This last week or so has been just awesome for gear acquisition and creation. Not only have my last two grails arrived within a day of each other, but I finished some of the gear I have been working on. I have been busy with real work so I haven't had much time to play in the garage on the lathe.
Tomorrow is a shaving day. Do I shave with the Darwin Deluxe that arrived today, or the toggle that arrived yesterday (thanks Alex!)??
The brush on the left is just a project I wanted to try. Oak and poplar planks glued and then turned for a unique look I think. 22mm finest inside. The brush on the right is a commission build for a friend at work. She is giving it to her husband for Christmas (I converted them both! ) Wood is Wenge with a 24mm Silvertip grade A. The three handles are all project builds. The first one on the left is 5000+ year old Irish bog oak. The second is a blue resin stabilized box burl. Last one is african blackwood. I've started gluing lead weights inside the cores of these handles to give them some heft. Quite pleased with the outcomes so far.
Anyways, enjoy the shave porn gents!
Tomorrow is a shaving day. Do I shave with the Darwin Deluxe that arrived today, or the toggle that arrived yesterday (thanks Alex!)??
The brush on the left is just a project I wanted to try. Oak and poplar planks glued and then turned for a unique look I think. 22mm finest inside. The brush on the right is a commission build for a friend at work. She is giving it to her husband for Christmas (I converted them both! ) Wood is Wenge with a 24mm Silvertip grade A. The three handles are all project builds. The first one on the left is 5000+ year old Irish bog oak. The second is a blue resin stabilized box burl. Last one is african blackwood. I've started gluing lead weights inside the cores of these handles to give them some heft. Quite pleased with the outcomes so far.
Anyways, enjoy the shave porn gents!