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I've had this piece of Mokume-Gane material sitting on my bench for quite a while taunting me to turn it.  It is a combination of Carbon and Copper, fused in the traditional Japanese style and has just been listed at eliterazor.com.

Technology only recently made this material available in a form that may be worked on a lathe.  Mokume-Gane (pronounced Moe-koo-may Gah-nay) is the ancient Japanese metal working technique where layers of contrasting color metals such as copper, brass, nickel silver, gold, and silver are fusion welded with very high heat and pressure into one solid block of metal.  Traditional Mokume-Gane is extremely rare and sells for hundreds if not thousands of dollars for a very small quantity. The name “Mokume Gane” refers to the visual appearance of a pattern in metal approximating that of wood.  “Mokume” literally means “wood eye”, which would be used to describe a highly figured wood grain.  “Gane” translates as metal. So, in English, “wood grain metal” is a near-literal translation.

Carbon and Copper (28mm)


As always, thanks for looking.

Bob

Jesus Bob. EVERY damn brush better than the last

Jesus Bob. EVERY damn brush better than the last

Thanks.  Although there are a fair share of "near misses" that never see the light of day.

Yes Dan. Crazy cool brushes

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A couple of new resin brushes made it out of the shop this weekend.  All are now listed and available on my site at www.eliterazor.com.

Chestnut Brown and White (24 - 26mm)


Deep Blue and White (26mm)


Red, White and Blue (26mm)


As always, thanks for looking.

Bob

I just listed a few new pieces I wrapped up recently.  I hope you like them.

Arizona Jade Fusion or Mach 3 razor


Kingman Turquoise (28mm)


Blue Storm (26mm)


As always, thanks for looking.

Bob

Folk, have this Kingman Tourquise - it is amongst my favourite brushes. Bob really turning my preference to stone and wood handles. Photos do not do his brushes justice even though they photograph beautifully.

[font=Times New Roman]This the second iteration of the Blue Storm brush.  It is combination of 3 different shades of blue swirled together.  Although it is cut for a 24mm knot, the handle may be adjusted to accept a 26mm knot.[/font]

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Pearl White and Gold swirl, just came out of the shop and is now listed and available at www.eliterazor.com.  I was a bit unsure how these colors would work together, but I'm very pleased with the results.

Pearl White and Gold (24mm - 26mm)


As always, thanks for looking.

Bob

I've gotten back to my roots, so to speak, and completed several exceptional wood brushes.  These have just been listed on my site.

Black and White Ebony (24mm)

Black and White Ebony is found in Southeast Asia and Laos.  Black & White Ebony is considered to be a rare find and is one of the more expensive timbers on the commercial market. A heavy wood, the core is cream colored with gray and brilliant black marble shading.  Black and White Ebony is used primarily for woodcrafts and decorative items.



Jamaica Dogwood (24mm)

Jamaica Dogwood is native to the West Indies and is the national tree of Jamaica.  The wood is a heavy, durable hardwood with a yellow-brown color. It is valued for boat building, woodcarving, making fences and for charcoal.  From time immemorial, the bark has been used for catching fish. The leaves, twigs, and root bark are collected, macerated with the residue from the distillation of rum or with lime water, then transferred into baskets, and this concoction is dragged up and down the water until the fish are stupefied and float to the surface.



Two-tone Desert Ironwood

Desert Ironwood only grows in the washes and valleys of the Sonoran Desert below 2,500 foot elevation.   Desert Ironwood is very hard and dense. It actually sinks in water.  Tradition has it that carvings made from the Desert Ironwood bring good fortune and long life.  Desert Ironwood reaches maturity at 2000 years, more or less.  It was originally used by the Seri Native Americans of Mexico for tool handles.  Today the Seri Indians make carvings of desert plants and animals from the ironwood. Desert Ironwood was the original choice of material for the grips of the Colt .45 handgun.



As always, thanks for looking.

Bob