I think demand is greater than supply across the whole range of shaving supplies right now. I know there is no way I can keep up with demand and have tried several ways to over come this without sucess.
It's not just as easy as adding labor either. Other people seldom have the emotional connection to a product that the owner/originator has. I have used part time help on assembly and some detail work but in most cases it's not the same. On assembly I need to re-do about 25% myself as my helper won't take quite the care I would....selecting the wrong screws, turning a piece of trim the wrong way, etc...

I could not imagine trying to let someone select and cut the strop bodies from the hides or do my breaking in process. I can barely meet my own standards on that! Imagine trying to teach another to grind a razor blank a specific way, then expect that after doing 50-100 a week they will take thesame care on each one. Where do you even find someone who wants to do that and waht could you pay them??

I will say though that my two Amish woodworkers have exceeded my expectations at every turn with the pride they take in what they make. Even they are swamped with work which adds up to delays for the work they do on contract for me. My real gem has been a 14 year old Amish girl, Sarah who has been slicking the edges and running the beads on my Artisans lately. I am hard pressed to tell which she did and which were mine. She is apprenticed to a harness maker friend as he too cannot keep up with demand for his products.

Less and less people want jobs working with their hands and that will continue to affect supply and demand in many fields, not just shaving. It seems imports become our only options now days as our children here want the easy life behind a desk.

Tony