this is my definition of Custom
EG: I sketch a design from my imagination, I ask Bruno to make the blade portion, then either one of us or a 3rd party (say Glen) makes the scales & finishes the razor to my original unique design.Quote:
A person designs from scratch (weather detailed or roughed) a razor and has it made by another party or them self as a one off, then that would be a custom.
So who finishes the job adds scales etc is also not important as long as they are not a set previous design or premade option as such.
this a custom as many have in their collections
if someone copies this design & makes another it is not a custom, it is a copy,
But is the original still a custom???
I think that just changing or selecting different existing options for an existing razor or design may be classed as customizing but definitely not custom in the full sense
this is JMHO
eg I ordered my new production car, I chose all the available options I wanted & some that were not on the options list to change it as I wanted when I ordered it,
This is not a custom car, it is a production car with optional extras, as there could a 100 cars of the model with the exact same options list as mine somewhere in the country.
just because I haven't seen one doesn't mean it isn't out there.
the same would apply with a premade/production razor with optional scales etc.
JMHO & YMMV