DMcIvor
AAW Staff
Among the items I make are shaving brushes, which I create using a variety of hardwoods for handles. Knowing the brushes will be exposed to water, I finish the handles with tung oil in an effort to create the best water barrier short of a two-part epoxy. After the tung oil has set, I coat the handle with a layer of paste wax.
Recently I had a client report that dark tannins are leaching from the cocobolo brush I made for him, staining the brush head, towels, probably skin, and anything else it comes in contact with!
Anyone have any ideas for how to prevent this from happening? Besides staying away from cocobolo, walnut, blackwood, and all those other high tannin woods?
Recently I had a client report that dark tannins are leaching from the cocobolo brush I made for him, staining the brush head, towels, probably skin, and anything else it comes in contact with!

Anyone have any ideas for how to prevent this from happening? Besides staying away from cocobolo, walnut, blackwood, and all those other high tannin woods?