ConnoisseurConnoisseur Brush Hake 3x1.25

The photo that accompanies the listing is a wider brush. Also, one of my painting class colleagues had a 1 1/2" hake brush that was clearly much wider than the one I received. Mine is stamped "1 1/2" on the side, so it's not that I was sent the wrong item, simply that this brand doesn't seem to be able to measure 1 1/2" as generously as other brands. The brush works just fine and is the quality I was looking for, it's just smaller than I really wanted.

The bristles were just a tad long so I trimmed them. I use this brush for applying shellac to any size furniture. I mostly restore vintage sewing machines and cabinets, so this brush is the key to proper application of the OEM finish. I once struggled with applying shellac until I found a YouTube video by Paul Sellers who shows how to do it the right way. This brush is it.

This is a great watercolor brush. It is sturdy and makes good strokes. I like it. But it smells funky. Very strong odor to it, not funky-stinky, just funky-strange. Kind of like mothballs. A bit bothersome, but I hope the smell will go away.

Using for wetting watercolor paper. Can't seem to load enough water in the bristles to really wet my paper.

This is a great wash brush and use it a lot.

I have used a smaller version for some time,this is an upgrade for larger formats .It performs as expected,well!Thanks

Nicely made hake brush that doesn't shed. I have purchased other hake brushes and had issues with the brush hairs shedding all over my wax. Not so with this brush. I wish it were larger, but it is well made and cleans up nicely with soy wax. I will buy more of these.

This style of brush was specified by the instructor of a watercolor class I am taking. When I bought it, before the first day of class, I didn't realize what it would be used for. Turns out we use it to wet the paper before applying paint for washes. This brush sheds all over the place. And worse, I could have spent $3 on a basic hardware store brush and gotten better results.