Thread: If you were going to make a production razor...

Originally Posted by MileMarker60

Just a side note... I'm not sure I would attribute craft beer to hipsters..

It is entirely safe to attribute it to a lack of tradition, training, and skills (cf http://goo.gl/rosxht). It is to Bier what costume razors are to vintage razors: loud, loutish, and pseudo elitist.

Originally Posted by RobinK

It is entirely safe to attribute it to a lack of tradition, training, and skills (cf http://goo.gl/rosxht). It is to Bier what costume razors are to vintage razors: loud, loutish, and pseudo elitist.

To be fair, you'd classify everything that way if it didn't adhere to the German Reinheitsgebot (my apologies for the spelling mistakes).

Originally Posted by Bruno

To be fair, you'd classify everything that way if it didn't adhere to the German Reinheitsgebot (my apologies for the spelling mistakes).

No spelling mistakes. Aliquid semper haeret...

But yes, there are subtle nuances between beers made by fully trained brewers, let alone Braumeister, and amateur efforts. Same as with razors.

Let me see if I can tease out some more opinions The experienced makers are pretty much saying it's possible but.... (insert quite a few large issues you have to deal with).

Would it make a difference if the price point was higher? Say $160 - $180, maybe $220 - $240? I'm still curious in regards to a production type razor that you could standardize and pump out at a good volume.

I would personally expect something a little more polished and refined for those price points.
Scales - better quality, maybe different colors, inlays?
Better stamping?
Blade etch / gold wash?

MileMarker60: craft beer was definitely not started by hipsters, but they brought the industry the attention it needed to grow.

RobinK: You're right that a lot of craft brewers ignore tradition and are entirely inexperienced. I'm sure most of them don't care about Reinheitsgebot. But thanks to the craft brewing trend, many people now know about Reinheitsgebot and traditional European brewing styles. They got people to rediscover the history of brewing.

I should add that new traditions develop from innovations that disregard tradition. American whiskey was once considered a bastardized version of scotch. Now it has its own tradition that even the Scots admire. Perhaps the custom razor makers will also go down in history as pioneers of a new tradition.

I'm not saying that you ought to adore custom razor makers (or anyone else who breaks from an established tradition). I, too, am a purist when it comes to coffee. For me, coffee means coffee beans and water. All of the syrups and other additives ruin the flavor of the beans for me. But that doesn't mean anyone who drinks coffee that includes more than those two ingredients is wrong. They're just part of a different tradition. And I'm glad that they're out there trying to discover new ways to enjoy coffee, and I like how the custom razor makers are forging a path of their own. What they're doing now may become a remarkable tradition years later. Besides, the world would be a boring place if everyone rigidly adhered to a single tradition.