Thread: Portland Razor update ...

Originally Posted by Orville

Perhaps you missed this one. Probably not getting it until Monday now, as it is likely NOT going to be at the Post Office station for pick-up this afternoon, and I have to be off first thing tomorrow morning for a family function that will take all day.

Orville, when your razor finally does get ransomed, could you let me know if you happen to see any small areas of horizontal or diagonal abrasions on the blade surface? (The abrasions on mine are near the lower corners of the blade, and are only apparent at certain angles.) Mine is also a hydra, and was probably made in the same batch as yours.

Originally Posted by 32t

I see nothing Custom about these razors. They are limited production from a small shop.:shrug:

They do and will perform any thing you wish from my knowledge to include larger blade sizes. So yes, I would say custom or customizable razor blanks maybe if I have to. So lets say semi-custom....LOL

Originally Posted by feltspanky

1. What's your definition of a custom razor. 2. Who do you consider as custom razor artisans.

1. Unique, one of a kind. These are limited production from a small shop.

2. Charlie Lewis comes to mind

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Pretty crappy statement IMO

Why? Just the truth in my opinion.

Originally Posted by JTmke

We should all remember, myself included, this thread was started wishing Scott well on his fight against cancer.

I to wish Scott well. I will stop posting here. I misread the title as Portland Razor update.

Originally Posted by Montanan

Orville, when your razor finally does get ransomed, could you let me know if you happen to see any small areas of horizontal or diagonal abrasions on the blade surface? (The abrasions on mine are near the lower corners of the blade, and are only apparent at certain angles.) Mine is also a hydra, and was probably made in the same batch as yours.

Rest assured there will be a complete thread on this blade, with many pictures and a very critical eye being run over the piece. Of that you can be certain.

Originally Posted by Montanan

Orville, when your razor finally does get ransomed, could you let me know if you happen to see any small areas of horizontal or diagonal abrasions on the blade surface? (The abrasions on mine are near the lower corners of the blade, and are only apparent at certain angles.) Mine is also a hydra, and was probably made in the same batch as yours.

Any way to possibly show this here on the thread Montanan......do you have a camera for shooting these shots?

Originally Posted by Michael70

Any way to possibly show this here on the thread Montanan......do you have a camera for shooting these shots?

I don't always have great luck at that sort of photo, but will be happy to give it a shot this weekend. If successful, I'll likely post it in a separate thread.

Originally Posted by Montanan

I don't always have great luck at that sort of photo, but will be happy to give it a shot this weekend. If successful, I'll likely post it in a separate thread.

Understandable.............I just want to see what it is your referring to. I would like to know what to look for when mine gets here.

Originally Posted by 32t

From a business point of view it is great. Use the money from order #10 to complete order #5. Very easy to abuse.

They are asking you to fund their business and your risk is that the business will be open long enough to get your product in return. At some time the pyramid will collapse. The last investors are the ones that loose.

I see nothing Custom about these razors. They are limited production from a small shop.

Originally Posted by feltspanky

1. What's your definition of a custom razor. 2. Who do you consider as custom razor artisans.

Originally Posted by 32t

1. Unique, one of a kind. These are limited production from a small shop.

2. Charlie Lewis comes to mind



Why? Just the truth in my opinion.



I to wish Scott well. I will stop posting here. I misread the title as Portland Razor update.

These are my two "Customs from PRC". They were limited production, one of a kind, from Scott's original Small Shop in Portland OR.

The first picture was taken by Scott from his workbench. He had just finished pinning the scales on my razor. He snapped a photo and sent it to me.









The 01 tool steel was cut, ground, and polished by hand. The scales were hand cut and finished by hand. I purchased the scale material and sent it to Scott for my personal razors.

So 32T, why are my two razors not considered Customs.

Originally Posted by Michael70

Any way to possibly show this here on the thread Montanan......do you have a camera for shooting these shots?

Here's a close-up of one of the abrasions I noted on my blade -- it's not the sharpest shot, but I don't have a macro lens that's well-suited for this. These appear on the corners of the blade:



I'd appreciate honest feedback both on how abrasions like this could have appeared during manufacture, and whether I'm being too picky by expecting that a new blade not have visible imperfections like this.

Originally Posted by Montanan

Here's a close-up of one of the abrasions I noted on my blade -- it's not the sharpest shot, but I don't have a macro lens that's well-suited for this. These appear on the corners of the blade:



I'd appreciate honest feedback both on how abrasions like this could have appeared during manufacture, and whether I'm being too picky by expecting that a new blade not have visible imperfections like this.

I think you as a new member, should just the razor back and ask for a refund,your never going to happy