Thread: 13/16 French point in Osage Orange

In case y'all haven't followed the WIP post in the forge thread, here's the finished product. I learned a ton and have officially joined the prestigious club of men that have made and shaved with their own razors. It was a great feeling when, after all of that work, I glided the blade across my face and watched as it left a smooth patch of skin.

Thanks to everyone for the amazing information on blade geometry, heat treatment, tools, grinding, workshop setup, etc. Thanks to Bob Allman, Charlie Lewis, and shaptonn (Tom) for all the great advice at the Texas meet up.

This is O1 at 61.5 HRC in an Osage Orange 1 piece with a 3/16 pivot pin. I set the bevel on a coarse DMT, then went Norton 1K, pyramided Norton 4K and Shapton 8K, JNat finished. Chromium oxide on balsa, then linen, then bridle, then deer hide. Completely honestly, it shaves about as well as my SRP razor, but not quite as well as my Wonderedge. For my next one, I'm planning an 8/8 Spanish point.



Just got some lignum vitae, pink ivory, and spalted tamarind. Expect a well-dressed Spanish brother soon

Thanks for looking,

Tony