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    Quote Originally Posted by mparker762
    Nah, honing a smiling blade is duck soup. They're great if you like barber's hones because you don't have to worry about keeping the blade flat on the hone - you can hold the hone in one hand and the razor in the other and quickly whip it into shape.
    Thanks -- good to know! This means I've got all the tools on-hand already for when I get one of my razors dulled up.

    Quote Originally Posted by Darrel Ralph
    The Barber notches should not be a problem.
    I can try a smile
    Cool!

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    Plays with Fire C utz's Avatar
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    Sorry to show up late to this thread, but .............

    YES! Another custom razor maker!!! Fantastic!!

    These look similar to the one's Frank Warner has been making:
    http://www.franksknives.com/razorspage/razors.html

    I love it!

    Livi, Warner, Ralph, B. Ellis even Robert Williams (PapaBull) recently hand worked a straight razor out of steel!!

    Life is good, and the options are growing.

    Watch out Dovo and TI, there are some new guys, and they are coming up strong!



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    Last edited by C utz; 11-03-2006 at 01:06 AM.

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    Junior Member Darrel Ralph's Avatar
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    I will hold the blades at 58-60 most often unless there is a special request.
    Thanks for all the good words.

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    Holy mother of god...that is some serious razor porn! I think there is a reasonable market for razors under $1000. Its a small but loyal customer base from what I have read. You should come up with a few large razors IMO

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    Quote Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT
    Darrel, as you are a beginner when it comes to straight edge shaving, you may want to send your blades out to the honemeisters for testing. I nominate Randy Tuttle as he's got a mean reputation for honing and complete neutrality.
    If it arrives with a rockweel of 63 then first it will go in my kitchen oven for 3 hours at 400 degrees!
    Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin

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    Quote Originally Posted by randydance062449
    If it arrives with a rockweel of 63 then first it will go in my kitchen oven for 3 hours at 400 degrees!
    It's not a Turkey!

    C utz

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    Exactly.. It needs to be tamed first!

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    Quote Originally Posted by randydance062449
    If it arrives with a rockweel of 63 then first it will go in my kitchen oven for 3 hours at 400 degrees!
    It doesn't bother you when the scales get all melty?

    Seriously, though - that actually would work? Wouldn't it distemper (untemper?) the blade?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JLStorm
    Holy mother of god...that is some serious razor porn! I think there is a reasonable market for razors under $1000. Its a small but loyal customer base from what I have read. You should come up with a few large razors IMO
    I agree. There is certainly a market - look at the number of Maestro Livis that have been sold, for example. And I think at the higher end of the market, there are people who will buy a custom razor simply because it's custom and a work of art.

    Someday, when I'm a grownup lawyer, makin' the big bucks...

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    Can I get some input here about your blade preferences?

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