All brushes are made using natural hairs for the heads, an assortment of different  bamboo species for the handles, and leather or linen for the hanging straps. The decorative handle wraps are done with waxed Irish Linen threads.  I hand-craft them all in my Harpers Ferry studio, using strong epoxy resins as the adhesive, and with minimal care will provide many years of use in your studio. 
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White Asian Goat Hair, Brown Horse Tail Hair, White Horse Mane Hair and Broom Corn for a variety of marks and textures when you apply slips and glazes

Crafted using some wonderful repurposed chair parts, my finest black bamboo, and dark horse mane - this one of a kind slip brush is great for medium thickness materials - slips and glazes etc. 1 brush only .

Crafted using some wonderful repurposed chair parts, my finest black bamboo, and trimmed Buck Tail hair - this one of a kind slip brush is great for medium thickness materials - slips and glazes etc. 1 brush only .

Limited production brush using some beautiful repurposed chair parts and fine soft white Goat Hair for the brush head.
This hair is very absorbent and good for thin to medium thickness materials.

This goat hair brush is excellent for any medium thin to very thin materials - think terra sigilatta or thin washes of oxides or colors.  It is not a good choice for thick materials as the hair is very soft and absorbent.

A great brush for detailing areas with thin to medium slips and underglazes. Very soft and absorbent hairs.

A great brush for small detail areas with thin to medium slips and underglazes.  Very soft and absorbent hairs.

This brown horse tail brush is the coarsest hair I use for slip brushes and is best for medium to very thick materials.  It can leave a nice Hakame texture in your slips if wanted and work nicely for thick glazes as well.

This brown horse tail brush is the coarsest hair I use for slip brushes and is best for medium to very thick materials.  It can leave a nice Hakame texture in your slips if wanted and work nicely for thick glazes as well.

These brushes are made form Amish Broom Corn (the millet plant) and are great for leaving strong texture marks in your hakame slip applications.

These brushes are made form Amish Broom Corn (the millet plant) and are great for leaving strong texture marks in your hakame slip applications.

This Broom Corn Brush is spread into a rake shape with cedar, and sewn with linen thread.  It will leave great strong hakame marks in your slips or glazes, and can be softened a bit to make the shaft more flexible, by soaking it in clean water for 5-10 minutes or so before using.  This is an example brushes vary.

A great coarse fiber brush for wonderful Hakame marks with slips and glazes, made with broom grass and large diameter bamboo handles.  One note of caution - the grass fibers can be brittle, so gentle washing and care is important. 

Large diameter bamboo and slightly coarse deer tail hair make a great short handled brush for applying slips and glazes  This hair is best for medium to slightly thicker materials.

Large diameter bamboo and slightly coarse deer tail hair make a great short handled brush for applying slips and glazes  This hair is best for medium to slightly thicker materials.

I currently use a wide variety hair types for these production brushes.  The "salt and pepper" black/white is from Gray Squirrel, and the beautiful orange hair is from Red Squirrel.  The longer coarser white and brown mix is Eastern White Tail Deer tail - or "BuckTail"  The squirrel hair is quite soft and absorbent and good for thin to medium materials.  The BuckTail is somewhat coarse and works best for medium (think tomato soup) to thick materials.  I also use Ringtail Cat tail hair, and a variety of weasel family hairs.

A limited production using re-purposed old chair parts and black or yellow bamboo combined with fine soft red squirrel tail hair.  The squirrel brushes are best for thinner to medium thickness materials

Made from my most interesting bamboo pieces and the best and longest tail tip hair, these Hog Tail brushes are great for any medium to thick materials - slips, glazes, etc.

My best and most sculptural Bamboo pieces with a long and supple tail tip of White Tail Deer.  This hair is great for medium to thicker materials - thicker wax, slips, underglazes, glazes, etc.

My best and most sculptural Bamboo pieces with a long and supple tail tip of White Tail Deer.  This hair is great for medium to thicker materials - thicker wax, slips, underglazes, glazes, etc.

The hair in the squirrel brushes is the finest I use, and works well with slightly thinner decorating materials like underglazes, stains, oxides, and is also great for inks and watercolors. These squirrel hair brushes do not work well with VERY thick materials like fat slips.

The hair in the squirrel brushes is the finest I use, and works well with slightly thinner decorating materials like underglazes, stains, oxides, and is also great for inks and watercolors. These squirrel hair brushes do not work well with VERY thick materials like fat slips.

The smallest calligraphy squirrel tail brush I make - very soft and absorbent and great for medium to thin materials

Some of my most interesting little pieces of bamboo used for a great short squirrel brush.  These  tail tip brushes are best for thin to medium materials and feel great in your hand.

The Stone Marteen tail hair has rapidly become my new favorite and best all around hair for the calligraphy style brushes!
The long supple hair works great with a variety of materials from thin to medium thickness ceramic materials to inks and watercolors.  A brushed copper ferrule and waxed linen threads complete the design of these new brushes.

Made with fine supple marteen tail hair and my best black bamboo pieces, then combined with metal ferrules and linen thread.  Great all around brush hair for thin to medium thickness materials.

A fine short, plump brush made from fine Sable tail hair with a large reservoir and fine tip.  Great for thin to medium materials.  Sable tails are hard for me to find, these brushes are rare for me to make.

Ringtail used to be one of my favorite "go to" hairs for best brushes - but now costs so much and is so hard to find that they had to become a "specialty" item for me.  The hair is great for thin to medium thickness materials and behaves as well as any brush hair you can buy. They are wonderful for watercolor and ink as well. I am very sad that the hair has become so rare and expensive - sorry!!  These are examples brushes vary.  PLEASE NOTE : At times there are no Ringtails available to me - if this should be the case when you order I will contact you with options - including a full refund for the purchase.

A very small version of my best ringtail hair used to create a great tiny line brush.  The point is extra fine but still has a substantial reservoir for your liquid.  Greatbfor thin to medium thickness materials

Fine ringtail cat tail hair - my finest brush hair - and beautiful black bamboo handles - a rarity for me to find combine for an excellent brush great for thin to medium thickness materials.

The smallest brush I currently make using ringtail cat tail hair, my best black bamboo pieces, and a brass ferrule.  This soft absorbent hair is best for thin to medium thickness materials, and pulls to a VERY tiny sharp point

My best vintage bamboo, copper ferrules, and ringtail cat tail tips make for a top shelf decorating brush.  Great for thin to medium materials - very versatile.

A really great brush for medium to thick materials like slips, glazes, or thicker underglazes.  All the hog brushes are medium sized and will vary slightly from the photo.

The BuckTail hair is fairly coarse and works great with thicker materials like slips and thick glazes.  The hair is quite long and lends itself to long single stroke calligraphic lines  This hair is not very good with very thin materials as it tends to drip easily.