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Swedish Baker's Brush, Oiled Birch & Horsehair

Swedish Baker's Brush, Oiled Birch & Horsehair
£22.00
Ex Tax: £18.33

A blond horse-hair and oiled birch bakers’ brush, used for spreading flour evenly over the baking board, removing excess flour from the bread and cleaning the work surface. Since horsehair is heat resistant it can be used in the oven. Best cleaned immediately and air dried thoroughly between uses to avoid degradation of the bristles. The Swedish tradition of visually impaired craftsmen finding work in the manufacture of brushes and household tools continues today in the form of Iris Hantverk, which employs over 30 such individuals producing some of the world’s most beautiful and high quality brushes and tools. 

Care Advice

Keep dry when not in use. In the case of wet-use brushes, please shake any excess moisture from the bristles, and dry hanging up or on a surface with the bristles facing down. Clean brushes only when necessary with a little shampoo and hot water, making sure to dry thoroughly. Condition the wooden surface every now and then with a beeswax furniture polish, or mineral oil, to prevent cracks or splitting. Note that clothes moths will go for animal fibre brushes in the same way that they will for animal fibre clothes. Keep brushes in a dust free environment, and treat surfaces with cedar oil to repel them.
  • Weight g 40g
  • Item Dimensions L9.5 x W14 x H1
  • Materials Oiled birchwood, horsehair, and metal wire

A blond horse-hair and oiled birch bakers’ brush, used for spreading flour evenly over the baking board, removing excess flour from the bread and cleaning the work surface. Since horsehair is heat resistant it can be used in the oven. Best cleaned immediately and air dried thoroughly between uses to avoid degradation of the bristles. The Swedish tradition of visually impaired craftsmen finding work in the manufacture of brushes and household tools continues today in the form of Iris Hantverk, which employs over 30 such individuals producing some of the world’s most beautiful and high quality brushes and tools. 

Care Advice

Keep dry when not in use. In the case of wet-use brushes, please shake any excess moisture from the bristles, and dry hanging up or on a surface with the bristles facing down. Clean brushes only when necessary with a little shampoo and hot water, making sure to dry thoroughly. Condition the wooden surface every now and then with a beeswax furniture polish, or mineral oil, to prevent cracks or splitting. Note that clothes moths will go for animal fibre brushes in the same way that they will for animal fibre clothes. Keep brushes in a dust free environment, and treat surfaces with cedar oil to repel them.
  • Weight g 40g
  • Item Dimensions L9.5 x W14 x H1
  • Materials Oiled birchwood, horsehair, and metal wire

The Maker

Iris Hantverk

Iris Hantverk

Sweden

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