DIY calligraphy brush rest

I had been using a paperweight as a calligraphy brush hair.

However, I use some calligraphy brushes with long goat hair, and one problem is that, when wet with ink, the hair tends to droop. The paperweight is not high enough, and the hair of such brushes end up touching the table or floor. So I needed to find a higher brush rest.

 

I visited Daiso to see if I could find something suitable, but could not find anything. So, I bought a block of wood instead, drilled a few holes, and filed them to the edges to create some grooves. Tada, calligraphy brush rest.

And woke up with muscle ache the next day. 😅