First I proposed to hold a contest, order to get some activity. That got no interest, so scratch that idea. I've got a better one:
Have you ever wanted to make your own razor?
I have some annealed blanks carbon steel that I'm never going to finish again (because I don't have time for carbon steel anymore).
I can send you the annealed, hollow ground blank with a piece of flat stock for the tang. Then you can shape it / file it / decorate it however you want and indicate where the pivot hole should go. I'll drill it, do the HT and finish the hollow grinding and send it back to you for polishing, scales etc. If you post the progress pics here in the workshop section, start to finish, then the blank and my part are free (*). Up for it?
I have only a couple of blanks but if I get more interest than I have blanks, I'll make a couple more. Should I get an avalanche of requests, I reserve the right to stop the free blanks at my discretion.
(*) The blank and my work are free. Shipping the original blank to you first time is free. However, when you mail it back to me for heat treatment, customs might hit me with a processing fee. You pay that fee and the cost for sending it out the second time.
Have you ever wanted to make your own razor?
I have some annealed blanks carbon steel that I'm never going to finish again (because I don't have time for carbon steel anymore).
I can send you the annealed, hollow ground blank with a piece of flat stock for the tang. Then you can shape it / file it / decorate it however you want and indicate where the pivot hole should go. I'll drill it, do the HT and finish the hollow grinding and send it back to you for polishing, scales etc. If you post the progress pics here in the workshop section, start to finish, then the blank and my part are free (*). Up for it?
I have only a couple of blanks but if I get more interest than I have blanks, I'll make a couple more. Should I get an avalanche of requests, I reserve the right to stop the free blanks at my discretion.
(*) The blank and my work are free. Shipping the original blank to you first time is free. However, when you mail it back to me for heat treatment, customs might hit me with a processing fee. You pay that fee and the cost for sending it out the second time.