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2-Header Flat Veiner (Squirrel)
2-Header Flat Veiner (Squirrel) | WD-08
2-Header Flat Veiner (Squirrel)
2-Header Flat Veiner (Squirrel) | WD-08

2-Header Flat Veiner (Squirrel) | WD-08

WD-08

$63.00
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This is the original woodgrainer's tool for mostly straight graining. Many brushes can be used to grain, but there isn't a substitute to our black squirrel 2-header. It delivers the most realistic rendering in woodgraining because it makes a new print every time. Each head is packed with hair so it can run a full length of panel without reloading medium. Also, great for painting the heartgrain on walnut.

  • Natural black squirrel with 5-10% synthetic nylon
  • Wire-tied natural quill
  • Can be used in oil/water when dedicated (learn more)
  • Good for strie on intricate surfaces and low relief carvings
  • Run brush through a comb for graining for print control
  • Best for walnut, pine, sycamore, cherry, zebra wood, & many more
  • Use for fine chiqueteuring
  • Similar to VEINETTE
  • Brush Care: Water: Wash with soap, Oil: Thinned & wash w/ soap


SIZE TRANSLATIONS

BRUSH LENGTH FERRULE WIDTH FERRULE LENGTH QUILL LENGTH

HAIR LENGTH ABOVE FERRULE

HAIR LENGTH ABOVE QUILL
.7" / 17mm 1" / 26mm .35" / 9mm 2.1" / 54mm 1.7" / 42mm


BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS

 HAIR TYPE

Squirrel Mix

BRUSH HOLD

 Drummer's Hold, Pencil Hold

USAGE

Straight graining; wood heartgrain

MEDIUM

Water or Oil

FERRULE

Quill

HANDLE

wooden round long

 

How-To Brush Care Guide

Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.

Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.

Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair

Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)

Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle


To minimize brush shedding, you should:

  1. Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
  2. Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
  3. Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)

Repeat this process a few more times.

All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.

Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.


Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.


Proper cleaning procedure

for oil/water and large or small brushes:

  Oil Medium Water Medium
Large Brushes Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry.
Small Brushes Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic.
2-Header Flat Veiner Chiqueter (Badger) | WD-09
2-Header Flat Veiner Chiqueter (Badger)
2-Header Flat Veiner Chiqueter (Badger) | WD-09
2-Header Flat Veiner Chiqueter (Badger) | WD-09
2-Header Flat Veiner Chiqueter (Badger) | WD-09
2-Header Flat Veiner Chiqueter (Badger)
2-Header Flat Veiner Chiqueter (Badger) | WD-09
2-Header Flat Veiner Chiqueter (Badger) | WD-09

2-Header Flat Veiner Chiqueter (Badger) | WD-09

WD-09

$68.00
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There is no substitute to the square, badger 2-header. It delivers the most realistic rendering in straight graining because it makes a new print every time. Each head is packed with hair so it can run a full length of panel without reloading medium.

SIZE TRANSLATIONS

BRUSH LENGTH FERRULE WIDTH FERRULE LENGTH QUILL LENGTH

HAIR LENGTH ABOVE FERRULE

HAIR LENGTH ABOVE QUILL
.7" / 17mm 1" / 26mm .35" / 9mm 2.1" / 54mm 1.7" / 42mm


BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS

 HAIR TYPE

Badger

BRUSH HOLD

 Drummer's Hold, Pencil Hold

USAGE

Straight graining; wood heartgrain

MEDIUM

Water or Oil

FERRULE

Quill

HANDLE

wooden round long

How-To Brush Care Guide

Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.

Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.

Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair

Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)

Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle


To minimize brush shedding, you should:

  1. Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
  2. Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
  3. Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)

Repeat this process a few more times.

All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.

Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.


Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.


Proper cleaning procedure

for oil/water and large or small brushes:

  Oil Medium Water Medium
Large Brushes Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry.
Small Brushes Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic.
2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Sable)
2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Sable) | MB-04
2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Sable)
2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Sable) | MB-04

2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Sable) | MB-04

MB-04

$71.00
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Use this pointed, 2-header for painting breche marble.

