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    Customs that I have owned or currently own or owned more than one of are as follows with no particular order as to preference. I consider all of these to be top of line straight razors and the makers will work with you to meet your needs whenever possible. These men are highly specialized and build razors that are as much works of art as they are straight razors.
    Max Sprecher
    Robert Williams ( currently building many of SRP's design razor).
    Brian Brown
    Charlie Lewis. Razors sold by SRD.
    Ken Powell
    Alex Jacques (priced far beyond what I would pay for a straight razor) my opinion.
    Tim Zowada (very, very expensive but builds a world class razor). Razors sold by SRD.
    Mastro Livi. Razors sold by SRD.
    Bob Allman @ OCD razors.
    Joe Chandler. Razors sold by SRD.
    These makers alone will probably run you over your 10K budget but you will have a world class collection of straight razors.

    Edited to add Bob Allman, my bad and apologies to OCD Razors.
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    Hi, I make customs for exactly that amount.... you may have heard of me? my name is Gold Dollar...No?....
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    Quote Originally Posted by lz6 View Post
    Customs that I have owned or currently own or owned more than one of are as follows with no particular order as to preference. I consider all of these to be top of line straight razors and the makers will work with you to meet your needs whenever possible. These men are highly specialized and build razors that are as much works of art as they are straight razors.
    Max Sprecher
    Robert Williams ( currently building many of SRP's design razor).
    Brian Brown
    Charlie Lewis. Razors sold by SRD.
    Ken Powell
    Alex Jacques (priced far beyond what I would pay for a straight razor) my opinion.
    Tim Zowada (very, very expensive but builds a world class razor). Razors sold by SRD.
    Mastro Livi. Razors sold by SRD.
    Joe Chandler. Razors sold by SRD.
    These makers alone will probably run you over your 10K budget but you will have a world class collection of straight razors.
    Yup, that pretty much sums up my recommendations as well
    Bjoernar
    Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years....


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    I would add Bob Allman to the list, I have a couple of Bob's razors that I covet.

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    For $10K I'll sell you my collection....
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    Default Re: I want a Custom where do I start

    Agree with what has been said. I have customs from (in no particular order):
    Brian Brown
    Max Sprecher
    Charlie Lewis
    Bob Allman
    Ken Powell
    Stu (Boxer Razors)
    Robert Williams
    Philip Dobson
    Joe Edson (haven't seen him mentioned yet)

    Love each and everyone. So if you are throwing around $10k (unless that was a typo), you will have fun shopping.

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    My only advice beyond what has already been offered is; don't buy them all at once. Look around for one or two and you will start to notice the characteristics that make these razor makers tops in their field. Each one has a style that they have developed that may or may not suit your aesthetic. If you do the background work you will be able to order your bespoke razor from someone that probably shares your taste in razors and will do a great job for you.

    Have fun with the search.
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    As above,Phil Dobson,not around much but a master craftsman.

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