T. Turners Razor Everlasting 7/8 barber notch in puppleheart

Had a couple days off work so I did a little work in the shop. This is a T. Turner's Razor, Everlasting. The blade had a fair ammount of rust on it so it got a full run on the wheels to clean it up. There is still some texture to the blade but all the rust/staining is gone and it is polished to high sheen. I have a thing for 7/8 barber notch wedges. This blade has fine jimps on the top and bottom of the tang.

I decided to put it in a set of purpleheart scales finished in a high gloss epoxy resin. The pins are 1/16 brass rod with brass over stainless washers. I went with an East Indian rosewood wedge to round them out. Turned out pretty good IMHO.

Thats a thing of beauty I quite like the purpleheart. I think I may acquire some on my next order. I'm currently awaiting a chunck of zebrano.

But once again lovely work :D

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Very nice, looks great.

Love the scales!

Great work! Fits well together.

Nicely done!!!!!!!!!!

I like it. Is that the natural color of ht ewood, or is there a stain involved. I saw a piece of Purpleheart at Woodcraft, but it looked purple, this looks more red.

The scales are a good match for the blade. Nice job.

that razor looks just amazing! awesome job.

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Originally Posted by souschefdude

I like it. Is that the natural color of ht ewood, or is there a stain involved. I saw a piece of Purpleheart at Woodcraft, but it looked purple, this looks more red.

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Below is a quote from Wikipedia....

"The trees are prized for their beautiful heartwood which, when cut, quickly turns from a dark brown to a rich purple color. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light darkens the wood to a brown color with a slight hue of the original purple. This effect can be minimized with a finish containing a UV inhibitor."

I hope that helps,
Brock :)