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243666 William Ghio <bghio@m...> 2013‑11‑26 Re: MF cigar shave and replacement blades
On Nov 26, 2013, at 12:30 AM, "Adam R. Maxwell"  wrote:

> GGs,
> 
> Some of you may be interested to know that Tim Kelly is once again
> making his version of the Millers Falls cigar shave, as well as
> replacement blades. I
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> The shave was $45 and replacement blade was $16, both BIN on ebay.
> He said it was okay if I mentioned him on the oldtools list, but
> production is slow due to his day job. Ebay id is bennetville.
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/usr/bennetvi
lle
> 
> There are notes on his shaves in the archives. The fit and finish is
> excellent, though the design is slightly different from the M-F. Kelly
> relies on a back bevel, rather than the shallow mouth of the M-F.
> 
> https://twitter.com/maxwellarm/status/402622580487495680/photo/1/larg
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I think $45 is what he was charging a dozen years ago when bought mine.
Originals have gone for more than that on that auction site. I do love these
shaves, but the MF version will conform to a tighter radius, so you need both.

Bill------------------------------------------------------------------------

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