Thread: Maestro-Group Buy

Originally Posted by jockeys

Don't really care about handles, they are easy to swap.

Cheap handles on a Mastero is like having a Rolls Royce engine with the body of a Yugo.

Originally Posted by Amyn

Cheap handles on a Mastero is like having a Rolls Royce engine with the body of a Yugo.

I agree. However, looking at the examples of Maestro's work on Straight Razor Design and pics members have posted, I have yet to see a handle that looks cheap. There may be less expensive options but personally I think they're all very nice looking in their own respects and it really comes down to personal preference.

Anyway, I'm pretty excited about this and don't have too much of a preference one way or the other as far as scales are concerned, though I'd have to say MOP or abolone would be my last choices.

I'm very interested to see what we're able to come up with. No matter what, I think it will be pretty sweet.

Cheers,

Casey

Originally Posted by Amyn

Cheap handles on a Mastero is like having a Rolls Royce engine with the body of a Yugo.

I'd drive that...that'd be awesome!

Count me in too, 6/8 or 7/8 Takeda Damascus with a nice burl wood for the scales. Not too fussed on the grind and shape.

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

I'd drive that...that'd be awesome!

I apologize I did not know that the still make the Yugo, atleast not in the U.S.
I cannot wait hear/read/see what the Maestro says.

I just wanted to say that to me highly patterned Damascus and the burls look too much. In my opinion, if we go Damascus pattern the scales should be kind of simple to contrast the blade. They can still be expensive, if we wish - say ivory (not that the *cheap* ebony would look bad, just saying)

Cheers
Ivo

Originally Posted by izlat

I just wanted to say that to me highly patterned Damascus and the burls look too much. In my opinion, if we go Damascus pattern the scales should be kind of simple to contrast the blade. They can still be expensive, if we wish - say ivory (not that the *cheap* ebony would look bad, just saying)

Cheers
Ivo

You obviously have a musical back ground!

Ivo, you are absolutely right: a Damascus blade with ram's horn scales. An ornate figure on the blade subdued by a subtle swirling butterscotch handle. Heaven with an edge...and a spine about 6/8 away from it.

Originally Posted by JMS

You obviously have a musical back ground!

LOL - yes! (my feeble attempts don't count for much, but both my mother and father are performing)

Cheers
Ivo

Originally Posted by izlat

I just wanted to say that to me highly patterned Damascus and the burls look too much. In my opinion, if we go Damascus pattern the scales should be kind of simple to contrast the blade. They can still be expensive, if we wish - say ivory (not that the *cheap* ebony would look bad, just saying)

Cheers
Ivo

They will all be different, so we can always ask Lynn to pick out a plain one for you


Personally I like the idea of giving Livi a very generic definition of what we'd like, and seeing what the maestro comes up with...

If we ask for X number of 7/8 damascus spanish points with nice wood scales, and "SRP 08" inscribed on them, and see what Livi comes up with... we would most likely get a very nice surprise. regardless of what he does, I highly doubt any of us would be disapointed.

It might be cool to have them numbered, with several different types of wood, 4 razors with Olive, 4 with Ebony etc...?