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    Default Set 8: The Superbowl and the finished product

    So what kind of razor work can you accomplish while watching the pre-game show? Hand sanding, then a little more hand sanding. OMG, this has to be the worst part of razor making!


    Superbowl pregame: The razor is put on a strong magnet and hand sanded with 220 grit sand paper. Trying to get rid of fine scratches and staying off the razor's edge.


    Superbowl pregame: A bevel is set using 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper on a flat granite stone.

    The next step: Watch the Superbowl and eat dinner! Do you think we'd skip the game to make razors???? Even Bob and I aren't THAT crazy

    After the game we polished the blades at 1800 rpm first using sisal with 220 rouge, then moving to a loose muslin buff using progressively finer rouges (600 then 1200 - 1400 then pink no scratch rouge).

    Next was scale-making. I didn't include pictures of this as I figure there are plenty of threads chronicling this process.

    The finished product:




    The "glamor shots" once I got back home:



    Bob,

    Again, I want to thank you for your patience, generosity, and for you and your family's outstanding hospitality!

    Greg

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    Wow, Greg-That may be the most informative and interesting post I've ever seen on this forum. Great-looking razors you've made there. Bob should start a "razor-camp" for grownups. Aaron
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    Sweet, they're beautiful and I'm jealous.
    "I aint like that no more...my wife, she cured me of drinking and wickedness"
    Clint Eastwood as William Munny in Unforgiven

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    Jaw dropping cool. They look amazing. GREAT JOB!!

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    thanks great post

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    Again, great post which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. There's nothing wrong with your photography, being done regularly throughout the process and annotated nicely. I too have a Bob Allman custom and its been a real pleasure to see how it was made. You must have had a great time!

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    What a great informative post and with pictures!

    Thank you.

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    Great post, very interesting and informative.

    Bryce

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    Quote Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad View Post
    Wow, Greg-That may be the most informative and interesting post I've ever seen on this forum. Great-looking razors you've made there. Bob should start a "razor-camp" for grownups. Aaron
    Razor-camp,that sounds like a good idea !!!!!
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    Such talent guys about the only thing i can craft well other than my garden stuff is my turtle shell clocks, it takes me a weekend to turn turtle shell into a functional clock but thats nothing compared to what you guys did in a weekend.

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