If I had lower ceilings, I wouldn’t need a long-handled paintbrush to cut in a line along the top of the wall or where the ceiling meets the crown molding. But I’ve got nice high ceilings that require me to stand on a ladder or a low scaffold to reach these targets with a standard paintbrush. On the other hand, I can skip the ladder and scaffold altogether and use my customized paintbrush. As shown in the drawing, I lopped off its wooden handle at the thickest part and inserted a dowel screw into a 3/16-in.-dia. pilot hole. Dowel screws have threads at both ends, which leaves a threaded shank to insert into a pilot hole drilled in a 7/8-in.-dia. dowel. I’ve found that a 3-ft. to 6-ft. dowel is most convenient, depending on the height of the ceilings.
—James Brooks, Boston, MA
Edited and illustrated by Charles Miller
From Fine Homebuilding #182
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I'm sure that with this method your cut-in lines are of model of perfection.
My thoughts exactly, Suburbanguy.