Fine, long hair for picking up and placing gold leaf. Gilding tips are used to pick up gold leaf from a book and transfer it to a sized surface. Tips are best used in conjunction with a Gilder's mop to tap and smooth the transferred leaf. Tips can be used with water or oil size. Sable hair is the softest tip Sable hair has the most spring Premium tool for gilding with full leaf Best for most fragile and delicate gold See other tips: Squirrel tip and Badger tip Recommended Kit: Basic Gilding Kit Description: Fine, long hair for picking up and placing gold leaf Brush Shape: Flat Brush Ferrule/Handle: paper Brush Hair Type: Natural Sable Brush Care: Clean with a damp cloth only SIZE BRUSH LENGTH HAIR LENGTH 80 4" / 10.2cm 1.4" / 36mm BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS HAIR TYPE Natural Sable Hair BRUSH HOLD Pen hold USAGE Moving metal leaf to a sized surface MEDIUM Oil or Water FERRULE HANDLE Paper
