Thread: Kudos for gssixgun

Hello, Paul and Glen:

Gentlemen, your dialogue is impressive.

Paul, your praise of of Glen's workmanship and mastery is well deserved. You are to be commended for sharing it with us.

And Glen, my good man, once again you have soared as a craftsman. Well done, sir.

Regards,

Obie

Originally Posted by nessmuck

Its nice once in a while to shave off a pros edge,just to see how much we have to improve our own honing skills. Enjoy my friend!!

+1 on that. I have not had somebody else hone a razor for me in about 9 months. It was nice to have work of this quality again to compare where I have gotten in my honing skills.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Thank you Paul for the glowing report from across the ocean
I have to admit I Google Mapped Tonga "The Friendly Islands"

For the curious, the razors were a 3 day set of A. Kastors in Smoke-n-Ash acrylics...The honing progression was Norton 1-4-8-B/G Escher-15 laps on CeOx and linen/leather stropping... Much of the smoothness of the edge goes to those old farts that made the razors in the first place though




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Holy damn those are nice....where might a newb pick up a set like that?

Hmmm...I'm thinking maybe I should break one of my razors, let it rust a little, then send it to Glen to be restored and honed!

Originally Posted by PaulKidd

Thanks, Mick. Yeah it was a good day.

What an experience!

Whatever I have been doing to keep my razors sharp,
simply pales in comparision to what Glen is doing.

To experience the sharpness and smoothness of one
of his razors is a humbling experience.

I'm impressed!

Paul

Thank you both of you guys for letting us in to see such great workmanship and kind words from the recipient! Very nice razors!

Take care,
Richard

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Thank you Paul for the glowing report from across the ocean
I have to admit I Google Mapped Tonga "The Friendly Islands"

For the curious, the razors were a 3 day set of A. Kastors in Smoke-n-Ash acrylics...The honing progression was Norton 1-4-8-B/G Escher-15 laps on CeOx and linen/leather stropping... Much of the smoothness of the edge goes to those old farts that made the razors in the first place though




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Not bad kiddo. If you keep it up you just might have a future in this.


JUST KIDDING!!! Your work is awesome! Very detail orientated and artistic. It's a pleasure to see a person combine great skill with tasteful personal expression.

Each post, pic or output of his work is sufficient to chime in. One of these days, I want to try one of the Escher finishes from him. 'Tried the shapton.

To anyone reading, The gunner's work is about as good as it gets - don't hesitate to work w/ him.

Yes, I have just arranged for a W&B "For Barber's Use" that I got on ebay to be sent to him for a restoration. I am very excited.

Claude

"You betcha" to what's been said. Glen restored a big fat W&B for me and it has an awesome edge. He's got a Mappin of mine now in his shop and it has always been a great shaver. I expect it will be a quantum leap better after his magic.

+1 - Glen restored 2 W&B's for my wife and me, both became our regulars! Top Notch all the way! And like what was said previously, mine came with perfect honing!

Thanks again, Glen!