Thread: Some of Zips recent finds - and need for two handles

Aloha gents!

Here are a some of my recent finds. An assortment of Oxford, Spike, Yankee Wedge, Alwin and a Wade and Butcher Barber Barber's Straight Razor.



I need handles (scales) for the two blades. One a Solingen FWE Special and the other is a Hibbard Spencer Bartlett OVB.

I have all but one oiginal box and an original leather case that I'm nursing back to health.

Nice finds!

That is awesome. I never thought about razor hunting in Honolulu. My wife love Oahu. One more good reason to go again. They look pretty clean.

Nice grab, should clean up a treat. So what's your thoughts on scale material, if your making them.?

Originally Posted by RezDog

That is awesome. I never thought about razor hunting in Honolulu. My wife love Oahu. One more good reason to go again. They look pretty clean.

By all means, RezDog, come on over and shop around. There are not a ton of vintage straights on the islands, but they are here. Even though it's very high humidity with salt air, most of the blades I have seen are actually in pretty clean shape. And if you like Japanese blades, you will definitley find them.

:-)
It would not be hard to convince my wife that we needed to go to a razor meet in Honolulu. She is not into the meets but the location would get her attention for certain, and she likes looking through antique shops with me.

Originally Posted by outback

Nice grab, should clean up a treat. So what's your thoughts on scale material, if your making them.?

I am making them, Mike. Thanks for asking. Well, at least I'm making them unless I go super-exotic and can't fabricate them myself.

I was thinking something from the islands, of course. Perhaps volcanic, perhaps exotic Hawaiian wood. There are a lot of arts and crafts shows in Waikiki that sell small blocks of wood for carving, or volcanic glass type material, but that takes a real special skill. Yet we have craftsman that can work with volcanic rock/glass here.

Of course, Bamboo and similar is always available. But my first thought to be honest was Hawaiian Koa Wood for one of the scales;



Hard, attractive and unique.

-Zip

Originally Posted by RezDog

:-)
It would not be hard to convince my wife that we needed to go to a razor meet in Honolulu. She is not into the meets but the location would get her attention for certain, and she likes looking through antique shops with me.

It would be my pleasure to organize a Razor Meet in Honolulu or Waikiki. Lots of wonderful places to stage a meeting as you know.
I realize it's a long way for some, but if we could get a even a few from the mainland, and 10 or so guys from the islands, it would still be a great time.

Just a thought for the future.

-Zip

There are some great woods there. I went to the 50th Wood Workers Guild show on the big island a few years ago. It was pretty impressive and quite a spectrum of local woods.

Originally Posted by ZipZop

It would be my pleasure to organize a Razor Meet in Honolulu or Waikiki. Lots of wonderful places to stage a meeting as you know.
I realize it's a long way for some, but if we could get a even a few from the mainland, and 10 or so guys from the islands, it would still be a great time.

Just a thought for the future.

-Zip

It costs me almost the same to travel to most meets. I can fly to Honolulu for the same price as it costs me to travel to Calgary, Toronto, Seattle, or Houston. I have a meet planned for Texas in February, but after that I have no plans and would be happy to attend a meet there. It does not take a lot of people to have a great time with the details of honing and restoring and shaving. Most of the meets I have been to have focussed on honing and shaving.