Elite Razor - Custom and Unique Razors and Brushes

This beauty just came out of the shop and has been listed on my site at www.eliterazor.com.  I haven't worked with this material in a while and I had forgotten what a striking brush it makes.

Copper Laced Onyx (26mm)

Copper Laced Onyx is a member of the chalcedony family which also includes carnelian, agate, bloodstone, etc.  Occurring naturally in a variety of colors, black onyx is polished to enhance appearance, a member of the quartz family.  The name comes from the Greek word onyx which means nail of a finger or claw. Legend says that one day while Venus was sleeping Eros/Cupid cut her fingernails and left the clippings scattered on the ground. Because no part of a heavenly body can die, the gods turned them into stone which later became known as Onyx.



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Bob

The brush shown below has just been listed and is available on my site at www.eliterazor.com.  I have really become enamored with this handle design, especially for the stone handles.  The shape is extremely comfortable and the thin waist mitigates the additional weight of the stone.

Blue Lapis with veins of Pyrite (26mm)

Blue Lapis is an opaque, deep blue gemstone and has a grand past. It was among the first gemstones to be worked on and worn as jewelry.  At excavations in the ancient centers of culture around the Mediterranean, archaeologists have again and again found among the grave furnishings decorative chains and figures made of Lapis – clear indications that the deep blue stone was already popular thousands of years ago among the people of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Greece and Rome. It is said that the legendary city of Ur on the Euphrates plied a keen Lapis trade as long ago as the fourth millennium B.C., the material coming to the land of the two great rivers from the famous deposits in Afghanistan. In other cultures, Lapis was regarded as a holy stone. Particularly in the Middle East, it was thought to have magical powers.



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Bob

I finished up these 2 brushes this afternoon and will have them listed on my site later this evening.  

On the left is an exceptional specimen of Cherry Burl with great figure and shown with a 24mm knot.  On the right is Bloody Basin Jasper with a 26mm knot.



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Bob

I've had this piece of wood is my shop for quite a while and have finally gotten around to turning it.  It is a piece of Black Cherry that came from a tree that had stood for over 115 years in upstate New York before coming down in a storm in 2002.  The way the coloring changes is amazing as you view it either with or against the grain.

The two pictures below are of the same brush after 1/4 turn.

Black Cherry (24 - 26mm)

Black Cherry is found in east-central North America, with smaller shorter trees more common in southern eastern Canada.  Black cherry stands alone for its commercial value as a lumber wood. Other cherry trees most often function as decorative trees or fruit bearers.  In cabinetmaking, cherry is rated one of the favorites because of its beauty and versatility… it has warmth, personality and charm.  American black cherry is widely used for paneling and as a veneer, burial caskets and other specialty items such as gunstocks, tobacco pipes, musical instruments, turnery and carvings.




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Bob

This was the last piece of the Disco material I had remaining in my shop and there was just enough for me to get this 26mm Chubby 2 built.  I have just listed this brush and it is available on my site at www.eliterazor.com.

Disco Chubby 2 (26mm)


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Bob

I came across a small block of Speckled Amber when I was cleaning up my shop and it was the perfect size for a Chubby 2 handle.  Perhaps I should clean up more often.  This brush has just been listed on my site.

Speckled Amber (26mm)

Speckled Amber is also known as Bony Amber due to the number of small inclusions in the Amber.  Amber is fossilized tree resin which has been appreciated for its color since Neolithic times.  The classical name for amber, electrum, is associated with a term meaning "beaming Sun”.   According to the myth, when Phaeton, son of Helios was killed, his mourning sisters became Poplar trees, and their tears became the origin of elektron, or amber.  The oldest amber recovered dates to 320 million years ago.  The oldest amber with insect inclusions comes from Lebanon and Jordan. This amber, roughly 125–135 million years old, is considered of high scientific value, providing evidence of some of the oldest sampled ecosystems.



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Bob

Did it already sell?

Did it already sell?

That one went really quickly, about 15 minutes.

Bob

Bummer! I was too late to see your announcement! I have been looking for an amber handle for quite some time...

I completed the two brushes shown below this morning and both have been listed and are available on my site at www.eliterazor.com.

Kingman Turquoise (26mm)

Kingman Turquoise is the one of the official birth stones for the month of December as adopted by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912. For centuries, the most valuable turquoise came from Iran (Persia) but today some specimens mined in the southwestern United States, specifically turquoise from the famous Kingman mines, compete with it. The Aztecs mined turquoise in an area now known as New Mexico and a significant amount of turquoise comes from Arizona, California and Nevada. Turquoise is sacred to many Native American’s and was carved in the shape of animals and birds. These carvings were placed in the Indians tombs to attract beneficial spirits and to guard the dead. Turquoise was also used by medicine men for healing and by warriors who fixed turquoise to the end of their bows to insure accurate shots.



Multi-color Resin (26mm)



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Bob