Man that thing is beautiful. I wish I had the skill to do that!
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Man that thing is beautiful. I wish I had the skill to do that!
I personally like spike or near spike heels. I find them very useful for cutting the lines around a Van Dyke. All of the razors that I make for myself have spike heels and I've modified several vintage razors for the same. Not saying anyone is right or wrong, just wanted to say that some people do find that heel design useful and desirable.
On the grinds, they are just personal preference, though I have read that the hollow ground razor was considered a major advancement when it was adopted in the early 1900s. Anything more hollow than a quarter hollow requires using wheels of a small enough radius that grinding through the middle of the razor becomes a possibility.
Really nice work, congratulations! I especially like the blade's finish. Did you etch it or what causes this color effect?
Well done. The tang is a little thin for my liking, but that looks like a really fine razor. Well done I say!
Like others have mentioned, the blade finish looks very nice to me, would prefer a real wedge for the scales and not such a big opening of the scales at the pivot.
Im wondering looking at the spine of the razor as it progresses to the tang, it looks like it gets thicker towards the heel of the razor, may cause some honing problems.
Overall great work!
Great looking razor really like it :D
Yes, it is etched with ferric chloride as part of the finishing steps. Thanks!
Thanks Bruno, The tang itself is 1/4" thick, Or are you meaning top to bottom where you would hold it?
Hey Martin, Thanks for the input! My next razor will definitely have a better wedge. These scales I think are too thick to flex, so I will have to thin those down as well I assume. As for the spine there is a very slight difference (just enough to barely wiggle a set of calipers) in thickness but only in the very middle, I just came up a little high on the grind on my last grits. Good eye! Thanks again
thanks!
that is a mean looking razor! great finish on it.