Awesome, Glen. I'll be checking out your page to see what else you have coming up. Thanks for the heads up.
My personal favs are 5/8-6/8 Extreme Hollows with Spike points and Cracked Ice scales or really bright colors...I tend to really like NY brands but any well ground hollow will work for me.. Japanese Kamisori razors could be all I owned if pressed hard, they are a no frills, no nonsense, shaving machine, but tend to take a ton of concentration while shaving, but OMG what a shave
This was a project that was waiting for the right razor and this one was the one.. 11/16 German made "Blue Steel" razor with no visible hone wear, full hollow grind, square point.. The steel is a nice satin glow that came out near flawless with very light buffing.. It came with genuine Ivory scales, but on very close inspection (30x) I could see a pressure crack forming at the wedge pin it wasn't through the scale but it would be soon... Soooooo I would like to say I planned the Blue color liners to match the Blue Steel name, but to be honest I had the .080 Blue G-10 for over a year when Phil over at Masecraft sent it to me for a sample.. I took the Ivory scales and cleaned them all up, then epoxied the G-10 to the back, I went through my stash of old parts and found an Ivory wedge and fit it to this set, I polished out the scales, and the G-10 and put it all back together with Nickel Silver pins and the tiny SS washers... Anyway it is up for sale on the website and here are some pics Also this latest Elk Antler Brush went up today Thanks for looking
Two more for the Leap !!!! A very old fully restored Lichtenberger, how old I don't know for sure my guess is 1810-1830 Purpleheart scales with a real Ivory wedge all brass pinning honed out on my select grade coticule to a nice smooth edge.. A 5/8 "DFS Series" Cattaruagus in beautiful shape, came with trashed scales so I put it in Vintage Restored Cream Celluloid no rust no pitting and honed out to the sharpness that these NY razors can hold on the Shapton system.. ps: this is a spike point but it takes me about 5 seconds to blunt it for newbs on any spike point razor
As always Glen, those razors are stunning. I'm almost worried your DFS restores will start me down a new path - they're such a good value for getting into straights.
"DFS series" Razors up for sale Gemstar Customs These are all DFS or Damn Fine Shavers all have been fully restored, no crusty rusty here, but still priced right.... You can take a look at the details for each razor an more on the For Sale Page on the website www.gemstarcustoms.com Here are a few pics A Case Bros Red Imp #132 Wedge that unfortunately the original scales were trash so I replaced them with another set of Case scales ... A Genco (Bradford PA Vintage) Wedge that is in beautiful condition, there was no hone wear before the restore on this one either Both are nice clean examples of an American wedge razor that is a unique shaving experience in itself.. Two 6/8 Half hollows just went up on the website priced right, fully restored, and honed to shave ready... Sheffield Joseph Bhiblay M.E. Reppenhagen Diamondine No7 See the Details on the website at Welcome GemStar Customs - Gem Star Customs on the for sale page
Thanks gents, I have been doing a bit of trading lately "Razors for Work" which keeps me away from the E-bay prices so I can offer them for less which is good for me and my customers
And one more DFS Razor American Steel = Oh yeah Baby !!!!! 5/8 Geneva Cut Co... Fully restored and priced right... More info on the website Thanks for looking
April Showers bring more stuff Well my friends since April 3rd or so I have been basically trapped back at the house since the melting snow and April showers took out the culvert and of course washed out the road... We finally got an excavator back in here and ripped out the old culvert and dug the creek bed out this morning so hopefully next month we will have it dry enough to re-build the road What does that mean to you guys well that means that I have only been going into town when necessary so been spending more time in the shop ok the shop, and at the shooting range too Some razors going up on the website tonight DFS Robeson Shuredge from Rochester NY a 5/8 Square Point that is near perfect, it is not Mint/NOS although if I didn't tell you that you would never know I popped the pivot pin and lightly polished the blade and tang, there was no hone wear and still isn't, the scales are better then they look in the pics basically you have a factory fresh razor, there are some very tiny blems as I did not want to dig any real steel off this one.. Honed with full Shapton system to show off the excellent NY edge, I have one of these in my personal collection and honestly they are hard to beat... DFS Ontario Cutlery 5/8 from Geneva NY lightly restored all original no hone wear again honed on my Shaptons DFS ERN Crown & Sword restored roundpoint 5/8 this is a 1/2 hollow and would be a perfect starter razor for someone, honed on a Thuringen Coming in the next day or so, with more PICS !!!!! Barber Hone's and a full custom set in Cocobolo with a 13/16 Solingen roundnose and a 24mm Silvertip brush More info at www.Gemstarcustoms.com
These two just went up for sale, Both are near perfect mint condition Brand: Hibbard, Spencer, & Bartlett Model: Graves Origin: Germany Steel: Carbon Size: 5/8 Grind: Hollow Grind Shoulderless Point: Round Scales: Slick Black (original) Honing: Chosera 1k, Henckels 1-3-8, Thuringen Brand: Harris & Goar Mfg. Co. Origin: Kansas City MO. USA Steel: Carbon Size: 6/8 Grind: Extra Hollow Grind Point: Round Scales: Slick Black (original) Honing: Chosera 1k, Henckels 1-3-8, Thuringen Thanks for looking More info, More Stuff, and pricing here on the website For Sale - Gem Star Customs
Gemstar Custom Set #54 Another Will/Griz and Glen collaboration Wrapped in Cocobolo this is a Solingen Garantie, Made in Germany "The Improved Eagle Razor" it is near perfect except one small blem at the top of the spine that did not come completely out during the light restoration which left the Eagle in pristine condition.. There is no visible hone wear on the razor which measures just a hair under 7/8. The razor was honed on the full Shapton system out to 30k. The wedge is made out of Recon Amber and the hardware is all Brass in and out... The Brush is made from the other end of this piece of Cocobolo it was turned by my friend Will I matched the finish to the razor with Teak Oil... The knot is a 24mm overstuffed Silvertip.. Just went up for sale on the website. Thanks for looking
