Thread: First and Last Razor made for 2013

That is very nice! I'm more of a traditionalist when it comes to blade styles and do not see many customs I'd want to own, but that is one I would love to have.

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

I do have some more razors that I working on, both in this same pattern and in another that I found on the web. With my rate of production, I should have another one done by next summer. It doesn't help that my belt grinder is in my unheated garage, and it's supposed to get down to -9 degrees tomorrow night.

In case anyone is interested, this is the Wade & Butcher I based my razor on (read, traced the blade shape). It's a partial restoration I did several months ago. I just wanted a user, so I didn't go all out polishing the blade.

Before:




After:




Since the Wade & Butcher is only a 6/8 and I had a 1 inch wide piece of steel, I just extended the width of my razor a bit. I probably ended up between a 7/8 and an 8/8 (to account for the slight smile), but I forgot to measure it before I gave it to my barber. As you can see, I wasn't brave enough to attempt recreating that beveled spine.