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   bilyo | Dec 12, 2022 05:58pm | #1

   Use an empty peanut butter jar. Cut a hole in the lid. Put the brush handle through the hole (bristles down). Put a nail or dowel through the brush handle to support it with the bristle tips just above the bottom. Fill with solvent. Tighten the lid with the brush. Done.

   And, it's fun to empty the jar.

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   gulfstar | Dec 12, 2022 06:51pm | #2

   That is what I use to have for my badger varnishing brushes, the chalenge was to find a peanut butter jar tall enough, found one but it was a party mix, took far less time to eat the content. To keep the lid air tight, I screwed a softwood block under the lid to which I screwed a couple hooks.

   
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   john_c2 | Dec 17, 2022 05:46pm | #5

   That's a LOT of peanut butter.

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   john_c2 | Dec 12, 2022 06:51pm | #3

   I have the Rockler, and it's fantastic. You could probably find a piece of Tupperware that's pretty much the same, and make a hole on top for the brush handle. There's a little foam gasket, just a round washer shape, that slides down over the handle to help seal in odors.

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   joeleonetti | Dec 17, 2022 03:09pm | #4

   Modify a mason jar?

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   Rob_Sp | Dec 18, 2022 02:26pm | #6

   This is my solution. I use these only for shellac so I have never felt the need to fit a lid on it. I fill with alcohol before use, and top off as needed or just let it dry if not in use for a long time.
   As a side, badger brushes are not badger hair, but bristle in this day and age.
   I found a great alternative at "Tools for working wood", made from Ox hair
   https://toolsforworkingwood.com/store/item/GT-SHEBRU.XX

   
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   joeleonetti | Dec 18, 2022 03:38pm | #8

   I have those three TFF brushes for shellac (my main finish for the past 7 years). They are nice brushes. I bought all three sizes but really the 2" and 3" sizes aren't all that necessary. Even better than those are what Don Williams talks about in his blogs (Don's Barn) and some his writing. He recommends an artists 3/4" or 1" oval mop brush for shellac. I got one at Michael's (hobby/craft store) for all of $20ish. Just got one that felt fine to my fingers. After about 6 years of using other brushes and now about a year using the oval mop brush, I will stick with the oval mop brushes. I think they work much better than even the TFF brushes. The oval shape basically feathers the shellac making it much less likely to leave shellac tracks the shellac is thicker where the two brush strokes touch. I had spent years trying to get a better finish with shellac and these oval mop brushes did it. Don's written a fair bit about them.

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   gulfstar | Dec 18, 2022 02:45pm | #7

   For some reason it’s about impossible to find a real badger hair brush these days, I still have a couple Red-Tree brand real badger brushes that I keep in a safe :) . When I have a lot of spar varnish to apply, I use them and keep them suspended in a jar with diesel fuel in it. One spin and they are ready to go.