Thread: What Do You Have In The Mail Right Now?

Originally Posted by evnpar

Tim Zowada custom damascus, 6/8 half-hollow with Mammoth tusk scales. It's scheduled to arrive tomorrow, after a lengthy wait. Woohoo!!

A blade and scales that work so well together is not so common. Yours is the exception! Congratulations!!
~Richard

That razor is making me drool. At which point does it cross the line and become a museum piece?

Originally Posted by malaverdiere

At which point does it cross the line and become a museum piece?

After Two or Three Hundred Years

While visiting my Dad in CA, I saw he had an old craftsman Scroll Saw. I had never seen it before. He said his brother bought it and used it on one project. Then it sat for a few years and he gave it to my Dad. Dad used it for a couple small projects. He wanted to give it to me but it wasn't going to fit in a box and ship for a very good price so I told him I'll get one someday in the near future as it would work so well with making scales. I cut them out by hand.

Yesterday this came in the mail...


I guess he wanted to buy me one before I bought one. It's an Off Brand but the reviews seem to be pretty good. Well, I guess now the only reason I have for not making some scales soon is it's too damn cold outside.

Originally Posted by Gasman

...snip...so I told him I'll get one someday in the near future as it would work so well with making scales. I cut them out by hand...Yesterday this came in the mail...
I guess he wanted to buy me one before I bought one. It's an Off Brand but the reviews seem to be pretty good. Well, I guess now the only reason I have for not making some scales soon is it's too damn cold outside.

That is a great gift! Wen was one of the pioneers of small home shop tools and their little wet knife sharpener/grinders can be awesome!
The scroll saw will have a pull-up component if you feed it too fast but the things do cut nicely for our use. Blade choice will be a learning experience; not very fine, 8-12 teeth per inch would be a good start. HF has some assortments for cheap.
Have fun! They can be a winner.
JMO
~Richard

I just had the best shave ever by a straight razor. I just got my new razor in the mail today, a NOS vintage chemical steel kamisori 7/8 . It has a heavier weight which made it a lot easier for shaving my bald head. Nothing is better than seeing progress in a hobby that is a lost skill of sorts. Thanks for all the advice on the forum gentlemen.

Thanks for the info Richard. I know i will need some blades but had no idea where to start. Now i do.

Razor that is something special as i believe, a piece of colonial history and maybe one of tha last of its kind as i got it NOS, a 11/16" Razor from the Anglo Siam Corporation Ltd. Singapore. Does anyone have a clou how old it might be?



And as second a Phil Eisemann Conestogar Razor, exact that kind of Razor i like, hard steel,square point and about 6/8" wider

TIGER 55





I didn't find any information on this razor on the Internet, maybe I was not looking in the right places.
Does anyone know anything about this razor?

Originally Posted by Navarrsky

TIGER 55
I didn't find any information on this razor on the Internet, maybe I was not looking in the right places.
Does anyone know anything about this razor?

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