Hey there. I have some more Hoffritz razors ready to go, just need to get some photos up. If you are interested, please shoot me a comment. Till then, a few razors and a couple of rolls. More to come!!
RazorSmith
Razors
Hoffritz 11/16 Soligen Razor 10526
Hoffritz 11/16 Soligen Razor 10529
Hoffritz 11/16 Soligen Razor 10532
RazorRolls
So we had our annual DFW meet up this past weekend. I must say in the couple of years we have been meeting that the level of razor talent in the Dallas community has increased tremendously.
Charlie, your work continues to amaze. Scott you have a terrific collection of hones. Will thank you for organizing this and we hope to assist next year. Dale and mike I enjoyed meeting you both.
On to next year. 2nd weekend in September. See you there.
Darren
RazorSmith.com
Hello there. So long time no post. Been getting lots of emails and comments asking about products, but honestly I have not been in the shop in months. Just to dang busy. Family, work, school, busy times. However, I will see if I can get some rolls made in the near future. My wife has agreed to learn how to make them. Good news is that I am a pretty good sewer. Great news is she is much better sewer than myself. Also, I want to do some multi-fabric stuff. That way I can get really creative and add a touch of flair.
In the meantime, I watch a lot of videos (http://www.youtube.com/user/vgod?feature=mhum) at night and this gem below I found is just the most fantastic video ever.
Until next time, c-ya.
Just a new post since I have not posted one lately.
I love Japanese straight razors(JSR). They are the bomb! They are amazingly sharp, are ubercool, and scare the holy Jesus out of most people that use straight razors. The are tiny little razors but they are just wonderful to use for shaving. I have a couple that are manufactured razors, and a couple that are custom razors. I cannot say that there is one that I prefer over the other, however I would take any of them over about any other straight razor. Even my Livi! Of the 5 that are in the JSR style, they are all unique and just a joy to use. And none of them are for sale in case you are wondering. The one in blue and the one with the beige rattan wrap, they are manufactured razors that I picked up. The one with the blue handle is not a Tosuke, however it has a Tosuke handle. The rattan wrap is an off brand, however is a little heavy and is quite nice. The blue handle is CRAZY sharp. When I got it, I put it on a Chinese 12k and then pasted strops. That was all it needed. Just fantastic. I like it so much, I shaved with this one for about a month straight at one point.
As for the other 3, the one with the brown handle is a normal straight razor. Wester Bros Damascus. The tang was so messed up and ground up from some other owner that I wondered what to do with it for about a year. Finally I came up with the idea of covering it up. I used some rosewood and epoxy to create a case, then sanded it down to form. Came out beautifully. The darker razor with the green paracord wrap was made by Spazola over at SRP. Very creative guy. This was formally a file that he used to create a razor. Amazing shave. The last one was a custom razor by Russell Baldridge. He only made a few of these and I was lucky enough to grab one. This is another one of those razors that I could use over and over and over.
Please enjoy the photos. If you have any questions send me a note. Thanks again.
razorsmith
So long time no post. Sorry but life has been busy. But hopefully business production will be up and booming again before to long. So just to let everyone know what is happening. Enjoy and stay tuned.
Finally this fall I have started back to school. After a 2 year hiatus due to the birth of our twin boys, I worked a deal with my manager to get back to school. 3 days during lunch, and one evening. My day gets going at about 5 am and usually ends at about midnight or later depending on the project of homework. Long days.
Along with school, I was refereeing high school volleyball again this year. This is another one of my hobbies that take my time, however it pays pretty well. If anyone needs extra cash and knows any high school sport pretty well, go ref! www.TASO.org.
My coaching season is about to get started pretty soon. Actually, we have our 1st age specific clinic this Wednesday, and tryouts the 2nd weekend in Nov. 1st tournament will be 12/19/09. Not much time and I have 17′s age group by myself this year. Fun times, and I really like this age group. Check out our club program at www.Kahunavbc.com.
Going along with the coaching, I referee during the club season. So my typical Saturday and Sunday will be half a day of coaching, and half a day of refereeing. Sorry to SWMBO. I know that I will be leaving you at home quite a bit, but hey, it puts money back in the bank. www.usav.org
And the best reason to not work on razors…… we have a new kiddo (#4) on the way. Due April 21, 2010. Do not know the sex yet, as I do not want to know. However we do have names already. John Peter, or Connie Louise. Let’s go Connie Louise!!! I need another little girl, and my daughter needs a little sister. I will try to post a pic in the near future.
So school ends in about a month before starting up again in Jan. I plan on working on some razors and brushes at the time, along with some Christmas presents. I bought a scroll saw for $10 at a garage sale from a gentleman that did cabinets and was retiring. Yay me. So stay tuned for some new products. Take care all.
Darren
RazorSmith
WOW!!! The last few months have been incredibly busy times. I have had so many requests and it seems like so little time, so I finally had to put some things into perspective for myself.
