Formed of plastic

In one embodiment of the method, the insert is a screw which is reversibly advanced into the tip to lock it into the ferrule. Such an embodiment may be part of a kit, for example, in which a variety of artist's oil paintings tools can be prepared using a standardized ferrule and handle in conjunction with an array of tips which vary in shape, the size of the paint contacting portion, and/or the hardness. If the attachment of the ferrule to the handle is reversible, for example a threaded attachment, then the artist may exchange tips as desired. If the attachment of the ferrule to handle is permanent, savings in production expense result yet a high quality device may still be produced.

In another preferred embodiment hand-painted oil painting of the method, the handle and insert are integral. Preferably, the handle and integral insert in such an embodiment are formed of plastic. In this embodiment, the installation of the insert into the tip occurs in conjunction with the attachment of the ferrule to the distal end of the handle. Specifically, placement of the ferrule onto the handle occurs simultaneously with installation of the insert.

Crimping of a metal ferrule onto the handle cheap oil paintings may then occur. If the insert and the optional insert cavity include flutes, undesirable rotation is particularly avoided in the resulting device. Four flutes are a particularly preferred embodiment in such a method. One or more barbs also may be included to better resist extraction in a permanent attachment of the ferrule to the handle. In yet another version of this method, the tip may have the integral insert of a handle inserted first and the rigid ferrule installed subsequently.