Thread: Info on custom scale maker

I picked a razor up the other day on the 'bay for a reasonable price. Looks to be in good shape, but a custom job. The blade is a Torrey #156, and the scales were listed as custom rosewood scales by Paul Mc Donald. Doing a google search, I see that a long dead post in the classifieds here refers to a Paul McDonald custom razor, and there's a blog entry on wordpress where a lady talks about using straight razors to shave her legs, and she has a picture of her custom straight. The scale design looks very similar to the one I picked up - wider at the base, with a single pin design, in rose/cherry colored wood. Someone asked in her comments who made her razor, and a Paul MacDonald replied and said that he does custom scales and restoration as a hobby, and to email him with questions - only there is no email address.

Just curious if anyone knows of him, or anything about him. I haven't even gotten the razor yet, and picked it up because it looked good and appears to be in decent shape, and the price was right, so either way I'm happy (unless it shows up in bad condition). Just made me curious, since the seller made it a point to metnion the makers name.

I believe that's the Paul that lives here in Edmonton. My wife used to work with him, but I've never met him personally. Unfortunately, I also don't have any contact information for him.