What an incredible story and a magnificent transformation of that razor!
Incredible story, and a fantastic restoration from CAP and Chris. Well done gentlemen!
And I just can't seem to attach a picture in Tapatalk, lol. Laptop to the rescue! Here she is now around 10.5 years old:
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The Katrina Razor serves as a symbol of what can be done if people come together to help one another. This project was, on a microscopic scale - of course, a small representation of the trials-and-tribulations that the citizens of NOLA faced after this devastating natural disaster - and a true testament of how, collectively, there is always the opportunity to come out of a trying situation in better shape than before.
Incredible job! And a great story.
As for Hurricane Katrina, we did write a cheque. But my American wife actually went to volunteer there doing animal relief work about six months after the storm. We already had two beagles (father and son) and my wife found this tough, emaciated little female beagle suffering from heart worm, with mild congestive heart failure. So we adopted her and brought her to Canada. She was incredibly sick and the vet here in Canada wasn't sure that she'd survive the treatment. But we gave her a shot, and she did well. And she's still thriving nine years later.
Meet Daisy Katrina:
I was born and raised right outside of the city in a little town called Westwego. We were lucky enough not to be on the flooded side of the river but everyone had to deal with the aftermath and one of the things I remember most was the smell and the flies. The smell was unlike anything you could imagine. It was a lingering rot that hung over the city for months. The rotting food, stagnant water and soaked buildings without electricity for months was absolutely heart wrenching. I worked in the restaurant business at the time and made money going around the city cleaning out the walk in deep freezers and coolers. I think the thing that stuck with me most was just the overwhelming sense of loss that everyone felt, not just the people who lost loved ones or homes, everyone in the city felt lost and scared. This coupled with the non-stop barrage of media saying that the city would never rise up and people everywhere saying that we were our own problem. This razor brings it in to a smaller vantage point, I just returned from a trip home and like this razor the city is not only back but more vibrant and colorful than ever, the smell of amazing food has long replaced the stench of Katrina and the sounds of jazz have replaced the sound of silence and the hammering of roofs. I am and always will be proud to call New Orleans home. Thank everyone that had a part in the restoration effort of this razor and thank you Skeezixx for holding on to this piece of our history for so long.
Thanks for the info! I spent two hours last month talking to the owner of that place in his shop..very nice, talented gentlemen. Especially impressed with his Scrimshaw. Did not dawn on me to call him back on this.