For glazing and pastry, a wooden pastry brush is an essential addition to the kitchen. It's a culinary tool of many uses from egg-washing your freshly made pastry to spreading butter around your pancake pan.
Redecker
The first Redecker brushes were handmade in 1935 in Germany. A lot may have changed since then, but the skillful combination of natural materials, function, and design remains.
Originally founded by Friedel Redecker who earned his living making brushes because he went blind as a child. The company is still family-owned and continues to employ and provide skills to visually impaired people within their community.