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Yeah you are right because I did the same.I understand what you are saying but I'm happy to go ahead regardless.He has good feedback in general & I've never heard anything negative about his work.You do take a chance when you have a Custom razor made but up to now I've done ok out of it.Without a doubt my last razor is the best but I'm very happy with both.I Have Noticed there isn't Many Reviews on them..In Fact..Only a Handful..I Also Went Onto His EBay Site & Most of the SRs he has Sold are Not these Custom Blades but Standard SRs with Custom Scales which are Way Overpriced I May Add.
Billy
You won't get better than mine!! Cheers for you great words jack,but in all seriousness Morgan miller aka "silverloaf" is a great bladesmith, I have seen nothing but good words about his work especially on the USA site, have you seen his instagram page he has some great in progress pics on there, he was a big inspiration for me to get started.Yeah you are right because I did the same.I understand what you are saying but I'm happy to go ahead regardless.He has good feedback in general & I've never heard anything negative about his work.You do take a chance when you have a Custom razor made but up to now I've done ok out of it.Without a doubt my last razor is the best but I'm very happy with both.
Once the razor arrives I will post some pictures & an overall review.Not seen any valued reviews or write ups on any straight razor forums so I will refrain from commenting at this point, or until one comes in for honing.
He would cut the design out of a billet of steel & then shape/grind the hollows just as I do, it's incredibly time consuming as the steel will be 8mm+ and extremely hard.Wow! have you some Ivy to chop off your walls?
I'll stick to an 11/16th's round point. Are these made from ready made blanks or does he forge his own steel?
Apart from wedges & framebacks I feel like that about regular straight razors.They don't do anything for me but I like the look of some of them.I appreciate the work that goes into one and I like to look at them from an aesthetic point of view but each to their own. Unfortunately they do nothing for me. Just too big looking. But good shaving to anyone that wants to own something different.
He would cut the design out of a billet of steel & then shape/grind the hollows just as I do, it's incredibly time consuming as the steel will be 8mm+ and extremely hard.
The big players such as dovo etc will use ready made blanks, it's one of the reasons why custom razors aren't cheap but it means that you can make a razor to any design or shape.[/QUOTE
Thanks for answering the question Ed.He would cut the design out of a billet of steel & then shape/grind the hollows just as I do, it's incredibly time consuming as the steel will be 8mm+ and extremely hard.
The big players such as dovo etc will use ready made blanks, it's one of the reasons why custom razors aren't cheap but it means that you can make a razor to any design or shape.