The Broom Brothers, a father-and-son team comprised of Ralph Donaldson and Dan Donaldson, was formed in 2008 when Ralph and Dan learned to make corn brooms and began growing their own broomcorn.  Before Ralph passed away in 2014, they traveled the Southeast together, demonstrating broom making and selling their brooms at fairs, festivals and art shows.  Now, from his workshop in downtown Hartwell, GA, Dan continues to pursue the work his father loved so well: creating functional art—brooms suitable for sweeping, decorating and ceremonial uses.

 

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The act of making a broom can be reduced to “tying grass on a stick,” as The Broom Brothers’ Dan Donaldson likes to say; or even just tying twigs or grass into a bundle, as with the homemade “sedge brooms” of the Deep South.  Making a broom can be accomplished by as simple a process as that, or by as complex a process as machine (-aided) mass production in a factory setting.

More about Broom Making

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Ralph and Dan, 2009
Dan, 2016

 

Burnishers

Roubo polisher, burnisher, polissoir 4/6/2017

 ** A word about straw or reed burnishers / Roubo polishers / pollisoir / polliseur:  For devotees of "The Furniture Bible," I will still gladly make the polissoirs / burnishers to order even though I no longer keep them in stock.  Just e-mail me at dan@thebroombrothers.com & I'll let you know about how long it will take based on my current schedule & workload--usually only a day or two to ship.  The cost is $24 USD, which includes USPS shipping within the continental U.S.  Canada, UK/Europe & Australia shipping may incur additional shipping charges.  

My next show is:

October 21,22 - Johns Creek Art Festival - Johns Creek, GA

Future Shows

Meet Dan

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MemorialDSC_1795 (3) (1)Ralph T. Donaldson

1947-2014

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