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Skill And Beauty; The Making Of A Lewis Razor.

by
Hirlau
Published on 10-03-2017 04:29 AM
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Straight Razor History
Welcome,

What we have today is a rare look at the making of a Charlie Lewis straight razor. A few individuals have the pleasure of owning a straight razor made by Charlie Lewis; with this video we all have opportunity to see this professional at work.

Thank you Charlie Lewis for sharing this video with us.

Lewis Razors: Primitive Blades For Modern Times.

Enjoy the journey,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Thiers, France the "Center of Cutlery"

by
Hirlau
Published on 11-23-2016 11:57 PM
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Straight Razor History
Welcome,,,
Here is a nice article written about the city of Thiers, France and it's contributions to the world in the category of cutlery. The article was written by Straight Razor Place member; Martin103.
Enjoy the read,,,,

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Beautiful Sheffield Steel, But Who Made Them?

by
Hirlau
Published on 11-17-2016 04:21 AM
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Straight Razor History
There are some beautiful Sheffield straight razors in this photograph below. Many of you reading this article now, probably have a few similar to the razors pictured here. Have you wondered who actually made them?
Follow the link below to the article "Who Made That?" written by Zak Jarvis of The Shivering Beggar.
Enjoy the journey,,,,

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2020 Texas Razor Meet

Yep I already volunteered Roy to unload Dave’s grinder so we’ll be there Charlie. Look forward to it
tcrideshd Today, 05:46 AM

proraso, tabac, and mitchell

A very literal short cut to understanding the work or Charles Darwin.
easyace Today, 05:35 AM

What are you working on?

Problem I have had with them is if there is any pit at all, it will become much larger upon any pressure at all.
Light and fast and done?
sharptonn Today, 05:08 AM

Taught a kid how to use a straight.

That's the stuff of legends
dewey81 Today, 05:07 AM

What are you working on?

Little leather shaving and bonding.

As well as jigging up the shaft bores,

Used some square tube 2 1/2” aluminum
MikeB52 Today, 04:36 AM

Old bottles..

You might want to clean them with alcohol as it evaporates very easily and cleanly. It will also take oil residue off.
RezDog Today, 04:13 AM
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