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07-21-2008, 01:15 PM
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You know you've made it in the world of straight razors when.....
.... your name becomes a selling point at eBay auction.
Refurbished Straight Razor - eBay (item 320274535487 end time Jul-21-08 05:26:14 PDT)
Do you think Lynn gave personal endorsement for this? 
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07-21-2008, 01:43 PM
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That ducking thing has been on ebay before. I PMed the link to Lynn, IIRC correctly he said the thing is OK but not great.
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07-21-2008, 05:24 PM
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This is the part I can't figure out: "The custom handle is made of one piece of Vera wood"
How do you make a set of scales out of one piece of wood? Maybe it's implied that the piece was broken into two separate pieces and affixed to each other via metal fasteners
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07-21-2008, 05:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hoglahoo
This is the part I can't figure out: "The custom handle is made of one piece of Vera wood"
How do you make a set of scales out of one piece of wood? Maybe it's implied that the piece was broken into two separate pieces and affixed to each other via metal fasteners
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The handles on Mastro Livi's razors are made from one piece of wood. The piece is wide enough for two scales and the razor and you just cut a slot for the razor and put the single pin in the open end.
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07-21-2008, 05:46 PM
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Oh wow that's awesome, I was just thinking the other day, how would one go about making a handle out of a single piece of wood
I am not very handy as you can tell
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07-21-2008, 05:49 PM
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The give-away here is the absent second pin.
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07-21-2008, 05:58 PM
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I can't believe I didn't realize that when I looked at it the first time
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07-22-2008, 12:52 AM
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But Livi one piece scales do have a second pin in them. However its just for decoration.
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07-22-2008, 12:02 PM
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Dovo has one from horn as well.
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07-22-2008, 12:08 PM
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Quote:
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But Livi one piece scales do have a second pin in them. However its just for decoration.
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Not all of them. My regrinds don't and none of these do:
Livi Regrinds : Straight Razor Designs, The Finest In Gentlemens Shaving And Grooming Needs
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