I have been thinking of trying to turn a few shotgun chamber brushes for a while.

A big thank you to Old Boggy for helping me with dimensions, and kindly posted his very nice rosewood brush the next day to me, to take measurements off.

I played around with a prototype style and finally decided on the ones in the photos.

I had a set of threading taps, which matched the brush end and proceeded to turn the handle to the shape I required.

I tapped the brush end to accept the Bisley and Parker Hale type brushes.

I ordered a piece of brass rod and turned it on the wood lathe, and drilled and tapped to secure the brass to the handle.

The 2 handles in the photos are Walnut (light coloured) and Wenge ( dark coloured) and pleased with how they turned out.

 

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Marvellous, I bet they will sell VERY well.  

Well done, they look great 

I would like to buy one for sure!!!

christ those look as if they have come straight out of the Holland&Holland xmas present book

Thank you all for your comments, and I’m going to tweak the design a bit.

I’m going to rework the brass on the walnut brush , as this was the first one I completed, and tidy up the profile.

 I made a prototype handle out of Sapele for the measurements from Old Boggy’s chamber brush

I would buy one when they are available they look superb

Well done great stuff and nice choice of wood 

question 

will they clean 3.1/2 inch chambers ?

14 hours ago, Old farrier said:

Well done great stuff and nice choice of wood 

question 

will they clean 3.1/2 inch chambers ?

Thanks Old farrier ?

I did want to use Indian Rosewood, but the supplier was out of stock, so I opted for Wenge wood which has a nice grain pattern and very hard.

 

14 hours ago, Old farrier said:

Well done great stuff and nice choice of wood 

question 

will they clean 3.1/2 inch chambers ?

Cheers ?

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Absolutely brilliant craftsmanship as usual.

Excellent choice of wood too.

Well done Kevin.

You realise that you now have to make a presentation box for it to reside in.

OB

Hello, Very good work again? , A pair, Bronze Brush and Wooly mop would make gift

2 hours ago, Old Boggy said:

Absolutely brilliant craftsmanship as usual.

Excellent choice of wood too.

Well done Kevin.

You realise that you now have to make a presentation box for it to reside in.

OB

excactly my thoughts as well

11 hours ago, Old Boggy said:

Absolutely brilliant craftsmanship as usual.

Excellent choice of wood too.

Well done Kevin.

You realise that you now have to make a presentation box for it to reside in.

OB

Cheers Chris, I am going to play around with a few different wood handles, and see which I prefer, and this time next year, I will advertise a few for sale on PW.

I have made a few different things over the last year, and really enjoyed the challenge of trying to make them satisfactory.

The thought of making a presentation box to display the chamber brushes is something that I think is above my capabilities ?

I have looked at videos on YouTube of people making supposedly simple wooden boxes, and I know my attempts would definitely not look like theirs.

Maybe, trying to make a decent looking presentation wooden box will be my next project, and  will look out for some ideas.

 

9 hours ago, ditchman said:

excactly my thoughts as well

Thanks, Simon for your comments, but I honestly don’t think I could make a decent looking presentation box.

The box would have to look as good as the product inside, and I know my attempt wouldn’t do it any favours.

 

Just an idea based on two (both commercial products) that I have.  See photo.  Both of mine have a 'cap' over the brush part.  This has two advantages, firstly it keeps the oil/dirt from getting over the rest of the cleaning kit, but secondly and more importantly it prevents the brushes getting crushed and flattened on one side.

6 hours ago, JohnfromUK said:

Just an idea based on two (both commercial products) that I have.  See photo.  Both of mine have a 'cap' over the brush part.  This has two advantages, firstly it keeps the oil/dirt from getting over the rest of the cleaning kit, but secondly and more importantly it prevents the brushes getting crushed and flattened on one side.

Cheers John, I have seen them with the brass protectors.

 I will look into what brass tube and flat plate is available, and they wouldn’t be difficult to make .

Thanks ?

Just now, Shambam1962 said:

Cheers John, I have seen them with the brass protectors.

 I will look into what brass tube and flat plate is available, and they wouldn’t be difficult to make .

Thanks ?

I have protectors for ordinary 12 bore brushes - home made from water pipe offcuts (copper) in 18 mm(?) and a penny coin soldered on the end,  A bit basic, but a 1p each, whose complaining!

They do keep the brushes round and stop the oil from the brushes getting everywhere.

This might fit the bill

https://www.collegeengineering.co.uk/product/7-8-o-d-x-20g/

Just now, Yellow Bear said:

This might fit the bill with a turned wood plug to match handle.

https://www.collegeengineering.co.uk/product/7-8-o-d-x-20g/

 

3 hours ago, Yellow Bear said:

This might fit the bill

https://www.collegeengineering.co.uk/product/7-8-o-d-x-20g/

 

Thanks ?

I completed another Wenge chamber brush today and had a delivery of a few Bisley brass brushes.

I machined the brass rod to shape, and found it a bit easier to do, and happy with the results.

The WENGE does look lovely with that wonderful grain.   

 

Keep up the GREAT work.  

you will be making turnscrews next 

40 minutes ago, ditchman said:

you will be making turnscrews next 

I don’t think so Simon, that’s way above my capabilities.

I remember a post a few years ago, and I think Demon Wolf was making them, and they looked superb ?

I think TIGHTCHOKE purchased a set off him.

 

I did, they are absolutely wonderful and came in a nice little pine box.

14 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

I did, they are absolutely wonderful and came in a nice little pine box.

If I remember, they had beautiful Walnut handles.

I will have to find the original post and take a look ?

 

Update :

 I found the previous post of demonwolf444 beautiful hand made turn screws .

It was really informative, and James states he had more hassle making the pine boxes, due to the swelling of the wood, and preventing the lid opening and closing.

You find that the straightforward looking things cause the most problems to make.

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