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Hey guys,
can anyone send me in the right direction to get a few (no more than 40) custom made brand new blades? I want to do stuff with the scales etc, but I want some awesome blades and I just can't do those shenanigans...
Thanks in advance
mahtay;)
Hey guys,
can anyone send me in the right direction to get a few (no more than 40) custom made brand new blades? I want to do stuff with the scales etc, but I want some awesome blades and I just can't do those shenanigans...
Thanks in advance
mahtay;)
There are only a handful of custom razor makers out there who are always turning out razors & they are one man shows.
>40 custom blades?!? That will cost you a sizable chunk of time and money. Start by rescaling some vintage blades or even some production DOVO's.
Here's a suggestion:
http://youtu.be/fn_6Ur6IcSc
Doing that, and want to either wreck a few newies/ give them away if the prototype comes off! I have a loooot of time!Quote:
Originally Posted by EisenFaust
Haha! yeah maybe not that flash!!!!! Now I dream further!!!!Quote:
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Thanks I thought so.Quote:
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Originally Posted by mahtay
Let me get this straight: you want 40 awesome custom blades so that you can 'do stuff with scales'? That is a rather odd request. :)
Do you want to buy them all at once?
As scott already mentioned: There are not that many qualified custom razor makers around that I know of. Certainly less than the number of razors you want.
And even without scales: you are going to pay 200 to 1000$ per blade, depending on what shape and materials you want.
EDIT:
let's see.
There is
- Robert Williams (papabull)
- Livi
- Charlie (Spazola)
- Joe Chandler
- Bill Ellis
- Tim zowada (Tim Zowada)
- Butch (LRHarner)
- max (Maximilian)
- me (Bruno)
Doubtless I forgot several people (not even counting some who may be member on another shaving forum instead of thisone) but still: if you want 40 blades, you'll have multiple people making multiple razors unless you want to commission them all from 1 person, which may be problematic.
Do you mean buy the razors and rescale them, or would they do some unhoned 'blanks?' Have you heard of this?Quote:
Originally Posted by EisenFaust
I am not sure you did not word this properly but, I would say get the big check book out.Quote:
Originally Posted by mahtay
Frankly if you really wanted 40 custom blades you might as well learn to deal with "those shenanigans" it will be cheaper probably and make you more money than reselling 40 customs, in the end.
Merged the two threads as the topic appears to be the same. Opening another thread is redundant. If you're not getting the replies out of the first one wait for it in the future.
'Do stuff with scales' is loose terminology I hope you understand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
I just want them to be the same/similar. Would getting a lot of blades of the same ilk from ebay and assessing them for style and size be a better option?
cheersQuote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
SiteNewbs mistake, my apologies.
Contacting a manufacturer such as Dovo would probably be your best bet, if I understand you correctly. Getting a run of the same style blade in a finished or semi finished condition would be doable. It would require a sizable investment of long green, but not nearly as much as a custom maker would ask.Quote:
Originally Posted by mahtay
Most of the members here seem to pick up vintage razors and rescale/restore them. That is probably the best option unless you have extremely deep pockets.
Hey Bruno,
You forgot to put me on that list. :confused:
I got a sander, drill press & some metal shears; all I gotta do is go to Home Depot & pick up a sheet of metal. :shrug:
I'll turn those babies out at $40.00 a piece, :beer2:
That wholly depends on your budget. Some people think nothing of dropping mega cash for something they like.Quote:
Originally Posted by mahtay
But even at a bargain, 40 razors will cost you at least (and probably more) 250$ per razor, for just the blade and no scales.
So... do you have 10000$ to 20000$ to spare? If that kind of money is aceptable to you, then contact someone like Robert Williams and get the details hammered down (hah). He does this full time so might be able to help you in a reasonable timeframe.
If you can find old blades on ebay that look almost like what you want, it is probably a lot cheaper to modify them (or have someone do that for you). That should at least knock a '0' from the total cost. You could contact dovo or TI, but I am not sure if they will help you. Especially if you want different designs, they either won't want to help you, or charge you the kind of money that would buy razors from custom makers.
Sounds like quite the plan you've got going.... If I made 6 digits a year it would be fun to go about this. I'd love to get into making my own scales etc but can't afford the tools necessary to be making them. Well, maybe if I stop buying razors i COULD but what fun is that??