Thread: Opinions please

Originally Posted by urleebird

Just so you know, Gary... I already have a few out there with studs in the butt spacer. So that spot is taken...

Bill, I'm going to claim the underside of the tang somewhere then.

btw Your spam filter is blocking my emails to you.

Cheers

Gary

btw Your spam filter is blocking my emails to you.

Cheers

Gary

Maybe my email program thought your message was coming from NJ instead of NZ...

sorry

Originally Posted by urleebird

Maybe my email program thought your message was coming from NJ instead of NZ...

sorry

Jersey? I would of thought NYC. You forget your Massachusetts roots, Mr. Ellis?

Originally Posted by urleebird

Just so you know, Gary... I already have a few out there with studs in the butt ...

I like the fact that the stud is hidden and has to be looked for. That is a signature I could live with on a razor. I like the blades to have an overall 'clean' look. Looking at the profile of the blade, you'd never know.

Go for the hidden 'ID'.

I have a feeling in 50+ years, people will be saying, "I have an xyz razor that has a jewel under the tang...what does that mean?" Followed by reply of "Hey, me too!", etc and so forth..

And WHAT is wrong with Jersey?! Only those that come from Jersey earn the right to put it down It's a dump! Sweet, beautiful dump



C utz

Gary - I think an identifying signature mark is a great idea.

I also think that some of the comments regarding whether a stud was appropriate were addressing the issue of whether a stud is distinctive enough/can't be copied by others.

If you're going to go to the trouble to hallmark your work, you want to make sure it can't be ripped off.

From a functional perspective, it should not iterfere with the razor - and my concern with doing somethign to the blade is that it not encourage rust and/or the accumulation of gunk.

From a visual perspective the mark should be classy and unassuming - which I think is what you're going for.

Good luck coming up with something that you feel is appropriate.

If you're going to go to the trouble to hallmark your work, you want to make sure it can't be ripped off.

Anything can be copied. Two of my show winning knife designs have even been copied by knife manufacturers. Most knife designs without moving parts cannot be protected by copyright or trademark. That's why you issue a certificate of authenticity along with the product and keep records of all the work you have done.

From a functional perspective, it should not iterfere with the razor - and my concern with doing somethign to the blade is that it not encourage rust and/or the accumulation of gunk.

This is an excellent point. Nobody would jump on the purchase of a razor 50 years from now by saying, "Hey, I just picked up a Holder restoration. I can tell by the rusty hole on the bottom of the tang where a gemstone used to be." That's not good. I'm not being a smart butt... it is something to consider, but it is easily addressed.

hmm, since you make the scales and not the blade, maybe you should mark them instead?

Nenad

Originally Posted by superfly

hmm, since you make the scales and not the blade, maybe you should mark them instead?

Nenad

Marking the blade covers both the restoration of the blade and a new jacket. If the new scales were buffalo horn, for instance, then a collector may never know if the razor has been worked on. I have worked on blades where you could not tell they were worked on. That's not honest to do if the collector does not know about it. An identifier on the blade takes care of that.

Originally Posted by urleebird

..... I have worked on blades where you could not tell they were worked on.....

How do you REALLY know you worked on it then?