The filbert paintbrush is a

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used in artwork. It has a thick

ferrule A ferrule (a corruption of Latin ' "small bracelet", under the influence of ' "iron") is any of a number of types of objects, generally used for fastening, joining, sealing, or reinforcement. They are often narrow circular rings made from me ...

and hairs that are, on average, medium to long hairs in the shape of an

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. Filberts are particularly effective in blending work, usually of a figurative nature. Many artists agree that natural

fibers Fiber or fibre (from la, fibra, links=no) is a natural or artificial substance that is significantly longer than it is wide. Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials. The strongest engineering materials often incorporate ...

work best for filberts, because the hairs stick together better when wet. Hairs that can be used are sable,

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, bristle,

badger Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the family Mustelidae (which also includes the otters, wolverines, martens, minks, polecats, weasels, and ferrets). Badgers are a polyphyletic rather than a natural taxonomic grouping, being united b ...

and

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History

The filbert paintbrush derives its name from the shape it resembles: a

hazelnut The hazelnut is the fruit of the hazel tree and therefore includes any of the nuts deriving from species of the genus ''Corylus'', especially the nuts of the species ''Corylus avellana''. They are also known as cobnuts or filberts according t ...

(filbert nut). The nut is named after Philibert, a 7th-century Frankish abbot and a saint whose feast day coincides with the ripening of the nut in August. “Middle English, from Anglo-French ''philber'', from St. Philibert †684 Frankish abbot whose feast day falls in the nutting season.”

Use

The Filbert paintbrush also makes a thicker stoke. Artists can use this to make thicker lines on a painting.

References

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