Mike, that is definitely one of the most beautiful razors I have seen. You have exquisite taste in my opinion.
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Mike, that is definitely one of the most beautiful razors I have seen. You have exquisite taste in my opinion.
I second that. The simplicity and cleanliness of the design are quite striking.
Here is a photo of my Livi, one of the "New Grind" series produced for Straight Razor Designs, and one of several Christmas presents to myself:
The scales are made of an exotic wood called Ambiona and are unfinished. Any woodworkers out there care to suggest a treatment?
My wife is wonderfull! Christmas 2009 and this Mastro Livi was mine...
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The whole kit & kaboodle...
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Now that my friend is really nice. Your wife did well.
Bill
Got my first Livi a month ago. Just a blade, I wanted to make the scales myself. I had some particularly nice buckeye burl.
Blade is 8/8 Bergam damasks, my own blade design. Scales are buckeye burl with epoxy resin. I will be turning a matching brush some day. To busy with orders for other folks right now.
Cannonfodder: Wow! That is a nice one! God job on the scales.
Wow!! Dave nice scales, I love the wood. The whole razor is awesome, way to go.
Bill
I can see another one in my future. I think tekada steel next, maybe shaped like a katana, a smile with a sway back and tanto style point. Make some snake skin scales for it, or traditional leather woven over wood like a katana handle may look interesting. But I have to refinish a few hundred more razors to earn that one.
Cannonfodder: That last pic made me swear out loud in awe. That truly is a tremendous piece of work, on both your parts. :bow
I've had two regrinds for some time now, but just scored my first Livi custom, a 6/8ths Takeda Damascus, on ebay two weeks ago.
I really like the Livi razors, but most of the used ones (what I can afford) are 7/8ths or larger and, while I can and do shave with 7/8ths blades, they are not my favorites. I prefer 6/8ths or 13/16ths.
This one is a killer shaver, perhaps the best I've ever used. Rather a unique blade with the rounded transition from shank to blade and the slight dreadnought point with the blade just a bit longer than the spine. A more pleasing version than the Puma 1938 with a full dreadnought. No filing on the spine, the layers of Damascus speak volumes about the skill of the craftsman that made the steel.
Jimps top and bottom on the shank.
Scales are Olive wood.
Understated elegance. This is a classy razor in my opinion.
Here are my two regrinds. Great shavers also. I could "get by" with just these three razors if push came to shove.
The top one is scaled in Bocote, purchased from Lynn on BST around three years ago when he listed three or four regrinds. I don't recall that happening again.
The bottom one is scaled in Ebony Madagascar. Note the more elaborate spine work on this razor. When I saw it on SRD I was hooked.
Received my 2 Livi recently
top is a 8/8 Bergamo Damas with Mammoth scales
second is a 9/8 Blue Tonge Damas
the 9/8 Blue Tonge is massive, from the end of the scales to the end of the tang is half the length of my arm :) just about
The patterns on both are beautiful but the scrimshaw work on the mammoth is gorgeous. Did that come from Livi or was it subbed out ?
+1
Congrats, John. I have the same razor, but in 7/8 square point which I prefer. I like the simple design and plain olivewood, as they do not take attention away from the main attraction which is the takeda damascus blade. It cost me, used, the equivalent of 14 plain jane razors which I sold here awhile back to pay for it, but yes, it is one special razor.
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Hi,
i just got a new grind thia morning ( used)
and the scales are
pretty loose. Do you guys know how to tighthen the scales. I didnt get the tool for it. Is it available most hardware stores?
Thx
jf
If you have a set of allen wrenches there is one that will be a close fit good enough to tighten it up. I just don't recall if it is metric, more than likely it is.
One of mine required a bit more. The female end needed to be shortened before it would tighten up well and not flop around. I just filed some material away until I had the feel I wanted.
If you just can't find what is needed, shoot me a PM. I have two regrinds and think I could spare one wrench.
Here is my Mastro Livi.
It is a big one.
17/16, Wood scales, RWL-34 ATS with a French point.
It shaves like a champ, very high on my list of favorites.
I am a happy camper indeed right now:)
Very nice! I like the french point. Hows the file work on the spine?
Thanks, DogHair.
Sorry, I didn't think about shooting a picture of that:( Too eager to share it with you guys..
The spine work is simple, but quite elegant. Small x'es along the entire ridge.
They are placed a bit apart on the tip of the blade, then gets closer and closer together towards the tang.
I'll put up another pic of it soon.
Woohooo... it finally arrived...7/8 Takeda/Stag Horn....
ARRGGHH!!!
Rub it in!!!
All I got to say is...worth every penny...what a shave last night, and I was only running on two days growth. Smooth and effortless...Cheers to Mastro Livi.
Here's my Mastro Livi "New Grind." I got it last month as a birthday present. Only one shave with it so far. The shave was out of this world.
DEJAVU...it's like my regrind in Olivewood and my Takeda got together and had bouncing baby blade! Congrats. Saw that one up on SRD when he got it and almost pulled the trigger.
This is my entry to the club.:) Got it last week directly from the mastro. :y
I have seen one razor that could be made by Mastro Livi or Richard Harner according to the seller:
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I've never seen a Livi that he didn't engrave his name on....
Well, Butch and Mastro Livi both engrave their names... and the grind on that razor does not look like either of their fine work...
Looks like these Pakistani boys: ★★★HANDMADE DAMASCUS KNIFE STRAIGHT RAZOR STAG 0502★★ - eBay (item 200501654427 end time Jul-31-10 13:45:14 PDT)
You might want to call Livi and Butch to make sure, and then go get your money back...
Here is my submission to the club: New Grind 6/8 in Bois de Rose Scales.
Great thread. Lots of beautiful razors.
But for some reason these razors are not on my to buy list. They just seem way to big!
I want to update my photo of my Mastro Livi ATS 34 with Olive wood scales. This is one of the group buy razors I was fortunate enough to snag. The writing on the scales was hard to see so I dabbed a little black acrylic into the carved wording on the scales then sanded and applied a few coats of poly on the wood for long term protection. It is still one of my top shavers.
bj
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