Wednesday, 17 August 2022

Hake brushes


Hake (ha-kay) brushes are made from goat's hair. Their advantage over other brushes for applying kiln wash is that they hold a lot of liquid. Proper ones made from joined bamboo work better than the ones with flat handles.

Traditional Japanese hake brush


People often note that these brushes tend to shed hairs. The solution to stray hairs (given to me in a Bullseye workshop) is to invert the new brush and apply super glue at the point where the hairs emerge from the handle.  This holds the hairs in place. It will work on flat handles too.


Inexpensive goat's hair brushes of the hake style.
As can be seen by comparison, there are fewer hairs in these.


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