip knot. Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them The next brush is personal and named it after a girl who likes snakes as muxh as i do. If you do too... enjoy this! [MEDIA=youtube]yS8LC-VXgq0[/MEDIA] Too bad the director shows too little of the snake... It's weird, but any time it happens to see this I feel a compulsory need for a glassless tequila shot... And, useless to ask me... yes: I do hate Tarantino! The Salma Hayek Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them I know it reminds of a chess piece, but I cannot carve Salma's shape into wood: I am not Antonio Canova! Ze nechst brush iz teticated to anpzer skinny guy... The Schawarzy Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them Hope he won't join the Tyson an bully around! Handle is in Amaranto (because of the color): however I think it might be just the Italian name... To enlighten one's life... The Torch Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them You may think to Mr. Eiffel and the Statue of Liberty on the 4th od July or just the Olympic games... Handle in Tigrano wood.
Man , you made a lot of handles , my friend
Amigo , hiciste un montón de mangos de brochas. Very well done Muy bien hecho Thanks for sharing Gracias por mostrarnos tus creaciones Yo no tengo idea de nada y , además , puedo demostrarlo.
Alfredo, prima...congratulazioni !! Avete qualcuno di quei pennelli in vendita?
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Very nice, there are a few I really like. My only complaint is the finish, it looks a water based varnish to me, too glossy and masks the beautiful grain in the wood. I prefer a matte finish, try tung oil or a wiping varnish that usually is a blend of polyurethane with tung oil.
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Thanks to Sergio (alias AlfredoT), me too I've a gogeous Villafranche brush.
Aceshaving "SS103" Silvertip Laboratoires Villafranche 29x55x185mm This image is blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock itLinks in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock themloading="lazy" alt="[Imagen: HtB2dne.jpg]" class="mycode_img" /> Open the Links in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock them to compare this big guy!!!
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Donde hay un gran deseo no puede haber una gran dificultad (Maquiavelo) Archivos: Herramientas & En venta & SOTD & Música & Película El traductor habla por mi. Saludos, Pierpaolo
Quotes in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to see the quotesI get the suggestion of writing in two languages, Teiste, but i can't as for spanish I use an online translator as... having seen how it rapes translations I do not trust its conversion into Spanish.
These were the samples for an Italian soap maker who added some shaving equipment to his line of soaps, but, first, he chose for more articulate handles and, second, I cannot work any more. Just do some finishing... Thank you Tesite!
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Grazie Navajas This image is blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock itLinks in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock themalt="Smile" title="Smile" class="smilie smilie_1" /> Aparte de algunos que quiero guardar para mí, todos los demás son negociables This image is blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock itLinks in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock themalt="Smile" title="Smile" class="smilie smilie_1" />
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' My only complaint is the finish, it looks a water based varnish to me' No water base finish... The fault is mine as I like them glossy! Some want a matte finish and I did it, but, as i said, i prefer them shiny. I did some with tung oil but never used ir in combination with a urethane varnish 'too glossy and masks the beautiful grain in the wood' Somme times it happened, right! But some still show the grain... Thank you for your constructive comments, Alejandro! This image is blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock itLinks in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock themalt="Smile" title="Smile" class="smilie smilie_1" />
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Your welcome. What it's nice about wiping varnishes is you can apply it with a rag; easy, fast and no mess. The one I use most of the time is a mix of polyurethane and tung oil, it does not give the thick and durable finish that varnishes provide but I still prefer it.
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Sócrates
I’ve enjoyed the naming of the brushes a lot, funny post and nice brushes. This image is blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock itLinks in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock themalt="Clap" title="Clap" class="smilie smilie_43" />
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At last... one enjoyed my creative effort! This image is blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock itLinks in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock themalt="Wink" title="Wink" class="smilie smilie_2" /> It was meant not to be heavily serious: an't stand people taking themselves seriously. And it's different from being serious... Thank you! This image is blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock itLinks in this message are blocked to guests. Please Login or Register to unblock themalt="Smile" title="Smile" class="smilie smilie_1" /> |
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