JosephElliot Celebrated 6/8 ¼ hollow barber notch in Lacewood

I put this guy together with the intent of keeping it for a very long time. It is a Josephelliot 6/8 barber notch razor. The blade was darn ugly when I got it. It was basically black and rusty. I sanded, and sanded and sanded... This guy has some serious hard steel. There are still a few light pits on the blade but I would have to remove a lot of steel to completely remove the pits. The blade is clean and highly polished.


I put it in a set of highly figured lacewood scales finished in a high gloss epoxy resin. The pivot pin is adjustable. The wedge is Cocobolo and held together with the usual 1/16 brass rod with brass over stainless washers.


I took a very good edge and shaves like a dream. I had planned putting it in my rotation but the recent acquisition of an ivory scaled battle axe of a razor I am going to put it up for sale in the classifieds shortly.

Great looking work! She is beautiful and I'm sure there will be many awaiting it's arrival in the classifieds.

that is a fine job i love it,i bet it shaves as fine as it looks.

Super shaving razor but it has passed onto another set of hands for years of use.

What is that coating? Did you wet sand it?

another great job on the scales