Thread: Anyone else been watching this J Rodgers.

Originally Posted by noobs

Has anybody shaved with a curved razor?? is it much different than a traditional straight?

That JR is quite a beauty.

A "smiling" blade is always a pleasure to shave with, they are great on the neck area.

I've seen my share of points and rodgers razors, but this one looks like a regular round point that was badly mangled.

To me it's as appealing as

that dog is missing 2 legs,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

that dog is missing 2 legs,,,

Only if you think they come with 3 and not 4....
Here's the full story on him:
Compy 386!!

I am happy to say that I have almost that identical razor. Mine has the imprint of the owner of the razor, including his address in a hotel in Boston.

i actually thought that Picasso was a drawing by a 5 year old until i saw the signature.
i sort of like the Pollock but only because it draws you to the centre, but it doesn't smack of discernible talent. i am something of a heathen but i dont see how they are vastly better than stuff that art students produce. Possibly they were innovators amongst their peers which would give the works some credence I suppose.

Originally Posted by Birnando

As an example of how idiotic the art-world can get at times, a little story from the "fall-exibition" here in Norway.
That is the most prestigious we have.

One year the jury awarded a price to one of the radiators on the wall!
I'm not kidding!
Another year a piece consisting of 10 Tampax dipped in paint, hanging from a 2 by 2, and splashed onto the canvas made the finals.

But perhaps the best one was a round wooden ball with a couple hundred nails in it at the top.

It was called Bjartmar Gjerde, a well known politician at the time.
He was known for his half-inch length hedgehog hair.

Take from an abstract, non-objective artist, what we produce, at times, even confuses us. We tend to work from the sub-conscious, blocking out, as best as we can, external, conscious thought, deliberately trying not to self criticize as we work. That all takes place after the creative drive rests (coffee, beer, tea, a cigar or what have you) and you eiother congratulate yourself or start all over again.

As to the examples you mentioned. The wall radiator is a perfect example of form and function. Sad that the judges (unless filled with whimsy at that moment) awarded it a prize. Would loved to actually see the ball and nails - now that is whimsy.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

i am something of a heathen but i dont see how they are vastly better than stuff that art students produce. Possibly they were innovators amongst their peers which would give the works some credence I suppose.

Heathen you are not, after all, you shave with a straight razor. And yes, yes, yes, they were innovators among their peers. Picasso, adpt from a very early age in realistic drawing and painting, went further than others in his need to see past the present and the past. And as for Pollack, well, yes, you can get lost in one of his alcoholic driven bursts of creativity. I don't think any one of his 'splatter' paintings were done sober. Never the less, the freedom of expression shown did help break the known boundaries of the time.

Originally Posted by gugi

Only if you think they come with 3 and not 4....
Here's the full story on him:
Compy 386!!

Homestar doesn't even have arms,,,,

Originally Posted by gugi

I've seen my share of points and rodgers razors, but this one looks like a regular round point that was badly mangled.

To me it's as appealing as

The thing that makes me wonder is that the writing is centered on the beveled part of the spine (taking into account the full length of the ground section) if it had had the tip broken off i would have thought that the writing would be slightly closer to the tip. I am NO expert though.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

The rating that makes me wonder is that the writing is centered on the beveled part of the spine (taking into account the full length of the ground section) if it had had the tip broken off i would have thought that the writing would be slightly closer to the tip. I am NO expert though.

Yeah, that's true, though it's not centered even with that into account. Still a lot more centered than if one imagines a full round point. Plus there's the steel removal part too. It's one thing to do it before heat treating and completely different on a hardened steel. The former suggest a lot more intention.
One thing for sure is that it's not something that caught on and became mainstream otherwise we'd have seen more. Whether it was an experiment, or salvaging a mistake/waste is probably impossible to say.
Or may be somebody will find a big pile of them like those heljestrands with chipped heels and we'll be scratching our heads even more.