Thread: RBI razor

Here is my RBI (Russel Baldridge influenced) razor. It is an old file I annealed shaped and rehardened. I am slowing learning to hollow grind.


Charlie

Good looking razor you got there Charlie. Does it shave well? I like the handle wrap.... now I wanna go shave commando....

Yes it shaves well, I waited and test shaved my razors before posting this time.
It was very hard when honing and took a great edge.

commando - I am not that brave

Charlie

Great idea using the file! I always like seeing knives made from files with the remnants of the pattern still visible.

What a beautiful razor! Way to go...are you taking orders? =)

Christopher

Great work Charlie.

Looks nicely balanced.

Love the built in jimping

Can I ask how you annealed the file ?

saw this at the dfw meet up. this is a very cool razor. pictures do not do justice to the size of this behemoth. it is right scary.


actually, this is a great looking razor that is just so cool. spazola does some great work. he is just amazing with his ideas. thanks for the inspiration and bringing in your razors.

for those wanting to see the size next to some others, look at the DFW meet up pictures. cool stuff.

vgod

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Can I ask how you annealed the file ?

I cut the file to length with an angle grinder. Then I heated one half (in my one brick forge) of the blank to nonmagnetic the put it into a can of lime to cool slowly. The next day I did the same thing to the other half. After that it was soft enough to hacksaw and file.

Charlie

Thanx Charlie - don't laugh but I was imagining a big bonfire burning for hours and then retrieving the file next day out of the ashes.

Originally Posted by spazola

I was very hard when honing and took a great edge.

commando - I am not that brave

Seriously man, didn't need to know...