what grit is the blade finished to in this photo Mike as it has very clean lines?
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240 grit, then a little tickle on a buffer :)
That looks great! One of these days i am going to have to obtain one of these long tailed razors i keep seeing.
I'm always in awe of razors like these because I only wish I had the fabrication skills to pull it off myself. Nice work!
Nice clean lines, I like it a lot. What steel did you use?
Thanks fellas :)
The steel is AISI-O1. I see you're in NZ, can you get O1 there out of interest? I have dreams of moving there one day....
Well here she is....
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/...04d4bc6a_z.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7424/...35d9524b_z.jpg
The scales are African blackwood and the spacer is bone. The pins are brass with stainless steel and brass stacked washers. In all honesty it's not the best razor I own, but then it's not the worst either.
The next one will be a lot better! :)
Please feel free to comment or make suggestions.
Looks fantastic. i bet the weight feels pretty good in the hand with that one.
Looks great Mike. You've got some grinding skills! How did you heat treat it and hone it?