Thread: Etched 440 and Zebrawood

Good grinding & finishing my friend, I just haven't ever heard of someone using 440C on razors until now. You need to "chase the edge" to see just how fine of a stone it will handle before breaking down. I know a properly HT'd O-1 or 1095 will handle 30K. If the 440 can handle it, then you are obviously doing something right! No matter, again I say: Nice grinding my friend.

Absolutely fantastically totally COOOOL!!! Make one for me, please.

DUDE! I LOVE that razor!

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Good grinding & finishing my friend, I just haven't ever heard of someone using 440C on razors until now. You need to "chase the edge" to see just how fine of a stone it will handle before breaking down. I know a properly HT'd O-1 or 1095 will handle 30K. If the 440 can handle it, then you are obviously doing something right! No matter, again I say: Nice grinding my friend.

You know I haven't even thought about that you make an excellently valid point. Obviously as I said I'm not a pro, and I haven't done a whole study on testing 440 but right off the bat I would thinking would be excellent. Its composition gives better wear characteristics, edge holding capability and naturally resistance to surface damage. So one would think that if you are able to get it to a super edge it would hold it better, for longer. But I'm sure we all know what is originally thought isn't always the final outcome. I'll definitely be keeping tabs compared to my carbon blades.

That is one beasty razor, I look forward to the additional pictures you're going to take!

Great looking razor. The etch looks great well done.

Stu

Simply Stunning Razor.. The grind the color of the razor and the scales all go together so we'll that it looks organic. How does he or she shave?

Love the lines and the acid etching is awesome.

Question about the scales. The extreme curve of the scales means you're going with the grain at the wedge end and ultimately, as they curve, you end up in a cross-grain orientation. Cross grain is notoriously weak and though the scales aren't really prone to heavy stresses in use, you're vulnerable to them splitting as you get closer to the pivot end.

I have been wodworking since I was a kid, but I am new to making scales. Am I over-thinking this?

Very nice lookin razor! Beastly little dude

PLJ- It shaves quite well, I've gotten through two shaves now and I think it gives me close if not my best shave out of all my razors thus far. Now granted, I am not a honemeister by any means, and its just off of a norton 8k. So I was very pleased with it. I think I'm ready in my honing to step it up to a higher stone.

Originally Posted by MikekiM

Love the lines and the acid etching is awesome.

Question about the scales. The extreme curve of the scales means you're going with the grain at the wedge end and ultimately, as they curve, you end up in a cross-grain orientation. Cross grain is notoriously weak and though the scales aren't really prone to heavy stresses in use, you're vulnerable to them splitting as you get closer to the pivot end.

I have been wodworking since I was a kid, but I am new to making scales. Am I over-thinking this?

No you make a valid point, I actually did break one of the scales the first time I made it, and honestly I put A LOT of pressure on it, and I'm not a small guy. You would have to TRY to break them. Other woods may be a little more cautious with, but Zebra Wood is some pretty tough stuff. I was very pleased with it.