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A closer look at bench work.

See scissors beside a brush head, brown bodies in individual inserts, long-brush handling and a bench press workstation. These photographs show individual activities; the separate process guide explains how the stages fit together.

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Pink-gloved hand beside brown-handle brushes — Pink-gloved hand beside brown-handle brushes →

Brown handles and black ferrules on the work mat — Brown handles and black ferrules on the work mat →

Long-handle brush samples on a glass shelf — Long-handle brush samples on a glass shelf →

Another view of the glass-shelf brush display — Another view of the glass-shelf brush display →

Scissors beside a compact brush head — Scissors beside a compact brush head →

Close view of scissors at the edge of a brush head — Close view of scissors at the edge of a brush head →

Hand handling a brush beside loose head bundles — Hand handling a brush beside loose head bundles →

Loose brush-head bundles on the tabletop — Loose brush-head bundles on the tabletop →

Brown brush bodies aligned in white inserts — Brown brush bodies aligned in white inserts →

Hand work beside stacked brush-body trays — Hand work beside stacked brush-body trays →

Long brown-handle brush held at the bench — Long brown-handle brush held at the bench →

Close view of the handle and ferrule connection — Close view of the handle and ferrule connection →

Seated operator beside a tray of brown components — Seated operator beside a tray of brown components →

Wide view of the component tray workstation — Wide view of the component tray workstation →

Hands positioning a component in a bench press — Hands positioning a component in a bench press →

Closer view of the bench press workstation — Closer view of the bench press workstation →

Close view of two brown handle components — Close view of two brown handle components →

Operator holding a long brush at the green bench — Operator holding a long brush at the green bench →

Hand checking the long brush beside a handle row — Hand checking the long brush beside a handle row →

Aligned handles below the bench-mounted tools — Aligned handles below the bench-mounted tools →

Workshop walk-through beside the sample room — Workshop walk-through beside the sample room →

Another view beside the sample-room doorway — Another view beside the sample-room doorway →

Loose bristle bundle held in a forming cup — Loose bristle bundle held in a forming cup →

Fine thread drawn across the brush work area — Fine thread drawn across the brush work area →

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