Thread: made first straight razor!

Originally Posted by ScottARoush

ha! you thought I gave up.
...snip....
I may now switch this to the maker's forum because I now have a whole new suite of questions...

Yes it is good form to keep one thread on one topic.

You will find piles of info by searching in the archives...
You will find a Google "site" search to be productive.
Something like:

site: Straight Razor Place tempering
Or
site: Straight Razor Place pyramid

Originally Posted by gssixgun

What secondary bevel????
I mean you could create one if you wanted to by taping the spine 1 layer of electrical tape for the final finish..., some of the guys do a secondary bevel but most don't...

BTW the "Average" bevel to spine angle is 16 degrees we did a ton of measuring on razors to find that...
The outside angles range from about 12 to 22 but most fall within 15-17


Edit: somehow I think you might be talking about a Bellied hollow in referring to a second bevel...

Here are some pics of different razor grinds

The straight razor - Straight Razor Place Wiki

It seems that he is under the mistaken belief that the razor is hollow ground down to an edge. It is not. It is hollow ground down to a thin blade, then that is given a bevel and sharpened.

thanks a lot. I was definitely under that impression....