Description

This razor handle is handcrafted by Robert Quinn from separate pieces of dyed and natural Holly, arranged to depict the Scales of Justice.  These individual pieces were laser-cut to exacting tolerances, then assembled by hand in order to create this piece. Holly grows from the maritime forests of Massachusetts southward throughout the coastal plain, Piedmont, and Appalachian system.  The wood of American Holly is close-grained and moderately heavy. It is one of the whitest woods known, with white sapwood and ivory-white heartwood. Growth rings are almost indistinct.  The attractiveness of its foliage is American Holly’s principal value, whether as a forest tree, planted ornamental, or Christmas decoration.  The greatest use of the wood is for specialty items such as fancy cabinet inlays, small pieces of furniture, brush backs, wood engravings, and measuring scales and rules for scientific instruments; when dyed black to resemble ebony, it is used for piano keys, violin pegs, and fingerboards.

This razor handle is 3.875 inches long and weighs 1.6 ounces.