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Hey guys
Have any of you restoration/razor-making gurus ever thought about doing a restoration/making workshop/clinic/apprenticeship?
You're all so talented, and obviously you want to keep business going for yourselves. But have you ever thought about sharing the knowledge to us younger guys?
I know I just want to learn to pick it up as a hobby.
Brock
Great Idea! I would love to go to one since I am trying to learn to restore razors well. Hopefully these pro's will consider it although I can understand why some won't give away all their secrets.
Hope this happens, I 'll be there if its at all possible.
I know on my part it has nothing to do with "Secrets" I have posted just about every trick I have ever found, in the Workshop forum, and have always answered every question as throughly as possible in PM's when I get them...
The problem is time and distance....
Most of us have full time jobs besides restoring razors, trust me here guys, you can't make a living restoring razors alone....
Now if you can make it to one of the Meet ups / Gatherings that is well worth the time to go....
What the G-man says!
I've also said many times that whatever tools, compounds, products... we all use aren't any hidden magic voodoo products. These are all widely available. Tips and tricks are always answered by any of the knowledgeable.
At the end what will make all the difference is the person sitting behind those tools and using the products. That's not something one can learn in a day but comes with practice and experience.
Its not rocket science or anything. In fact, its just pretty repetitive. You just get better at it the more razors you restore. I have no secrets. All I know was found from these forums.
I agree with the gentlemen above.
I've had people over and done a few honing seminars up here, but everyone always seems to leave looking like a kid who just found out there's no Easter Bunny.
I don't think I've had a single resto question that I didn't find the answer to in the forums, or had answered very quickly by one of the esteemed gentlemen above.
As Max said- it's about time, and that counts for the acquiring information part of it too. There's a lot to know and you can't get it all in an afternoon.
One good resource for those that don't have it- Bill Ellis' Razor Restoration CD. If you're looking for a one stop shop for info, that's a good place to start. ...But it's only a start.
I can see the reasoning behind an apprenticeship, though.
It seems from the comments here that an actual apprenticeship is not needed, but the desire for hands-on training or examples as opposed to reading forum commentary?
I can see that.
Sometimes the tool challenged make huge advances when someone sits with them, hands them a file and says "Now do this until the pin pops out. No, like this. Yeah, that's it. Now..."
I personally like the idea of a semi-indepth DVD. Question is, if the Bill Ellis is a good place to start, but ONLY a start, what is missing from the DVD? Where is it lacking? I ask because razor construction, not just restoration, is looking promising, especially with blade blanks being produced, or at least being explored as a viable source for scaleless razors.