I had some thick steel that was going to be used for a specific project and the guy who wanted it changed his mind. I decided to see if the thicker steel would work on my standard profiles; the humpback and the stogie. The normal thickness steel I use is 5/32nds and 3/16's.
The steel is a quarter inch thick so that means the razors all have to be 8/8's wide in order to keep a good shaving angle at the cutting edge. These things are definitely going to be hefty since I only do 1/4 hollow grind blades. Dropping one at waist level would probably lop off important appendages by the time it hit the floor. Shaving in the buff would really put yourself in danger...
I'll try to remember to post pics as the progress unfolds. One will probably have file work of some kind and the others will be engraved. I may do some inlay work on them as well.
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Here is where the horizontal grinder comes in very handy.
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This is after the profile has been ground. Pretty thick, no?
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I think I'm also going to make a 2-razor set. I've alway threatened to do one, but just never got around to it. The time is now. One will be a humpback and the other a stogie. They will come with a custom box as well, and they may require a small bank loan to purchase. Y'all think I should put in the barber notches?
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The steel is a quarter inch thick so that means the razors all have to be 8/8's wide in order to keep a good shaving angle at the cutting edge. These things are definitely going to be hefty since I only do 1/4 hollow grind blades. Dropping one at waist level would probably lop off important appendages by the time it hit the floor. Shaving in the buff would really put yourself in danger...
I'll try to remember to post pics as the progress unfolds. One will probably have file work of some kind and the others will be engraved. I may do some inlay work on them as well.
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Here is where the horizontal grinder comes in very handy.
View attachment 109334
This is after the profile has been ground. Pretty thick, no?
View attachment 109335
I think I'm also going to make a 2-razor set. I've alway threatened to do one, but just never got around to it. The time is now. One will be a humpback and the other a stogie. They will come with a custom box as well, and they may require a small bank loan to purchase. Y'all think I should put in the barber notches?
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