Hm. @DaltonGang - would you consider Austin to be "Texas"? I'd call it "California and Seattle Wannabe"?
Yes, I think Austin is kind of like Seattle. "Keep Austin Weird". Isn't that what the Austinian say?? It's its own little country inside Texas.
My declaration “Claus” brush came in. And hot damn! It’s nice. Now i see what the big fuss is alll about when you brush guys get a new brush! The knot is crazy. I have never seen or felt anything like it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
As I said in another thread, I've been having a bit of a case AD this month. The plastic case was from @NCoxSTL and the other two were from eBay. Apparently, there must have been different versions of the plastic case, though. I was hoping to use it with a Bakelite Tech with the Bakelite handle. Unfortunately, however, the handle appears to be too thick despite similar setups appearing on Mr. Razor's site. I ended up with this setup: The Pocket Edition case now houses a thick-cap OT. I'm not sure if that is the correct razor, but it looks nice. Anybody know where I might be able to get a cap for the blade case? The Plastic case is now home to a Contract Tech with an 'S' baseplate and the blue snap case now houses my pre-War Tech. One more item. For a while, I've been wanting to make a handle using the collet from a ball-end handle and a .30-06 cartridge. I first saw one in a picture of a Khaki set where the handle must have been repaired in the field. A big thanks to @Maximumsmoke for sending me a cartridge. The collet is from a cracked New handle and the head is a post-War Tech. I think it's my new travel razor.
Visited an antique store and found quite a few overpriced razors but one caught my eye. it was severely discounted from the original price of $95 to $65 and there was an addition 25% off but still I offered a reasonable price of $40 and the vendor accepted. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Love that “cart” razor. Lol I would polish off that gold down to brass on the collet so it matches the handle a little better but what a great idea! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
You need to take me there. I showed you my places. Fair is fair you know. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Lol. FYI, I went to that antique store and they were closed after you and I met up last night. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I had a decent month. Going to take it easy going forward. Need to sell or trade gear to get new gear. Need to stop laying out so much cash. https://imgur.com/a/bUHIm Sent from my SM-G955U1 using Tapatalk
I can't really take credit for the idea. A while back, I saw a picture of a Khaki set where the handle had been replaced with what appeared to be the original collet stuck in the end of a cartridge. I'm guessing that, in that case, the original handle failed early in life and the owner replaced it with what was available.