Roberts Warranted weekend travel kit

Finished making a weekend strop and case combo for a pair of Roberts Warranted razors for a fellow member. Posted a lot of this in the workshop as it progressed, but here it is complete.
Made out of walnut with a balsa inner lid coated in .25 micron diamond spray.
Overall finished dimensions 2”wide by 14” stropping surface by 1.5” thick.
Leather is Latigo and could be replaced by removing the s.s. hardware.
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To summarize the process, solid walnut milled out to cradle the razors as well as make the end radius for the strop, and the tensioning handle.
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Pockets made deeper at the wedge end to allow for easy removal of blades.
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Brass used inside 5/16” threaded rod pocket to ensure long life and no binding while tightening. s.s. hardware throughout.
French polish finish.
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And green felt used inside the pockets to protect the scales in transit.
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WT is the brand my daughter came up with for me as she thinks her dad’s a bit of a mad wizard. ;)
Hopefully the razors fit well and the owner shall update this thread with pictures of the real deal once received.
Thanks for looking.
:chapeau

Excellent work and such a cool project, Mike. It was a lot of fun watching it come together in the other thread there. Whoever this is going to is bound to be mighty pleased! Mad wizard suits you :beer1:

You make it look easy Mike. Another project that came out beautiful. Someone is going to be really happy with that.

Astounding....Really! Awesome work, Mike, and lots of it.
Just plain wonderful! Your mad skills have once again come to the fore. :bow

Hat's off to you! :chapeau

Great job. That turned out wonderfully. The only thing that comes to mind, that might make it a little better would be a custom bag to slip it into. So the leather is safer from marks while being bounced around in the luggage. I want one! :beer1:

Excellent craftsmanship, Mike! I've also enjoyed watching this project come together--your wizard brand is brilliant! :bow Looking forward to finding out who it's going to...like Jerry, I want one! :D

Seems we all do! :roflmao

I have been looking at it for 20 minutes! :D

Very nice work Mike! I really like how easy you made it to take out the razors.

This is mine! I contacted Mike after seeing his earlier strop case. I have two Roberts Warranted, restored stunningly by Karl Johnson. I travel a bit, and thought I could pair these in a cool all in one case. Mike asked me to color copy, to scale, the blades and take a few measurements of the thickness of the blades. He mocked them up as you see, and his artistry took over. Cannot wait to receive this! Thank you Mike.
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Oldies for travel-razors. THAT is hard-core. :cool:
We DO have .25 diamond paste? Do we not? ;)
Lucky guy! Enjoy!

Beautiful craftsmanship Mike.
Really makes me want one.

And...

Your daughter is right.
Every palace needs a resident wizard!

Pete <:-}

incredible Mike, you cease to amaze me.
The things I've seen you do really amaze me.

Thanks gentlemen. Always gratified by the feedback from the craftsmen on this site.
And thanks for posting the recipients Jeff!
So much nicer looking than my mock plywood cutouts. They should look great in their new case. And be truly protected as the treasures they are.
Karl does really top shelf blade reclamation’s.
And Jerry, I do use a wool sock as a travel bag for these kits. Nothing fancy, and it blends in with the luggage, hehe.
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beautiful & useful wood-work,!

Mike can't really say more than everyone else has Brother.

But I can say

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You do have some amazing mad skills my friend

Looks like your razors will travel in style Jeff. Quite a project Mike. Very nice.

Wonderful craftsmanship Mike! Really nice...

Waiting for my travel case!
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O Wise yet mad wizard, have edited the title for you :p
Nice strop btw.

Jimminy Cricket! That is some beautiful craftsmanship Mike.

WOW, great work very well executed, very compact neat and tidy with no dip in quality.:beer1:

Not quite sure how to reply to this thread, as my excitement is overwhelming I contacted Mike in hopes that he might be able to make me a simply travel strop. I have these two amazing and old(!) Roberts Warranted blades which were gorgeously restored by Karl Johnson. Wouldn't it be great to have a travel strop like George Washington did, which I saw recently at the Mount Vernon museum (Explore the Museum Collections·ÂGeorge Washington's Mount Vernon). The blades might be close to the time period. Mike came up with the most perfect treasure. The woodwork is perfect, the entire thing engineered so well. Quality of the strop itself, the hardware, the beautiful walnut, and the highest quality sock ever! I will treasure this forever Mike and you have made me so extremely happy. Here's to you!!!Attachment 282674Attachment 282675Attachment 282676Attachment 282677Attachment 282678Attachment 282679Attachment 282680Attachment 282681Attachment 282682

Relieved it arrived safely Jeff, and gratified by your appreciation of the build.
Use it in good health and smooth shaves.
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Happy customer and a happy artisan...perfect combination! Congratulations to both!
~Richard

Mike does do some top notch work, there is NO question there :tu