Brush makers show thread. Razor handles also welcome.

[GAW9576]

Both!  Take a look at that beautiful handle Greg made in post #1.

Thank you. 
I would have a hard time picking between wood and acrylic. They both have positive points. The hybrid blank was beautiful but a pain to work with. At least that blank at my skill level was a pain to work with.

[Wchnu]

Both!  Take a look at that beautiful handle Greg made in post #1.

Yup veddy nice.

[GAW9576]

A Zebra and a Boar walked into my workshop and this is the brush that came out. This is a Zebra wood and boar hair knot bush for a good friend. He bought the wood and 3 knots and this is the second brush from the bunch.
I'm not impressed with the knots but he likes them and that's what really matters. I hope he likes the handle.

               

[Old Sarge]

A Zebra and a Boar walked into my workshop and this is the brush that came out. This is a Zebra wood and boar hair knot bush for a good friend. He bought the wood and 3 knots and this is the second brush from the bunch.
I'm not impressed with the knots but he likes them and that's what really matters. I hope he likes the handle.

I thought you were starting out that post with a joke!   Nice handiwork! I love how the grain of the wood runs up straight up into the "grain" of the knot! I'm sure your friend will be thrilled!!!

[Dave in KY]

Nice work Greg !

[Jayaruh]

Very nice, Greg!

[Whiterook]

Well done!

[GAW9576]

A Zebra and a Boar walked into my workshop and this is the brush that came out. This is a Zebra wood and boar hair knot bush for a good friend. He bought the wood and 3 knots and this is the second brush from the bunch.
I'm not impressed with the knots but he likes them and that's what really matters. I hope he likes the handle.

I thought you were starting out that post with a joke!   Nice handiwork! I love how the grain of the wood runs up straight up into the "grain" of the knot! I'm sure your friend will be thrilled!!!

Ha ha ha  that was the intention. And thanks.
I'll be posting 2 more handles soon. No knots for them yet and I have to decide what will go in them. The next 2 are most likely staying in my stable since I don't have many of my own creations. Also these are quite a bit different and we're not made on the lathe.

[GAW9576]

I finally got inspired to make two shave brush handles for myself. Of the many shave brush handles I've made I've only kept four for myself. Two of which I no longer have. I've had two cow horns I acquired from a friend for quite a while. He butchered one of his cows and saved the whole head for me. I went over and removed the horns and cleaned them myself. Not the easiest process if you aren't used to that sort of thing. A horn handle brush has been high on my want list for a very long time so it was worth the effort. One thing I had to figure out was a way to make the top of the wood stepped to fit up inside the bottom of the horn. It was important to be sure that the seam would be as tight as possible. Everything worked out fantastically. I picked Cocobolo for the one on the right. I've used Cocobolo many times and it is one of my favorites. The base wood on left is Lignum Vitae, also called Guayacan or Iron wood which is know as the hardest wood in the world. This was my first time working with Lignum Vitae. It is definitely hard and even this piece I've had for many years had a fair amount of natural oils in it. I definitely look forward to using it more. Boar is most likely going into the left which is a little bigger diameter but shorter. Horse is the most likely candidate for the one on the right. So now that I've made two handles for myself I just need to make a final decision on those knots.

               

[Old Sarge]

I finally got inspired to make two shave brush handles for myself. Of the many shave brush handles I've made I've only kept four for myself. Two of which I no longer have. I've had two cow horns I acquired from a friend for quite a while. He butchered one of his cows and saved the whole head for me. I went over and removed the horns and cleaned them myself. Not the easiest process if you aren't used to that sort of thing. A horn handle brush has been high on my want list for a very long time so it was worth the effort. One thing I had to figure out was a way to make the top of the wood stepped to fit up inside the bottom of the horn. It was important to be sure that the seam would be as tight as possible. Everything worked out fantastically. I picked Cocobolo for the one on the right. I've used Cocobolo many times and it is one of my favorites. The base wood on left is Lignum Vitae, also called Guayacan or Iron wood which is know as the hardest wood in the world. This was my first time working with Lignum Vitae. It is definitely hard and even this piece I've had for many years had a fair amount of natural oils in it. I definitely look forward to using it more. Boar is most likely going into the left which is a little bigger diameter but shorter. Horse is the most likely candidate for the one on the right. So now that I've made two handles for myself I just need to make a final decision on those knots.

Very beautiful, Greg! (smiling face with heart eyes emoji here) How long have you been working on this project?

I can imagine the challenge of getting a tight fit between the two different materials. You mention natural oils; are these the natural colors of both woods? While the iron wood appears to be smooth, the cocobolo appears to have a subtle texture. Is this natural, or did you create it? It will be great to see them with knots and being displayed in your SotD images!!!