Joel,
I am appalled by the flaws. The blade and handle are very good looking but the roughness on the bottom of the handle is poor craftsmanship and the warped monkey tail is inexcusable. Obviously the "master" didn't check the work of his apprentices and this certainly takes his work down many notches in my estimation --and I have one on order thinking that Livi was the Ne on the Plus Ultra. Oh, oh, this may not be good.
Bruce
Joel,
I think if the hole throught the handle were drilled at an angle, enough so that the monkey tail dragged on the inside face, the blade itself would close on the outside of the handle. Since the monkey tail is about 1/5 the length of the blade, the blade would show about 5 times the deflection of the smaller member. Warped or crooked, that issue is really moot in that no one at the "maestro's" shop checked it for function before they wrapped and shipped the razor, and that's where my problem arises.
Bruce
I'm willing to overlook minor cosmetic issues in exchange for perfection in the shaving department. I can't be the only one, else Thiers-Issard would have been out of business decades ago.
I am not as forgiving but great point on TI
This is the first I have heard of any problem. The razor was purchased for $645.00 and was received in November of 2006. I tested this one and didn't recall any problems with it, but that was a long time and many razors ago.
You are right Don, I love all my custom razors. I can look hard and find some kind of not perfect in each of them, but they are all hand made and every one is of great value to me. They are all wonderful shavers and different from any mass manufactured razors that I have including the rarest of them.
Have fun and let's do the convention.
Lynn