Thread: My first......not my last. 1095 and paduak

I have been working toward this for quite some time.
1095 steel
6/8 width
Paduak scales
Copper and nickel pins/washers.
1/4” spine thickness, ground on a 6” wheel. Would that be a quarter hollow?

Bevel progression 1k,3k,6k,8k,12k then strop.

First shave in the next day or two.

I did not take it to full final finish sanding (too excited to see if I can get one to hold and edge and shave well). I am also not a great fan of mirror finishes, will be looking into distressed/blued finishes.

Edge shows some irregular bevel thickness likley from my poor grinding technique.

Let me know what you think!

For a first effort, I'd say it looks great. A simple design is the way to go.

Congrats woodscavenger! Yep, quarter hollow.

I’d say that’s a very nice begining.

Congrats on a fine first. Now put an edge on her and give it a try. I hear it takes practise to get the grind just right to get a perfectly straight bevel. You will get it.

That's well done for a first razor. Clean and functional.

Nice first, hope the edge holds for ya.

Originally Posted by woodscavenger

Edge shows some irregular bevel thickness likley from my poor grinding technique.

Looks fairly good from here, even if you are grinding using a rest you won't get the bevel absolutely even all the way along the edge, I mean you could if you wanted to spend an inordinate amount of time for something that doesn't affect function. Back when razors were freehand ground they didn't bother setting a bevel and then grinding into it, they took the edge all the way to an apex, the bevel that you put on a razor like this ends up being so narrow than any irregularities are tiny compared to the overall bevel width.