My responsibilities and Time Constraints:::
Family
Wife
3 kids under 5 including twins
Dog
House and Yardwork
School starting up in the fall and I am taking 2 classes and a lab
Work
Full time job is going well but with lots of projects at the moment
1st part time job is coaching volleyball
Had tournaments every weekend Saturday and Sunday for past 3 months
Long HOT days in the Texas heat (100+ degrees)
2nd part time job is refereeing volleyball
Classes, fees, training, meetings, blah, blah, blah
3rd part time job is RazorSmith.com.
Unfortunately this is where time is costing me the most.
Need time for myself.
So wow, lots to do and when to do it???? I am still working on that. We transitioned the twins to beds instead of the cribs. Let me just say that they like to get out of bed….. a lot….. both of them.
Washing machine went out. Good thing we have a lot of clothes. Bad thing when we got a new one, is that we had a lot of dirty clothes.
It seems to rain on days when I am able to mow, and be hot and sunny when I work. That’s just getting irritating. My forrest(yard) is suffering big time. And the city got onto me for my trees overhanging the street. That was a tedious process. Yay!
I am working as much as possible to try to get stuff paid off and so wife can be a stay at home mommy. I just show up at these places and get paid for the part time work. The razor stuff I have to make time for. Considering the kiddos are in bed at 8-9, and wife around 10-11, not a lot of time for the 2 of us. So I try to be available to her. So that leaves razors for after 11pm till I go to bed, only to wake up at 5:30ish.
So why am I saying all of this??? Because my razor items will have to become an as I get them done basis. I have been trying to knock out a couple of rolls now for the better part of a month and just cannot get them done. My next 3 months worth of weekends are all tied up working or traveling, so I am short on time. Then only thing that I have managed to stay pretty current on is honing. That is generally really quick turnaround. I have lost about a dozen orders on rolls just because I cannot sit down to sew them. (I apologize to those who waited very patiently to receive one only to shop or go a different route.) Things will calm down soon, but for now life is just busy, busy, busy.
That’s my rant for the day!!! Whew I feel better.
RazorSmith
Handle is 7.25 inches, knot loft is 2.25 inches.
Finish is wipe on poly.
I wanted to do a longer brush because I have a few larger lather bowls and need a brush to work with them. And I had a few inquiries from some others about doing a longer handle. Hope you enjoy.
razorsmith
Indian Rosewood scales
Blue fiber insert for stability and coolness
Purpleheart Wedge
Tung Oil finish hand rubbed
Pinned with brass rod and small washers
Centers dang near perfect
Took back to the finishing stones and strops prior to getting out the door
This was a beautiful blade if it were not for the pitting. As it sits the blade is a great shaver. When the pits are so large that you can actually polish the pits, that tells you how it started out. The indian rosewood had a great figurative knot in the meat of the handle, hence the use of the fiberboard. The color of the rosewood in conjunction with the blue fiber just pops.
George, hope you like.
razorsmith
I have updated the pages with my latest razor roll that I made for a customer. Grey with white stitching. See the update HERE!!
Ok, so let me just say, man is it friggin beautiful here. And hot. So today’s update. Did not update yesterday. Was sitting in front of the computer last night but passed out before I could get anything typed. It was only 11pm here, however in TX time that is 4am. I do stay up late on occasion, but that is riduculous.
So as I am sitting here typing, let me just say that the dishwasher in the Waiohai Marriott is outrageously loud. I mean to the point that I want to go into the hallway to finish typing.
Ok, off my soapbox. Yesterday and today were good days. We are staying in the south side of Kauai. Yesterday we took a trip up north to Kilauea and then to Hanalei. Yeah, like Puff the Magic Dragon. 1st to Kilauea and the Kilauea Lighthouse. Beautiful spot where lots of birds nest. And this is one of the most northern tips of the island. The lighthouse here is cool. From there we went to Hanalei. This is such a beautiful spot. Here is were most of the taro on the island is grown. And all the bridges in the north are all 1 lane bridges. I cannot equate this area to anything I have seen anywhere else. It is beautiful, lush with vegetation, and the people are awesome. We ordered food at Red Hot Mama’s, a hole in the wall mexican stand. Literally a hole in the wall. No seating, no waiters, no anything other than the window where they take your order and give you food. We than drove to Ha’ena to go eat at a public park where they camp and surf. Amazing how some people live here in tents for weeks/months at a time. From there it was back home for dinner, playing around the hotel, and bedtime. Grilled some chicken and veggies, and soaked in the hottub.
Today, went west to Hanapepe. On the way we stopped at the Kauai Coffee Company. Got the father-in-law some coffee. Let the twins entertain the other tourists there for a while. Toured Glass Beach and the Japanese Graveyard. Amazing in theirselves. The water at Glass Beach is so beautiful. Then drove to Waimea to go to JoJo’s Shave Ice. One of the best treats on the island. Headed back to the hotel today to make sure the boys got a nap. So much better. Was able to take my daughter to a polynesian dance tonight. She really enjoyed it. Came back to hotel and played some more. 2 great days. Enjoy the photos.
3 more days!!!!!
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I like sharp objects and sometimes I run with scissors.
