Thread: 10/08 O1 Barber’s Notch with Spalted Maple

Greetings everyone,

Here is a razor I just finished up (although I still need to hone it).

This 10/08 Barber’s Notch blade is made from 3/16” O1, and is about 3 inches long. The handle is spalted maple that I found in my wood pile and sent out to K&G Finishing Supplies for stabilization. The wedge is Olive, and the pins and washers are all stainless.

That is a HUGE razor! How does it shave?

Well, I haven't honed it yet and I have a full beard so, at the moment, I don't know. I'll probably hone it up tomorrow and see how it does.

Absolutely love it!

Lovely job there ,a wee bit big for me but I am seriously impressed by you craftsmanship.
Cheers Paul

Time that full beard went Chris, and that's the tool to do it with!

The jimping is incredible: how did you do it?

Nice looking blade. There is a lot of wood there. How is the balance? Make your pins shorter so they don't split on the edges.

I hope you mean 3/8 instead of 3/16? Because at 10/8 it needs to be 3/8

That is nice! Great work

Originally Posted by Bruno

I hope you mean 3/8 instead of 3/16? Because at 10/8 it needs to be 3/8

3/16 is tiny. That looks closer to 3/8 to me. Just a question why does it need to be 3/8? Stability?

By the way O.P.

Nice razor I love it.