Thread: What is your definition of a custom razor?

A grumpy self-righteous old man once said that you're all ignorants who can't make up definitions as you like and must learn to use his definitions because they were already accepted for knives.

I say what you chose to call it doesn't matter nearly as much as the razor itself.

When I look at a razor I consider how good the design is both from functional as well as my personal aesthetic criteria, and how well it is executed, how much skill, effort and care has gone into it. Rarity, uniqueness in design as well as materials certainly play some role. My input is probably a fairly small part; for example a certain razor by Charlie Lewis is perfect and I suspect that any contribution from me would have only made it less.

Several years ago a friend of mine worked with a custom razor maker to create a unique design, after six months of back and forth they got to something close, but my friend got fed up with the process being too difficult and decided he doesn't want a razor from that custom maker as a result of it. So he cancelled the order, lost his substantial deposit and the razor maker started making the razors in that new unique design which were quite popular. The point is that, not every story has a happy ending for both sides even when there is substantial customer feedback.