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 :)

That is the natural color of the wood. The epoxy resin finish helps bring out the depth of the color. The Epoxy also helps to prevent it from turning brown. The resin completely seals the wood so it does not oxodise any more, or slows it to a snails pace. They actually benifit from a couple day rest before you pour the finish. That allows the sap to migrate up to the fresh wood and deepens the color. Cocobolo is another one that benefits from a few days rest before you put on the finish. That deep brick red happens after a few days of oxidation. Freshly turned it is actually purple. Every wood is a little different. You learn how to get the most out of each species over time.

Purpleheart is also easy to burn when working. If your blades are not sharp or you spend to much time sanding you will heat the wood to much. The sap will raise and burn a deep violate purple color. Then you have to sand it out. Not real good to breath the dust either.

also fun to do is kiln the wood and hold it at temps of 3-400f (if i remeber right) for a while as it will make the block much darker purple

i have done this before

Yup. You can do it in an oven as well. Another neat trick, use a butane tourch and run around the very outer rim of the scales. Several fast passes around and around the scales. That will draw up the sap around the outer edges making it a very dark purple that fades to more of a royal purple in the middle of the scale. A little two tone pimp my razor action.

I think I recognize this blade, nice work! :D