Over the course of time I came to discover a fellow Pennsylvanian who ironically enough lives not 10 minutes from me. Turns out he got a couple of straights for some work he did and was wondering if I'd be interested in having them. He said he had no plans on ever using them , liked my work, and rather than leave them in a drawer for the next 20 yrs. he'd rather someone enjoy them.
Well,, sure, I'm game.
So we met at a local Dunkin Donuts.
Now,, get two guys together with a common interest,,and me showing up with a razor I'm currently working on and a bag full (20+) brush handles I've made spread over the table and his two razors in the mix...well ,,we had to be a sight I'm sure. Gabbing one over the other trying to get it all out. I had a blast.
I couldn't just take his razors so we made a trade,,I gave him a recently made Butterscotch and a wood ( Dogwood) handles as he's interested in setting knots.
Besides that, I got to see some examples of his work. Fused glass. Amazing stuff he does. So much talent. Like I said, get two guys together with what turned out to be many common interests .
It was the start to a great day.
Thanks Dalecooper51,, I enjoyed myself.
Anytime anyone is in the Allentown, Bethlehem area,, look us up. We can spread even more stuff over the tables and really draw some looks.
Mark
Well,, sure, I'm game.
So we met at a local Dunkin Donuts.
Now,, get two guys together with a common interest,,and me showing up with a razor I'm currently working on and a bag full (20+) brush handles I've made spread over the table and his two razors in the mix...well ,,we had to be a sight I'm sure. Gabbing one over the other trying to get it all out. I had a blast.
I couldn't just take his razors so we made a trade,,I gave him a recently made Butterscotch and a wood ( Dogwood) handles as he's interested in setting knots.
Besides that, I got to see some examples of his work. Fused glass. Amazing stuff he does. So much talent. Like I said, get two guys together with what turned out to be many common interests .
It was the start to a great day.
Thanks Dalecooper51,, I enjoyed myself.
Anytime anyone is in the Allentown, Bethlehem area,, look us up. We can spread even more stuff over the tables and really draw some looks.
Mark
). However, I would be interested in a meet up with a group of Lehigh Valley wet shavers.
) we had a pleasant hour or so. Obviously in the end we talked about our common interest..razors, but we talked about everything else in life as well, families, work, passions......... I even took him to one of my "secret" local razor finding spots ( they didn't have anything that day but a week later when I went back picked up a #77 .....worked out good huh 
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) . Something I'm looking forward to so I can hear about his trip ( even though I've followed some of it on his wife's blog )
