Honey, I shrunk the razor!

I had a request for a compact straight for a gentleman with a full beard to be able to do detail work, yet not have to resort to a DE.



Shortened the blade, shortened the scales. Not a thing of great beauty, but a tool to fit a need.

I had thought of something like that for my neck.It would make WTG and ATG so much easier I would think.

Was this a full-size straight that you cut down? Or did you make the blade that way from scratch?

I cut it down from the same razor as it is pictured with.

Seraphim said:

I cut it down from the same razor as it is pictured with.

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Nice work (both with the razor and photoshop!)

Good stuff Seraphim!

Parataxis said:

Nice work (both with the razor and photoshop!)

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I don't think he meant it was the same razor, rather, one just like it before it was cut. No photoshop, rather work-shop magic.

Nice coochie razor Sera. Did you reuse the same scales just cut them down also?
I guess you did shorten them both lol

huracan said:

I don't think he meant it was the same razor, rather, one just like it before it was cut. No photoshop, rather work-shop magic.

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Ahh, damn my literal-mindedness. doh!

I wondered why you did not remove some of the blade at the heel end. This leaves you with a longer tang which increases maneuvrability with a beard. Saves you shortening the scales.

Kees said:

I wondered why you did not remove some of the blade at the heel end. This leaves you with a longer tang which increases maneuvrability with a beard. Saves you shortening the scales.

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Good idea.

Looks good. It came out well I think

How did you cut and shape it without hurting the temper? When I saw this I thought about a straight at a junk store that had a chip in the blade, but it was close to the end, seems like it would be a good "project razor".

I've only used it once so far (I'm saving the straight for weekend practice), and it does the job well...I mean, I cut my neck up trying for a third pass 'round the adam's apple, but with first two passes (WTG & ATG) I got a (tight and tender, but not actually bloody) BBS along the trim-lines, including the cheeks. It worked perfectly in that narrow space between the mustache and the sideburns.

I hope to perfect its use on upcoming Saturday mornings.

Well done, and thank you.

Ryan

Can we call it a "gold fifty cent"?

Ookla The Mok said:

Can we call it a "gold fifty cent"?

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You mean "fiddy-cent", right?

Seraphim said:

I had a request for a compact straight

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So, I think you're officially his shrink now.

I saw some shrunken on-purpose-made razors on German ebay called the next generation and that shape is similar to it.

Perhaps they are easier to handle and easier to hone.

There's no need for the blade to be 3". Just look at the track the razor leaves in the lather after one pass: it seldom exceeds 2".

This is somewhat left-field, but as a new straight shaver, I've found that I have trouble shaving with the full length of the blade, especially on areas that are wide open like the cheeks. So far, I've only shaved with straight blades but can see the advantages of shorter blades or "smiley" blades for overall flexibility. For sure, much of what I describe is learning but as one member noted, only a portion of the blade makes contact anyway.

Beautiful job, by the way.