Thread: Third blade finished: Serpent

Originally Posted by Maximilian

You're getting all fancy on us with your ideas. I like that Bruno. It's very nice looking. The final question will be, how does it shave?

I'll know on wednesday. Because by then I will have had the time to hone it, and enough hair on my face for a decent test shave. Thanks to the lessons learned from making brightnail, I only needed half an hour to set the bevel to the point where it cuts arm hair.

As for fancy... I have to. I have little enough time for making razors that I don't have the time to do the same thing twice. I have more ideas than time to implement them. This is also why I don't work to order, and why the prospective owners have to wait a long time. come to think of it... I must be a high end custom bladesmith because my waiting list is almost a year

Originally Posted by thehekler

Great looking blade! The shape is very unique I love the clear transition between blade and tang. And actually like that you can see only the lower half is a patterned Damascus with different steels. Really a classy razor though I think some giraffe bone scales or something might work a little better though I can see wanting to stay with something to honor it's namesake "serpent".

Yeah after looking at it some more, I actually think that this makes the razor better instead of worse. It sort of indicates 'this is the business end'.

Currently I only use wood for scales because it is easy enough to work with manual tools. I'd like to use giraffe bone or mammoth ivory, but that will have to wait for awhile.

Nice lines Bruno.
It reminds me of the classic Porsche 911.

Nice job Bruno!

That looks really great! I have to agree, shaving with a razor that you made and honed yourself has got to be a real thrill!

I love the scales too, they work really well with the shape of the blade.

Whether it was intentional or not those scales really work well with that blade, very nicely done.

Just had a testshave. The steel was hard to hone, but the bevels were narrow so luckily it didn't take ages. The test shave was a mixed success. On some parts of my face, it shaved like through butter. Really smooth.
But on my chin it pulled a bit. I'd say it is now at the point where you'd say 'this needs touching up'. Nevertheless, the ATG pass went without a problem, and the end result was a smooth face and zero irritation.

After shaving with it and honing it, I have to say that of my 3 blades so far, this one is best. The balance is just right, the pivot pin is tightened just right, and my fingers locked perfectly in the flows of the tang.

This one took me a second look, then I started thinking about the transition that you did on the tang too blade and the balance factor you built into it.... I think this might work better and better as you get used to it... I think you have built in a balance point that would work, with giving better control to the user...

I love the pattern you used...

Yeah that is a razor I would like to try shaving

Bruno