Elite Razor - Custom and Unique Razors and Brushes

This beautiful Desert Ironwood brush has just been added to my site at www.eliterazor.com.

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.

Desert Ironwood (24mm)


As always, thanks for looking.

Bob

I recently received an email from a gentleman who said, "I love your brushes, but do you only make large ones?".  I admit to having a personal preference for larger brushes and I realized that my bias was evident in my work.  So, I've embarked on a project to build a series of smaller brushes, beginning with the classic Chubby style.  These are the first pieces to be finished and are now listed and available on my site.  

Malachite (26mm)


Blue Lapis (24mm)


Buckeye Burl (26mm)


Azurite with Malachite (26mm)


Arizona Jade (24mm)


More to come soon.

As always, thanks for looking.

Bob

I just finished the Chubby project and all the brushes shown below are now listed and available on my site. at www.eliterazor.com.  Check them out.

Speckled Amber (26mm)


Two-Tone Amboyna Burl (26mm)


Kingman Turquoise (26mm)


Curly Koa (24mm)


Desert Ironwood (24mm)


Quilted Sapele (24mm)


Amboyna Burl (26mm)


As always, thanks for looking.

Bob

I have gotten back to building a couple of larger brushes and have just listed these two at www.eliterazor.com.  I typically turn my handles with smooth curves, so I thought I would do a couple with more defined edges.  Although these would look good with a Bulb shaped knot, I think they look great with a Fan.

Blue and Orange (26mm)




Fire and Ice (26mm)


As always, thanks for looking.

Bob

For those of you that like a larger, manly size brush, this may be for you.  This blue Lapis brush measures 88mm in height, excluding the knot.  The tapering down to the base makes it very comfortable in the hand.  The Pyrite veining in this handle is just beautiful.

Blue Lapis (24 - 26mm)


As always, thanks for looking.

Bob

A couple of Honduran Rosewood burl brushes that have just been added to my site at www.eliterazor.com.

Honduran Rosewood burl is found in Belize (British Honduras) and in river areas throughout Central America.  The heartwood varies from brown to deep purple varying from light to dark in color. The sapwood is a contrasting light or cream blonde color.  Since Honduran Rosewood turns well, it is used often for knife handles and piano legs. Other uses include percussion bars of xylophones, and fingerboards for banjos, guitars and mandolins. It is also used in fine furniture and cabinets, with highly figured logs sliced for decorative veneers and inlay work.

Honduran Rosewood Burl with Black Resin (24mm)


Honduran Rosewood Burl (24mm)


As always, thanks for looking.

Bob

I have been trying out some new shapes and colors and these are the first two to make it to completion.  Both have a beautiful shimmer when the light hits them that is hard to properly capture in these pictures.  They have just been listed on my site at www.eliterazor.com.

Brown/Green and White (26mm)


Bronze and Green (24mm)


As always, thanks for looking.

Bob

I just finished a couple of new brushes and they have been listed on my site at www.eliterazor.com.

This is an exceptional, Gallery Grade Plus, specimen of Desert Ironwood Burl - 24mm


In honor of the World Series Champion Washington Nationals, the two 24mm brushes shown below have the team logo medallion set into the base.


As always, thanks for looking.

Bob

A lot of colors came out of the Crayola box to make this brush.  This 24mm brush has just been listed and is available on my site at www.eliterazor.com.



As always, thanks for looking.

Bob

I have completed a couple of new brushes that have just been listed on my site at www.eliterazor.com.  The first is the other half of the Pastel Dream piece that was shown in my previous post.  The other two are experimental pieces where I was trying some new color combinations and are priced accordingly.

Pastel Dream - 24mm


Tri-Color - 26mm


Blue Fog - 26mm


As always, thanks for looking.

Bob