Thread: Anyone heard of this company?

Originally Posted by edhewitt

That blade really looks like it should have a smile on it, do you think the straight blade was original, or honed in?

I thought the same thing : that blade really wants to smile.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Yes, pinklather and iz6(i think) did a review of the hyrda or hydra model. tap on portlandrazorco's avatar on this thread, go to view forum posts and you will find tghe thread.

Thanks Ed. Sounds like the review was pretty good on the shave.

Originally Posted by Redcane

Thanks Ed. Sounds like the review was pretty good on the shave.

No worries, I recall the review being quite positive.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

I thought the same thing : that blade really wants to smile.

I don't know why but it looks constipated to me.

Originally Posted by mike1011

I can just see eBay 70 years from now:

"Vintage Portland Razor Co Straight Razor - Very rare HYRDA tang"

Good one Ha Ha but it will happen

Originally Posted by portlandrazorco

Hi guys,
Glad to see that you have all found our website! Yes, pretty red faced here on the silly spelling mistakes and other small things that were pointed out, but we have no excuse other than, yes, we are a very new company.
I just moved to Portland, OR about 2 months ago with hopes of getting a new company off the ground once I arrived. I caught the straight razor bug a little over 3 years ago and though my time with straight shaving has been short compared to many of you, it has become a true passion of mine. I have been a craftsman all of my life and about a year ago I finally got tired of buying vintage razors and restoring them, so I started learning all that I could about straight razor making and manufacturing. As with anything, I am continually learning, but am confident that I am consistently making quality razors now. So basically in the last two months I've taken everything I've learned about straight razor shaving and manufacturing and thrown everything I have into starting a company that I truly believe in. Moving thousands of miles from home, tooling up, finding a place to work, and getting a product line and website going have certainly led to silly "Hyrda" spelling mistakes (honestly, I have no idea how none of us have caught that yet). However, I know there are many obstacles to overcome when starting new businesses, and I am determined to produce the quality products that I know I am capable of. The website is live now as of two weeks ago, but I mostly have it up so that I can test the functionality of the site and start gathering valuable market feedback, which I definitely am receiving, so I am glad. The good news is, as a small start up business, I am ready to continually improve the product based on customer feedback and evaluation. I have started, owned, and operated multiple other American manufacturing businesses in the past, but I've never been more passionate about the actual product I am manufacturing until now. Everything about the current product line has obviously come from my brain, my design aesthetic, and from what feels good and works for me when I am shaving. The designs are certainly a departure from the classic straight razor shape, but I thought, there are already plenty of companies who make great "classic" designed straight razors. Thought maybe I'd give a shot to see if something a little different could help spark some new interest in straight razor shaving. As far as the shop goes, yes, I am working out of a community workshop called ADX right now. We rent about 200sqft and I only have great things to say about my time at ADX so far. They have been gracious enough to allow me to do all of the razor manufacturing processes there. We cut blanks, grind, heat treat, hone, make scales, assemble and package all under one roof. Anyway, I am getting wordy as I tend to do. I am also very new to the idea of internet forums but I've been using straightrazorplace as a guest for some time now and am excited to be a new member in this community. With a little luck and a lot of help from the community here, I know I can make my dreams of having an American-made straight razor manufacturing company a reality. If you can bear with me through these inevitable start up growing pains, I know we can all make it happen. Thanks again for the feedback, I look forward to more, and hopefully I've answered some of the questions that you have!
Best,
Scott

Good luck in your venture. I would love to see you succeed and it appears you are intent on doing so. I only live 400 miles away and am in Portland a lot so maybe one of these will be in my future. Are you offering or going to offer anything else than a 6/8 in the future

Originally Posted by cubancigar2000

Good luck in your venture. I would love to see you succeed and it appears you are intent on doing so. I only live 400 miles away and am in Portland a lot so maybe one of these will be in my future. Are you offering or going to offer anything else than a 6/8 in the future

Thanks for the kind words and definitely let me know the next time you will be in Portland!

I would love to offer more configurations in the future. I am currently working on coming up with a shape for a 5/8ths 2" shorty razor and have also been playing around with damascus steel in general.

What would you most like to see other than 6/8ths?

Anyway, keep in touch. Hope you can stop by the shop some day!

Originally Posted by portlandrazorco

Thanks for the kind words and definitely let me know the next time you will be in Portland!

I would love to offer more configurations in the future. I am currently working on coming up with a shape for a 5/8ths 2" shorty razor and have also been playing around with damascus steel in general.

What would you most like to see other than 6/8ths?

Anyway, keep in touch. Hope you can stop by the shop some day!

A 5/8 or 6/8 shorty with a smile and 7/8 & 8/8 razors. Some of us need a shorty with a smile to do the neck area with a wiper blade stroke

Originally Posted by cubancigar2000

A 5/8 or 6/8 shorty with a smile and 7/8 & 8/8 razors. Some of us need a shorty with a smile to do the neck area with a wiper blade stroke

I haven't tried making a shorty with a smile yet, but that sounds like an excellent idea. I'll keep you updated when I get a chance to work on a prototype of that.

I was actually offering 8/8ths when I first launched the company, but ended up stopping because I didn't want to have too many options in the beginning. I certainly think that the 8/8ths will make it back into the product line as business progresses.

As always, thanks for your input!

I will say. For me if I were looking to buy a new razor I start at 8/8. I honestly would not but a new razor that's 5/8 . Maybe that me but I think many look for sizes above 5/8