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NOTE:  This listing is for the brush handle only.  For a finished brush, please select a 26mm knot from the Premium, Standard or Synthetic selections in the Knots category listing.

The handle is shown with a 26mm knot for presentation purposes.

This brush features a handcrafted handle by Robert Quinn from a selection of small Tourmaline Laced Quartz TruStone pieces mixed into a red resin.  Tourmaline Laced Quartz, which may be found in mountainous areas throughout the United States, but predominately in the northern Sierra Nevada area.   Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth’s crust, after Feldspar.  Quartz can appear in many colors from bright purple to milky white to absolutely clear.  Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder, believed Quartz to be water ice, permanently frozen after great lengths of time. (The word “crystal” comes from the Greek word for purity.)  He supported this idea by saying that Quartz is found near glaciers in the Alps, but not on volcanic mountains.

Handle height– 74mm

Socket size – 27mm