Thread: WIP from the weekend at Bob's

That is a lot of $$$ to just make razors...I bet it can be done cheaper if you try

Originally Posted by shooter74743

That is a lot of $$$ to just make razors...I bet it can be done cheaper if you try

Probably if I skipped the extra tooling arms but I'm lazy about changing wheels all the time.

On cutting corners for the wheels, I go by the idea of getting quality tools. Sometimes cheaper tools can work but Beaumont Metalworks has always treated me right and all my knife making buddies allhave had similar experences. I may get good ones cheaper but I know I'll get good ones from them.

Main issue with the retooling is that all my work before has ben flat grinds. I never had any wheels so I need all four - 2", 4", 6" & 8".

Jim

And back to work.

Got the blades sanded and buffed. For those of you who may not have had a chance to do shop work let me tell you that can be a little nerve wracking. The buffer is the most dangerous machine in the shop. It can catch and throw a blade is a second. This was even more so since the blades are already sharp. That is normally the last thing I do when making a knife.



Moving onto the marking. Here is where I clean up the surface -



Setup to start etching -



The little toy. Set first to mark. This uses DC to remove metal through the stencil -



How it's done -



Set it over to mark. This use AC to remove and add the metal darkening it -



Not the best but I am not use to this steel -

Here is one of the blades laid out with the handle design. These were done back at Bob's -



Blades, handles, and parts -



Trimming the handles -



Profiling the outside on the disc -



Here is where I wish I had done this at Bob's. I don't have large wheel to sand the inside perfectly smooth. Had to do it by hand -



Still not perfect but as good as I will get them. Left the end undone since I still have to shape them with the spacer -

Splitting the scales. Here is another area I wished I had done at Bob's (looks like the handle should have been done at Bob's period). I was not able to split the wood cleanly -



The spacers. Following advise I saved the tip of the pattern for making it -



Getting everything together -



Here is the finish of tonight's work. Still have to do the finish sanding but it may end up being usable -







The main issue I seem to have the blade is twisted. It lines up outside but as soon as I close it it goes to one side but only the edge. I must have ground it wrong. Hopefully the other one won't have the same screw up. Granted it also may be the handles. I think I will use pre-cut materials or have my wood guy re-saw it for me.

WOW thanks for all the pics, very nice set up!!!!!!!!

Here are the two finish straights -









Many thanks to Bob for all his knowledge and help,
Jim

Top notch, Jim. Both razors look great. The wood, the fit, the design all go together to make two very classy razors. A+

Bob @ OCD Razors

Looks awesome!

Thanks.

Still need to send them out to be sharpened.

Once I get them back I have to figure out what to do with one of them. I only need one.. Maybe Bob will get a late present.

Jim