Soft Brass Brush

This hard-to-find tool is indispensable. I use mine to clean pickle and oxides off copper and silver and to equalize the color while oxidizing metals. It’s perfect for depletion gilding (the heating and pickling process which precedes reticulation, keum-boo and some enameling). The beauty and utility of this brush come from the bristles — which are soft brass — so don’t press hard or you’ll work-harden them. These are nothing like those hard brass brushes you get at hardware stores. These are far gentler. Made in Germany.