  • Description:
  • Description: 2-pointed tips, wire-tied quill
  • Application/Usage: fine marble breching; figure design in wood heartgrain
  • Preferred Medium: Oil/Water
  • Brush Ferrule/Handle: Wire-tied quill, wooden round long
  • Brush Hair Type: Natural Sable Hair
  • Brush Hold: Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold
  • Brush Care: Water: Wash with soap, Oil: Thinned & lard
  • Found in Kits:
  • See Also:
  • Hair Length: 1" (26mm)
  • Dia./width: .22" (5mm) each- .75" (19mm) entire span from ferrule
  • Brush Length:

    • How-To Brush Care Guide

    Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.

    Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.

    Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair

    Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)

    Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle


    To minimize brush shedding, you should:

    1. Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
    2. Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
    3. Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)

    Repeat this process a few more times.

    All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.

    Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.


    Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.


    Proper cleaning procedure

    for oil/water and large or small brushes:

      Oil Medium Water Medium
    Large Brushes Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry.
    Small Brushes Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic.
    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Samina Nylon) | MB-05
    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Samina Nylon)
    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Samina Nylon) | MB-05
    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Samina Nylon) | MB-05
    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Samina Nylon) | MB-05
    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Samina Nylon)
    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Samina Nylon) | MB-05
    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Samina Nylon) | MB-05

    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Samina Nylon) | MB-05

    MB-05_Size-0

    $54.00
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    Use this pointed, 2-header for painting faux breche marble.

    • Sable-like soft, synthetic samina fiber
    • Wire tied natural quill
    • Use with our SINGLE HEAD BRECHER
    • Soft, synthetic fiber, 2-pointed tips, wire-tied quill
    • Brush Care: Wash with soap

    SIZE TRANSLATIONS

    SIZE FERRULE WIDTH FERRULE LENGTH LENGTH OF QUILL  HAIR LENGTH ABOVE FERRULE HAIR LENGTH ABOVE QUILL
    0
    		.79" / 20mm .28" / 7mm 1.7" / 42mm 1.4" / 36mm
    1
    		.83" / 21mm .29" / 7.5mm 2" / 52mm 1.6" / 40mm


    BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS

     HAIR TYPE

    Synthetic Samina Fiber

    BRUSH HOLD

    		 Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold

    USAGE

    Marble breching; Hooking

    MEDIUM

    Water

    FERRULE

    Wire-tied quill

    HANDLE

    Wooden round long

    How-To Brush Care Guide

    Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.

    Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.

    Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair

    Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)

    Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle


    To minimize brush shedding, you should:

    1. Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
    2. Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
    3. Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)

    Repeat this process a few more times.

    All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.

    Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.


    Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.


    Proper cleaning procedure

    for oil/water and large or small brushes:

      Oil Medium Water Medium
    Large Brushes Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry.
    Small Brushes Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic.
    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Squirrel)
    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Squirrel) | MB-06
    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Squirrel)
    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Squirrel) | MB-06

    2-Header Pointed Brecher Brush (Squirrel) | MB-06

    MB-06

    $55.00
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    Use this pointed 2-header for painting breche faux marble.

    • Description:
    • Description: Soft hair, 2-pointed tips, wire-tied quill
    • Application/Usage: marble breching; hooking
    • Preferred Medium: oil/Water
    • Brush Ferrule/Handle: Wire-tied quill, wooden round long
    • Brush Hair Type: Natural Squirrel Hair
    • Brush Hold: Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold
    • Brush Care: Water: Wash with soap, Oil: Thinned & lard
    • Found in Kits:
    • See Also:
    • Hair Length: 1" (26mm)
    • Dia./width: .24" (6mm) each- .75" (19mm) entire span from ferrule
    • Brush Length:

    How-To Brush Care Guide

    Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.

    Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.

    Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair

    Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)

    Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle


    To minimize brush shedding, you should:

    1. Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
    2. Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
    3. Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)

    Repeat this process a few more times.

    All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.

    Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.


    Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.


    Proper cleaning procedure

    for oil/water and large or small brushes:

      Oil Medium Water Medium
    Large Brushes Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry.
    Small Brushes Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic.

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