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Merriam-Webster definition of custom made:

: made to fit the needs or requirements of a particular person
Full Definition of CUSTOM-MADE

: made to individual specifications <custom–made...

I think they both hold equal but different appeal. I consider an artisanal razor to be a creation from the imagination of the razor maker. A custom razor is a collaborative creation from the...

Charlie Lewis, my hero, makes artisanal razors. His own imagination yields his unique and personal designs. He makes what he wants to make, and they are put up for sale for whomever wants to buy...

And that is why I said " with a lot of design input from the buyer." I think we agree more than you thought.

Custom, as opposed to artisanal, would be one that is made with a lot of design input from the buyer. I would not consider selections of permutations of a few options as meeting the level of a...