BELOMONTE
THE TECHNIQUES

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EXPLORE WITH US THE INTRICATE SECRETS AND ARTISTIC NUANCES SURROUNDING THE PRODUCTION OF LUXURY BRUSHES FROM ESCOVARIA DE BELOMONTE, WHERE EACH PIECE IS MORE THAN A BRUSH; IT'S A HANDCRAFTED MASTERPIECE, A TESTIMONY TO THE TRADITION AND EXCELLENCE THAT HAVE ENDURED FOR OVER NINE DECADES.

 

HAND-SEWING TECHNIQUE:

 

ELEVATING BRUSHWORK TO ITS MOST SUBLIME FORM, THE HAND-SEWING TECHNIQUE IS THE CROWN JEWEL IN CREATING LUXURY BRUSHES AT ESCOVARIA DE BELOMONTE.

 

IN THIS ARTISANAL RITUAL, BRISTLES OR FIBERS ARE SKILLFULLY STITCHED INTO WOOD AFTER CAREFUL DRILLING, FOLLOWED BY A FINISHING TOUCH WITH OUR BEL0MONTE OIL AND ICONIC WAX, A VENERABLE RECIPE THAT CROSSES GENERATIONS.

 

EACH BRUSH, A TESTIMONY TO MASTERY, SHOWCASES VARIATIONS FROM THE USE OF COTTON AND NYLON THREADS TO CHOOSING BETWEEN BACK OR TOP WOOD STITCHES, REVEALING ARTISTIC DIVERSITY AT THE HEART OF EACH CREATION.

 

HAND-PUNCHING TECHNIQUE:

 

AT THE CORE OF HAND-PUNCHING, ESCOVARIA DE BELOMONTE UNVEILS A PRECISION PROCESS, WHERE A PUNCH, A SMALL HAMMER, AND A METAL CLIP CONVERGE TO MANUALLY INSERT A TUFT OF FIBERS OR BRISTLES INTO FRESHLY DRILLED WOOD.

 

THIS TECHNIQUE, REMINISCENT OF THAT USED IN MACHINE-MADE BRUSHES, DEMANDS DEXTERITY AND CARE, ENSURING THE SHAPE OF THE BRUSH AND THE CHOSEN WOOD GRACEFULLY WITHSTAND THE IMPACT OF ITS CREATION.

 

GLUING TECHNIQUE:

 

IN A DELICATE PARALLEL WITH THE TRADITIONS OF HANDMADE SHAVING BRUSHES, THE GLUING TECHNIQUE IS EMPLOYED TO FIX THE TUFT OF FIBERS OR BRISTLES INTO THE DRILLED WOOD.

 

THIS PROCESS, USED FOR BOTH PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD BRUSHES AS WELL AS BRUSHES WITH LESS DRILLING, BEARS WITNESS TO THE PERPETUATION OF ARTISAN AUTHENTICITY, RESULTING IN IMPECCABLE FINISHING.

 

SEMI-AUTOMATIC PUNCHING TECHNIQUE:

 

IN A HARMONIOUS DANCE BETWEEN TRADITION AND EFFICIENCY, THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC PUNCHING TECHNIQUE INTRODUCES A VINTAGE SEMI-AUTOMATIC FILLING MACHINE.

 

THIS MACHINE, WHILE PUNCHING, CREATES THE METAL FIELD AND POSITIONS IT AROUND THE MEASURED TUFT OF FIBERS OR BRISTLES, MAINTAINING THE MANUAL ESSENCE OF THE PROCESS WHILE EMBRACING CONTEMPORARY EFFICIENCY.

 

EACH BRUSH, ROOTED IN THESE TECHNIQUES, IS NOT JUST AN INSTRUMENT BUT A TANGIBLE EXPRESSION OF OUR REVERENCE FOR ARTISAN TRADITION AND UNCOMPROMISING COMMITMENT TO QUALITY.