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

yes,l would be pleased if that were my first razor. NIce job.

Thanks for all of the critiques and tips.

I will round the heel.
There is soooo much information about making these I have not even broached the subjects of wedges and matching tang tapers. I will add it to my research pile.

The wood durability and flexibility I understand. I was too excited to get some basic scales on this first try to see if it was shaveable.

First shave was not the best I have had but was as good as several other blades from my vintage collection. I will take it back to the hones and try again.

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.