7/8 French point WIP

Here are some pics of a razor I'm working on.

Profiled and grind lines marked

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Nearly there

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Here it is rough ground ready for heat treatment. I've put some plastic scales on just to check the shape feels good in hand

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Post HT grinding done and ready for some scales :cool:

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Please feel free to comment :)

I really like the modern look to the razor. What are your plans for the scales?

Very nice, that looks great! What are the dimensions? Cutting edge length?

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Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

I really like the modern look to the razor. What are your plans for the scales?

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Thanks. Not sure about scales yet but I'm leaning towards some nice ebony I've got.

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Originally Posted by bdcoffey

Very nice, that looks great! What are the dimensions? Cutting edge length?

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Thanks. The blade is 2.5" long and 7/8ths wide. The overall length is 7" :)

Very nice work!

looks great Mike,
personally I would thin the tail out a bit more vertically but that is only my thoughts
it does look very good as I can't wait to see it fully scaled & complete
I know I would be very proad of it

Looks great so far. I like the lines of it. Interested to see it in some scales.

Thanks guys!

take my money already:D

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Originally Posted by mikew

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what grit is the blade finished to in this photo Mike as it has very clean lines?

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....

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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....

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I have a mate in the industry, will have a yarn with him, if all else fails, I have some leaf springs off a Ford Fairlaine that may do the job.

Well here she is....

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/...04d4bc6a_z.jpg

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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?

I love it! Which is a big problem because there is already too many of you custom razor guys from which I want a razor... and I simply don't have the budget, or the Lady's approval, for it. Worse, it gives me ideas to start doing it myself...

Keep up the good work!

Cheers.

Thanks guys :)

PapaTony, it had two stress reliving cycles then I soaked it at 800 degrees for five mins or so then quenched in oil. I tempered it twice to around 59rc though I haven't tested the hardness.

I really like the shape of the blade.
Turned out great.
The scales are gorgeous as well.

Thank you.

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Thanks guys :)

PapaTony, it had two stress reliving cycles then I soaked it at 800 degrees for five mins or so then quenched in oil. I tempered it twice to around 59rc though I haven't tested the hardness.

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Don't mean to be a debbie downer or anything, or unless I'm missing something. But 800 degrees wouldn't be nearly hot enough in order to get carbon steel to change it's crystalline structure, unless you meant 1800? What type of steel are you using? I'm just a tad confused, wanted to make sure of the process... would hate for you to try to hone a soft piece of steel... :confused:

Edit*.... Silly american here, realized your from the UK... 800 deg C, I'm imagining now, I apologize. But still (and sorry if you said before) what type of steel is it?

Yeah sorry, I should have said centigrade. The steel is AISI O1.

Nice clean lines, well done.

Stu