Harry's Razor

[Noot17]

I wanted to make my brother a razor handle for his birthday, but he doesn't use a Gillette, so I couldn't use any kits. I ended up breaking apart a Harry's razor that I had, which is what he uses, and took the razor head from that to make him a custom razor.

I made the handle from one of Tim McKenzie's diamond dust acrylic blanks. I had to carve a hole for the razor head by hand, which was pretty tedious. Then when I was sanding the handle it snapped off the piece that was being held in the chuck. Sanding without a lathe is not nearly as enjoyable...

Overall I'm pretty pleased with the outcome though! C and c welcome.




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[SteveAxelrod]

Nice concept and execution of a kitless razor. The cartridge looks similar to the Gillette Fusion. What's the attraction of Harry's cartridge - lower price?

 

[McKenzie Penworks]

You'd think they'd release specs for someone to make a kit right? That looks pretty darn good! (I'm only slightly biased)

 

[magpens]

Very nice ! . Thanks for showing.

 

[Noot17]

Thanks, all!

I'm still loving these blanks, Tim.

Steve - Yes, I think they are lower cost. I tried one a while back (the one that I destroyed to make this) and didn't like the blades. It's what my brother uses though.

 

[thewishman]

That is a sweet razor!

 

[MikeL]

Neat idea. Looks good.