Thread: Unknown maker sent to me by sharptonn to be reground and restored

HOLY .. That Is An AWESOME looking Job You Have Done! WOW.....

Almost makes me want to bid on a broken razor :<0) Then I think of all the hours you probably spent on this and just want to say Great work.

bahaha yeah it took a bit of time. But time very well spent! Glad you all like it. It is almost like meditation. Tend to get lost in it and when I come back to reality it is just sort of done.

Wow great job

Great work. The polish looks good and the scales are great!

Originally Posted by Zerandise

bahaha yeah it took a bit of time. But time very well spent! Glad you all like it. It is almost like meditation. Tend to get lost in it and when I come back to reality it is just sort of done.

You, Sir, have just found the meaning of life - the overriding intensity of the creative spirit that carries you beyond human comprehension into the realm of wordless communication where it is always yesterday, today and tomorrow. And it is a state that doesn't need stimulants of any kind except for your inner, intrinsic Universally connected soul. When I first realized that this is what was happening to me as I work with paints, and now fabric, I no longer need to seek approval from my peers. My self feeling of timelessness coupled with a visceral reaction from the person it was intended for has been, and will be, the highest form of compliment (don't get me wrong, when I sell them the money is also nice).

Completely agree Razorfed. The amount of work I put into a razor is so very worth every second. Each one now does what it wants when it is in my hands. I know if I chose to move to a more effective path of restoration my time involved would be shaved down to a fraction of what it is now. Choosing to use grinders and sanders would not only decrease my time spent but would also increased the perceived quality of my work. That however is not the path I wish to follow. I enjoy the process of doing each and every step by hand. The feel of the steel and the slight taste it leaves on my tongue. The smells of the woods and the remaining life it has left that is tangible it seams only to my hands. As I work I tend to "fondle" my project often. I caress it and feel it's curves and shape and try to picture what it wants to be. Each person I restore for finds that same passion when they hold the blade for the first time. It makes every second worth while. I am new to art of any kind and still find amazement every time my work is enjoyed by it's intended user. That something I created would create change in someone else. My work is not perfect in any way but it speaks of the passion I attach to every project (and yes the money is nice as well). It is nice to know i am not the only nut bar around that loses himself to the wilds of the creative process.

*bow*

Originally Posted by Zerandise

It is nice to know i am not the only nut bar around that loses himself to the wilds of the creative process. *bow*

Zerandise, you do me wrong, "nut bar?". Please realize that it is still on the plane of insanity. You, I and others are actually totally meshugah (that's Yiddush for completely nuts, the whole nine yards of it.)Ya gotta be crazy to do it and it'll drive you crazier if you don't do it. I know, I've been "doing it" for 65 of my 80 years. It's doesn't get easier, but then it doesn't get worse. Just a little more intense as we go with it. Keep up the work trances and if I ever need a razor restored then you're the man.