Friday, November 19, 2010

Helpful Brush Terminology

Date: 2010-11-19

Fill: bristle material

Tuft: a group of bristles, usually put into a hole in a brush handle.

Trim length: length of the bristles.

Crimped material: wavy synthetic or wire bristles.

Flagged material: split bristle ends for finer working face.

Tapered trim: brush trim angled or ground to a sharp edge.

Brush density: number of tufts or amount of material in each tuft hole (or other mounting).

Spiral brush: a twisted-in-wire cylindrical brush--also commonly known as a “bottle brush."

Applicator: paint or pencil-type brush.

Power brush: wheel, cup, end, side-action (or "paddle brush"), and sometimes spirals.
You may also want to check out the content of our Bristle Brush Material Descriptions.
We here at Gordon Brush hope this information will be helpful to you and knocked off some of the high spots of your curiosity.

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