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In exchange for a mutant brush, Nun2sharp sent be a rusty mess of a Torrey to restore. I replaced the broken scales with this nicely figured oak I cut off a dead branch. I scraped off the rust but not the patina--I like old things to look old. It came out OK. As you can see, the purple heart spacer doesn't fit quite right. I have trouble eyeballing how much taper to give the spacer. I could use some suggestions. Anyway, here it is:
Johnny,
whatever the outcome or result, it really doesn't matter. What does matter is that you achieved working on something that you cherish and spend your valuable time doing so. You should feel proud.
Shaving should be fun,
Thanks for sharing!
You rock dude! We should have taken before pics so everyone could see what you've done. I remember the return message you sent me when you got the razor.... WOTTA MESS! I wouldnt sweat over the wedge, I think it looks great!
Edit: Get her honed up and let us know how she shaves.
Thx for the props, guys, but I'd still like to know how you get the spacers to fit properly!
Glen in the wiki gives the best explanation.
drill the spacer and the scales at the same time. Pin it and then sand it flush.
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Originally Posted by singlewedge
If this is what you were talking about, I agree. Get some political tape, aka two faced, sticky on both sides, and use this to hold everything together while sanding.
That is a very pretty blade. Enjoy, you did well I think.
Nice. I like shoulderless French points.
The wiki is always great info but here's a good little video on wedge making.
Bill's Straight Razor Info: Making Wedges
That was very helpful for the cutting and sanding, but i really didnt understand what side was supposed to go where. he kept saying the thin side but he mentioned two thin sides. what thin side goes where?
Thin end of wedge goes to the back & if its not exactly uniform in thickness wider end to top & 'other' thin end to bottom. Does that make sense ?Quote:
Originally Posted by RollTideMach
It does, but when you say back of the razor is that the side toward the pivot pin or where the toe of the blade is when the razor is closed?
Nice work! The taper on the wedge faces away from the blade. Thicker end goes nearest the blade, when it's in the closed position. There must be some examples in the gallery. If not, let me know & i'll take you a photo.
Edit: Here's one.
That is a perfect visual to explain it. Thank you!
Good pic Ben. Beat me to it. Bit slow between posts from downunder :)
It's a good vid but doesn't explain how to get the right taper angle. Too much taper & the wedge won't sit flush against the scale (as in my razor). Too little, and the razor won't close if the shank is thicker than the pivot area. Once you've pinned it together (or superglued it, as the vido suggests) it's hard to take it apart to adjust it.
It's best to make you're wedge the same size & shape as the original if you have one.
Hard to tell from your pic but I think you're spacer may be too thick & too long rather than too tapered. Even looking at big old wedge razors they have a very narrow spacer/wedge & the end of the wedge nearest the blade only extends just past the pin as per pic.
Also only superglue the wedge to one scale so you can sand it more if needed.
It is a tricky thing to get right but like everything just requires a bit of practice.
He didnt have the original wedge for a pattern. Johnny if you think the wedge is a problem, pop the pins and resand the wedge, tapering it toward the non pivot end of the scales.
Hey all, I haven't died ;) It's summer, so all my time is taken up with motorcycling & longboarding, woo hoo! Anyway, dunno if anyone still cares about this thread. I re-did the spacer on the Torrey & started honing. It has the worst double-bevel I have ever seen. So I started again with 1 layer of tape. Honing. And honing. And honing. Thought I had it nailed, but the test shave revealed that there's still a dead spot near the toe. So, time to get more tape & 1K wet/dry. The parts of the blade that are actually sharp shave very nicely. This razor is turning out to be quite an education for me.
Iit's always worth the hard work when you get that supa slick shave. :beer2: