Anyone want some Holkham linseed paint brushes?

[Feltwell]

I just can't get on with them - I've persisted, but I still find an ordinary flat paintbrush a lot easier!

Others on here swear by the Holkham brushes (Biff I think?) but they're just not for me. I don't want to throw them away as it seems a terrible waste and they're damn expensive, so if anyone wants a small, medium and large brush for their linseed paint PM me your details and I'll post them to you. They're not in A1 condition, I did leave them wrapped in clingfilm for a few days too many after one paint job. They may benefit from one of the metal rings being removed and one of the cork centres pulled out (see link below to show what that means!)

http://www.paint-paper.co.uk/Paints...int-Round-Spooned-Brushes-45mm/prod_1284.html

 

[Moo]

Apparently a devoted craftsman has just finished painting the Holkham sashes. It took him ten years!

 

[Penners]

Apparently a devoted craftsman has just finished painting the Holkham sashes. It took him ten years!

A reasonable time for any job, in my book - assuming you're including assessment time.



Please excuse the fact that the picture shows that most ridiculous of ideas - the two-finger Kit-Kat. Everyone knows that these will only get half the job done.

 

[Penners]

Others on here swear by the Holkham brushes (Biff I think?) but they're just not for me.

In France, round paint brushes seem to be the norm, although theirs tend to taper to a central point. Like Feltwell, I've never been able to get on with them.

Anyone who watched Waldemar Januszczak's recent TV series on The Impressionist Painters will know that the non-round paintbrush wasn't known until the 19th century, when the ferrule was invented to hold the bristles in a variety of shapes. Prior to that, all brushes were round, with the bristles attached to the handle by binding with thread.

 

[biffvernon]

Others on here swear by the Holkham brushes (Biff I think?) but they're just not for me.

Not me this time. In fact I've never used one. I do find that real bristle holds more paint without dripping and gets a smoother finish than the cheaper artificial fibres though, so I expect that the Holkham brushes work well.

 

[Feltwell]

You're welcome to give them a go if you want Biff, I've not exactly had a deluge of offers!

A search reveals it was Mr Skier Hughes who thought they were good

http://periodproperty.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10112&hilit=holkham+brushes&start=15

 

[biffvernon]

Oh well, if indeed there's nobody else desperate for a paint brush, I'm sure I can put them to good use.

 

[Feltwell]

They've now gone, Biff was pipped to the post I'm afraid.

 

[biffvernon]

Good.

 

[skier-hughes]

See cutting wood and having some time off from the computer hasn't done me any good whatsoever, but I do have a stock of the brushes, which I think are very good quality and easy to use Biff should hopefully find them really useful.