Thread: The Traveling Razor is Done

Well, I finally got off my lazy ass and took 7 solid hours to finish the traveling razor up. It came out ok. I am semi-pleased. I better see if it'll shave before I send it out, though.

I left the blade a little thick just because it's going around the world, so to speak. It should need nothing more than a good strop at each stop for the whole trip. If you think it needs honing, get with me first, so we are on the right page for the procedure. It's a little different than a regular razor.

It took me a while to figure out how to fit the 14 rubies in the tang. Yep... I said rubies. They are in the shape of the Big Dipper... or close to it. I was worried that I wasn't going to be able to get my logo on the blade, so I needed to identify the razor somehow or another.

Because of the dip between the blade and the genuine mastodon scales on the handle, I came up with the hair-brained idea to call it the Big Dipper. So, the "big dipper" it is, will be headed to Canada shortly for Vlad to make a box for it.

Then it's off to the X-man, then to RT. I have a couple of addresses from you guys, but not from everyone who originally expressed interest in using it for a week. I need you to send me your email and mailing address, so I can keep up with things. Even if I have mailed something to you as recent as a week ago, I need you to send it again. I am not going to hunt everyone down. If I don't get your address, it can't get to you, know what I mean?

My email: urleebird@comcast.net Put "Travel Razor" in the subject line

In addition, my friend, Bill Coffey, is also making about 4 straight razors for me. Two of them are damascus. You're gonna pee your pants when you see them! Diamonds n stuff on the back of the tang. Some really wild file work... yada yada. They will be for sale here for a couple days before I put them on my web site. Save your pennies. We're gonna try to get them to you for less than $500

Bill is good. How good, you say? Nothing nowhere will beat the quality that you will witness here shortly, I guarantee it. That includes anything I have ever done when I am at my very best.

Oh... in case you want to see what it looks like...

http://www.billysblades.com/Custom%2...g%20Dipper.htm

Beautiful work Bill,The file work is really elegant,A real work of art

Best Regards Gary

I'm in love

Man...as if I wasnt afraid to touch it before....I am convinced that I would touch it something horrible would happen and Bill would be forever pissed off at me...I'll be interested to hear the reviews, but I'm going to just stay on the sidelines and sit this one out!

Imaginative, unique, beautiful work!

Tip O' The Hat to You!,

All I can say Bill is you have the touch.... Wow

Incredible work... Those rubies look pretty purple to me, aren't they supposed to be a brownish red?

A stunning blade for sure!

That is totally amazing !!!!

hmmm just a thought here - part of ourTraditional Dress is the "Sgian Dubh" ... I could just see myself with one of those as an alternative - classy

*drooling on the keyboard*

That's beyond words for me right now. Can't wait to take 'er for a test drive.