07-08-2021, 09:08 PM
I got this Made-Rite 12 on eBay. I have been wanting a green a brush for a while, and this fit the bill. It also gave me something I can practice a restore on.
![[Image: maderite12_07.JPG]](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xhK9giRI8hw/WP-5zdWxlkI/AAAAAAABIBI/kwgVxDRWHNclL3sZMqJQAdGEPCuPsyAMwCEw/s1600/maderite12_07.JPG)
Moving to the outside to remove the knot and start the restore.
I cut the bristles off in preparation for removal of the knot.
![[Image: maderite12_10.JPG]](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-toku7odCarg/WP-5a1IpmFI/AAAAAAABIA0/tSvZH5TmpUAhdYY7p0CRRy8jChxNjW4YgCEw/s1600/maderite12_10.JPG)
Here I have removed the knot with my Dremel.
![[Image: maderite12_12.JPG]](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--wW-pZ6HHv8/WP-5a663hBI/AAAAAAABIAw/ci-42QdXNS8SFAlDTDYnPRcuNOrkaDjUACEw/s1600/maderite12_12.JPG)
Using a buffer pad on my Dremel, I cleaned up the outside of the handle.
![[Image: maderite12_13.JPG]](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KUqhUAgXoCM/WP-5bPrOxLI/AAAAAAABIA4/zt8WYsmTR2c8AsstiEiZtZb8BvqGKKAHgCEw/s320/maderite12_13.JPG)
I had to make the opening a little bigger to accommodate this boar knot. Here it is finished.
![[Image: maderite12_20.jpg]](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DXtQUqL45TA/WP_RU42JStI/AAAAAAABICY/uDXukl1BHQE-d52jO_cs-3R-D5_D-Y5LACLcB/s1600/maderite12_20.jpg)
Moving to the outside to remove the knot and start the restore.
I cut the bristles off in preparation for removal of the knot.
Here I have removed the knot with my Dremel.
Using a buffer pad on my Dremel, I cleaned up the outside of the handle.
I had to make the opening a little bigger to accommodate this boar knot. Here it is finished.
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