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Thread: Unknown maker sent to me by sharptonn to be reground and restored

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    Laurens: It is pinned with brass on brass with fluted washers.

    Without a doubt the BEST shave I have ever had. My first swipe of the blade I was disappointed as it had felt at tho it did not shave at all. Not even pull the hair. Then I noticed that my cheek was hairless. One touch of the hand revealed a one swip damn near bbs smooth cheek! I was simply beside myself. The blade seemed to glide around my face with no resistance on my 4 day beard. Simply amazing. I did learn one very important lesson however. That heal must be muted!!! I did not cut myself but I did feel it catch a couple of times.

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    I may not be a lover of blades that big but here is nothing that says I can't say job well done on a challenge of saving the unsaveable. Beautiful and masterful come to mind, as well of immense swelling of jealousy and avarice to want, hold and shave with that little mamser (Yiddish for illegitimate offspring) even if it would take both hands to do it.
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    Thanks much! Sorry about the electrical outlets in the reflection of the blade! didnt notice till now!

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    I like how the tangent line at the heel is roughly parallel to the toe end.
    Great attention to detail.

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    Thanks HNSB! I thought I was the only person left on the planet that pays attention to geometry! I do all my work by hand so it gives me time to shape and grind in detail. It takes longer but the lines end up where I want them to end. A grinder just gives too much chance of "oops!" I have a great number of rasps rat tails and files that I use. then onto sandpaper. It is amazing what you can do with files a coping saw and sand paper. I have yet to find a razor that I needed more than that to work with.

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    Yes, it's a very nice job, not sure if I missed it, but how long is the blade edge? I want to make a razor with a short blade, I was thinking that a long tang would be the way to go. Though I have no real tools, materials or skills to do it but one for the one day pile.
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    The blade dimensions are:
    tip to tail 6"
    Heal to Toe 2.5"
    Heal to tail 3.5"
    width at toe 1 1/16"
    width at heal 1"
    Spine width 5/16

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zerandise View Post
    The blade dimensions are:
    tip to tail 6"
    Heal to Toe 2.5"
    Heal to tail 3.5"
    width at toe 1 1/16"
    width at heal 1"
    Spine width 5/16
    So you lost about 1/2" off the blade then? It looks really right. Not that I am anywhere near being an expert, but the flow is really smooth, I like it very much.
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    just over 3/4". The lower half bevel of the tang also received a large amount of attention to keep the flow going. The bottom bevel was taken from 1/8" down to 1/32" and re tapered back up the tang.

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    Very Nice Work.
    The acrylic scales really set the razor off.

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