Thread: Mistery mottled schist

Originally Posted by Steel

Those are just awesome!! Gotta keep my eye peeled for one of those set ups or maybe have one made.

I've actually thought about having one made. You could make several improvements, though you'd need a skilled cabinet maker or trim carpenter. Mark Youndt (MyCarver) could probably make one in his sleep.

Though not needed with a hone and strop, I'd consider a design that held two razors "upright". No reason except a backup for the ever-present faucet monster.

It would be best is to avoid that sliding lid, though simple, it wears out and there's no easy fix other than make a new larger lid (which wouldn't be that hard).

You'd also have your choice of hone, cutting one isn't that hard. How about a Gokumyo 20k? A Thuringian? A coticule or Jnat and small naguras that could go from a w/d bevel set on glass to finish plus maintainance on clear water?

Oh, and the strop. How about a tiny scrap of cordovan from our own Mr. Miller?

And for the completeness of the post, the Japanese made similar boxes (for maybe well over 100 years) that held a kamisori razor, hone, and nagura, though I don't have an image handy.

Now the really interesting part!! Why would you even make such a thing to begin with? Two razors and a strop, maybe a little TI white paste, and you could go for a year. So why the hone?

I realized the answer when I bought the one from Australia in the slip cover with ~1912 exposition graphics. They were made before airplanes! Travel across the globe could take years depending on your job, etc..

It was an elegant solution for the times.

Cheers, Steve