Handcrafted Wooden Hair Pick
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11-tined Lignum Vitae Hair Pick
Lignum vitae, the , is native to the East Indies and northwestern South America and has a storied past. This wood is one of the hardest known and contains naturally water resistant oils which made it ideal for use in hatch covers and belaying pins on sailing vessels. Lignum vitae's natural lubricant also led to its use as bearing sleeves for propeller shafts in ships as late as the mid-twentieth century. Sometimes called "greenheart," it is medium brown in color with green streaks that come to predominate as the wood ages.
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$98
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9-tined Cherry Wood Hair Pick
I live on three wooded acres on an island in Puget Sound, Washington, USA. Several years ago, an ice storm sent a large wild cherry tree crashing across my driveway. This 9-tooth hair pick was made from some of its wood.
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$79
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11-tined Cocobolo Hair Pick
Mexican Cocobolo (Dalbergia Retusa) is often called the world's most beautiful wood. The cocobolo wood that I use is harvested from plantation grown trees guaranteed to be sustainably replanted by the Mexican Department of Agriculture. Because of this wood's high resin content, it is naturally water resistant, making it a great choice for the hair pick.
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$98
This Cocobolo Hairpick is SOLD.
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10-tined King Wood Hair Pick
King wood or kingwood (Dalbergia cearensis) is a member of the rosewood family. It grows in Brazil, where it has unfortunately been over-logged to the point that its export is now prohibited. I obtained the piece from which this hair pick was made nearly twenty years ago when it was still readily available. It is dark lavender in color, and like cocobolo, its rosewood cousin, it is highly resistant to water and makes a great comb.
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$89
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