What a grat razor. Clean clean lines.
Thanks Haiku. I appreciate the kind words.
Thanks also to a great member here, who can come forward if he chooses to, my razor has a nice new home. I was sent a coticule box and with a few minor modifications my razor fit's in it very nicely. I added hinges, a latch, and some felt covered foam. I will replace the latch with something better. The one that is on there is a p.i.t.a...
Thanks guy's. This really was a lot of fun to do. Now I need to figure out a holder for it.
diyguy- go ahead and do it. I would love to see what you come up with.
That looks great, perfect fit, almost like it was made for it.
Dude....
You made art!.... I would so cherish that.. I love the "faux frameback" kinda look it has....
I am so jealous... Seriously
Robert Williams has a picture of something similar to what you might possibly have in mind.
http://customstraightrazors.com/wordpress/introducing-purist/
dood... if i had something awesome like that i would rule the earth!!! lol..snip
Thanks Paco. It shaves like almost like a wedge. I wish I could get a good picture of the grind. Do you have a surface grinder at work for sharpening tooling? That's what I did it on. Something like this, without the coolant. http://www.grizzly.com/products/6-x-18-Surface-Grinder/G3104
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dood... if i had something awesome like that i would rule the earth!!! lol..
i use a regular ole crappy 8" bench grinder...... occasionally i use a 6" belt sander we have.....
i wish i had real tools like that..
Do you use your own "makers mark" ?
Awesome work man! Threads like this make me wanna go buy a bench grinder and see what shakes out.
I double dog dare ya....... Just remember to post you're results.
Seriously considering it. Not sure what I would actually need to get started though. I would only want to make a fixed blade like what you made. Would a $50 grinder from harbor freight get the job done? Would I be better off with a bench belt sander? Don't wanna go too crazy spending cash on tools.
Is 3/4hp enough juice to do it? Never really worked with metal before.....
Good job, I like it
For a few razor's, I would think so. You don't want anything to take off too much metal, then you run into heat problems. Plus the less you take off at a time the easier it is to stop at the right time.
Ryan, check out some of Bill Ellis' threads. The man is a master craftsman, and has shared a lot of knowledge on this forum. They helped me a lot. http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/182786-Bill-Ellis-quot-How-To-quot-Threads