Hey guys, I know I've been scarce for awhile. All is well, though. Been playing a lot of golf and brewing a lot of beer I've been following the boards though, and manage to get a word in edgewise now and then. Anyway, I don't know if many of you remember, but last winter, a world class custom knifemaker and longtime friend of mine, Darrel Ralph, began to show interest in making a razor or two. We had a little discussion going on here about it. Nenad and myself shot emails back and forth to him over several months with inputs and ideas. I sent him a few prime examples of factory razors to study, namely Puma, Dubl Duck, and a TI or two. Below are a couple of links to his first models. You will undoubtedly notice that these are not cheap by any stretch of the imagination. His prices are justified, I will attest to that. Cruise around his website and take a look at some of the knives he's done. Nothing he crafts is cheap. He has built several knives for me over the years and his attention to detail is incredible. These are his initial offerings, and less expensive models will likely follow. He is thinking of making a "user" with carbon fiber scales or maybe some other synthetic material. I am partial to the look of imitation tortoise, but he can build nearly anything you want. Before you ask (I already did) Mastodon or Wooly Mammoth ivory can NOT be stabilized for use in a wet environment... I have not seen one of these razors up close yet and so I cannot speak for its balance etc, but I know his work well. I am having one made similar to GSR-2. I will be happy to provide a full report with detailed pictures after I take it for a test drive. I hope everybody has been well!

Jeff

Darrel's page...
http://www.darrelralph.com/1mainfram..._main.htm~main

and the three first razors at True North Knives(two are gone already)...
http://www.truenorthknives.com/tnk_1...items.htm~main